Oh Dae-young's pain against Brazil, Hong Myung-bo didn't get frustrated We have to trust our goal and move on
Oct 13, 2025
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Coach Hong Myung-bo said in an official press conference for the friendly match against Paraguay at Goyang Stadium on the 13th, `It is an important game in many ways. As a whole, I think it is a must-win match in all aspects. It will be a good game to check how you recover when you get a bad result in the first and second games on the big stage of the World Cup."
The key to the two consecutive A matches in October was strengthening competitiveness in the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals. Attention was focused on how much power he showed against Brazil, which is considered the world's strongest and the favorite to win the North-China World Cup, and Paraguay, which is the second-most lost point in the South American qualifying round, and whether he could determine the necessary jade stone in the finals. In the match against Brazil on the 10th, which was the first stage, Hong Myung-bo scored two goals in the first half and three goals in the second half, recording a 0-5 defeat. The result was also a result, but it was a helpless match that did not show any strength in both offense and defense in terms of content.
Hong said, `We have to keep playing like the match against Brazil. There were a lot of shortcomings. This is something that didn't come out in the Asian qualifying round. Even if a mistake occurred in the preliminary round, the opponent could not decide, so it was covered. But Brazil didn't miss our mistake and scored"It's a revival. "I fully understand the concerns about the shortcomings that are revealed now, but if this aspect is not revealed now, the finals will be difficult." Friendship games are done to find these shortcomings," he said, stressing that "I'm sorry to the fans that we didn't win, but it's important to create what we can do well as we have done so far."
Lee Jae-sung (Mainz), who was present with head coach Hong on the day, said "I would like to first say thank you to the fans who came despite the bad weather in the last Brazil match. I'm sure you had a lot of expectations, but I'm very sorry that I couldn't show you a good game. We talked a lot about what we experienced and shared in the Brazil match and prepared well for the Paraguay match. I'm doing my best to repay the support of my fans"
-What's your resolution against Paraguay.
▶This is the last A match in October. It is an important game in many ways. As a whole, I think it is a must-win match in all aspects. I think it will be a good game to check how you recover when you get a bad result in the first and second games on the big stage of the World Cup.
-Paraguay ranks second in the minimum number of runs in the South American qualifying round. How to prepare for the offensive side.
▶As a result of analyzing the opponent, the defensive organization, especially the four-back and the two midfielders, have very strong defensive skills. Four people located in the front also have good personal skills. It is a team with tricky characteristics. There is something that needs to be done in more detail than what has been done so far. As the conversion play was late in the match against Brazil, he was driven to one place and lost the ball before losing a point. I'll prepare by supplementing those parts well.
-Problems with the three-back tactics were revealed in the Brazil match, and the defense strategy against Paraguay was.
▶In the third qualifying round, he played 10 games as a four-back, and used a three-back plan B from the East Asian Cup. It is the third match against a non-Asian team and a three-back. You have to keep playing like the game against Brazil. There were a lot of shortcomings. This is something that didn't come out in the Asian qualifying round. Even if a mistake occurred in the preliminary round, the opponent could not decide, so it was covered. But Brazil didn't miss our mistake and scored. I fully understand the concerns about the shortcomings that are revealed now, but if this aspect is not revealed now, the finals will be difficult. Friendship games are done to identify these shortcomings. I'm sorry to the fans for not winning, but it's important to make something we can do well as we've done so far.
-Compared to the match against Brazil, the change in the composition of the players is.
▶There is a player who played a lot of time in the last game, so I'm going to rotate. I'm trying to change the combination and formation. The role is not expected to change much, but we are preparing several parts.
-What do you think about the booing after the Brazil match.
▶It's not something I can do, but I see it. I try to do my best in my place.
-When he was active, he had a similar experience to the match against Brazil, and a year later, he produced good results. If there is anything that the players need through the match against Brazil.
▶There are many differences between then and now. If the players are called up in May next year and prepare for June, it will be different from then. There should be no injuries in May next year and it is important to maintain good performance. As a team, there were many defeats, but there was a clear sense of goal. You have to believe in that goal and move on. Of course, it's not an easy path, but it's not something you haven't experienced. I know exactly what's important. You have to move forward with that mind.
-I think we need to win against Paraguay to gain confidence.
▶ That's right. The match against Paraguay is important because we believe that it is time for both the test and the result to be important.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
