Jeju Acting Kim Jung-soo, sorry for Kim Hak-beom who suddenly resigned...It's too bad for Kim Eun-joong in Jeju
Sep 28, 2025
|
|
In a preliminary interview with Suwon FC at 4:30 p.m. on the 28th for the 31st round of 'Hana Bank K League 1 2025' at Jeju World Cup Stadium, Acting President Kim said, `I first heard about the coach's resignation on Friday morning. Personally, I've been a coach of the youth national team, but I suddenly had a problem with the professional team, so I took over the team like this. I wanted Director Kim to stay and finish it well, but it's a shame that that part didn't go well. I should have done well to prevent this from happening, but I'm very sorry that I didn't do well."
Jeju announced Kim's voluntary resignation on the 27th, ahead of the match against Suwon FC. The club said, `Former coach Kim showed his crisis management ability last season and ranked seventh, but he failed to advance to the Final A for the second consecutive season with no wins (two draws and five losses) in the last seven consecutive games, and he expressed his intention to resign to the club to renovate it due to the slump in the atmosphere.' He also said, `We respect manager Kim's will and decided to add hard work with all members of Jeju SK to quickly achieve a rebound in grades through the challenge of change.' Jeju has not won in the last seven consecutive games (two draws and five losses) and has fallen to 11th place, the top spot in the promotion and playoff (PO) with 31 points.
Jeju seems to be expecting a manager change right away. "In reality, I think the most important thing is whether to lead the team stably without any ups and downs and how to change the atmosphere path," said acting Kim, who had been thinking head-to-head with the team and staff before the game. At the same time, he said that what he emphasized was the first basic and the second basic. "I asked the players for just the basics. I didn't think I could touch anything outside of that. He demanded the basics by taking the part that director Kim did. Basic refers to the attitude, sincerity, sacrifice, grit, and desire to win in the playground. When we had our first meeting, we also put that in the video. I think a professional footballer is a service business. Fans can't see the internal situation, so in the end, it's important how the player shows on the field."
Kim, who has been a long-time youth representative coach and coach at various levels in Korea, will make his first professional debut at the age of 50. Asked about coaches who produce results based on their long coaching careers, such as Gwangju coach Lee Jung-hyo and Anyang coach Yoo Byung-hoon, he said, `They are so capable leaders, and they had enough time to lead the team from the preseason. In our case, the first task is how to get out of the insufficient situation,' he said, stressing that he will abandon 'leader Kim Jung-soo' for the time being and focus only on saving Jeju.
At the same time, he said he plans to inject Kim's color little by little as the A-match break in October approaches.
Meanwhile, Suwon FC head coach Kim Eun-joong responded to the resignation of former coach Kim Hak-beom, who became a coach and coach during the U-23 national team. The number of K League 1 teams is too small, so this seems to be repeated. I couldn't reach you now. I think I'll have to contact you after a while."
Coach Kim was wary of the opposing team's 'shock therapy'. Suwon FC, ranked 10th, has 34 points, three points ahead of Jeju. In the event of defeat on this day, the points will be tied with Jeju. Director Kim said, `Jeju has applied new motivation, shock therapy. In other words, we also need to stay alert and do it. From now on, it is held once a week. It's important how much concentration you keep until the end because every team has plenty of time to recover. I spoke strongly about that today as well."
Suwon FC succeeded in rebounding by winning 1-0 against Gangwon. Coach Kim, who gave meaning to the first scoreless game in four to five months, said, `If you lose a point in advance, it will be difficult to turn the game around. In the last match against Gangwon, the players followed the goal without losing a point. I emphasized the scoreless record again today."
Teams in the promotion and playoffs usually watch the second-division game with interest. Coach Kim said, `I always visit the second division games every week. But right now, we have a lot of opportunities left, so we're going to focus on our game. This can be a good opportunity because the gap with the upper teams is narrowing now," he stressed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
