Worst China Crazy, Korean coaches have low success rate of verbal abuse and only high annual salary → Young head coach should be appointed

Aug 01, 2025

Worst China Crazy, Korean coaches have low success rate of verbal abuse and only high annual salary → Young head coach should be appointed
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How dare Chinese soccer criticize the Korean coach like this.

Chinese media outlet Wang Yi said on the 1st (Korea time) 'Is the re-election of the Korean coach of the Chinese Super League? He argued that China's perception of Korean coaches needs to be reconsidered in an article titled `It's worse than hiring a young local coach.'

The media began to interpret it very negatively, saying that Kim Pan-gon, who was confirmed to be separated from Ulsan HD, was being proposed to Chinese Super League clubs through some agents. According to the media, "Korean coaches have maintained a certain marketability in the Chinese Super League, but this year's performance is insufficient enough to destroy the perception that 'costly' is high. Coach Nam Ki-il eventually left after a long tug-of-war with Henan FC, and Choi Kang-hee has a feud with Shandong Taishan. The only Korean coach who has been performing well this season is Seo Jung-won of Chengdu Rongcheong, and even that, once, the relationship with the club was at stake.
Worst China Crazy, Korean coaches have low success rate of verbal abuse and only high annual salary → Young head coach should be appointed
It is true that Korean coaches in the Chinese Super League have not been able to produce results except for coach Seo Jung-won this season. However, this is only a story limited to the 2025 season. Coach Seo Jung-won instantly developed Chengdu, which had been staying in China's top-tier league (second division), into a team that sought to win the first division. Coach Choi Kang-hee is also the head coach who saved Shandong, which faced the worst crisis due to match fixing and bribery. It is an excessive interpretation that the evaluation of South Korean coaches in the Chinese league is lowered only by the fragmentary appearance of the 2025 season. In other words, Chinese coaches, who have been worse than Korean coaches so far, are also undermining them.




The media went on to say that some clubs, from the Chinese Super League to the Class League, are now looking for new foreign coaches. Thanks to the image of "cost-effectiveness", Korean coaches have been constantly receiving attention, but while Spanish and Portuguese coaches are generally well-received, Korean coaches are highlighted in their tactical abilities and fostering prospects. In the end, after the 'cost-effectiveness' filter has been removed, there is no longer a need to be entangled in the traditional image, criticizing Korean coaches for lacking tactical skills and not being good at finding prospects.
Worst China Crazy, Korean coaches have low success rate of verbal abuse and only high annual salary → Young head coach should be appointed
Then 'Chinese clubs should give young Chinese coaches more opportunities. In terms of pursuing cost-effectiveness and accelerating the generational shift of mainland coaches, it is much more meaningful to invest in a young coach in the Chinese Super League than a Korean coach who is increasingly less likely to succeed. Now that Chinese professional football has turned into a realistic operation, it is an economic and competitive option to appoint a national coach like the K-League or the J-League,' he said, insisting on supporting China's next-generation coaches.

But if young Chinese coaches are really good from a market point of view, the demand for Korean coaches will disappear on its own. When Branko Ivankovic was replaced after ruining the Chinese national team, Choi Kang-hee, Shin Tae-yong, and Seo Jung-won were mentioned as the coaches of the Chinese national team. The Chinese Football Association is also looking for an overseas coach because it does not trust its own coach, but can it really be said that Korean coaches lack the ability.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.