Song Young-gil of the Democratic Party of Korea said on the 27th, "I couldn't help but sigh throughout this World Cup match," adding, "It was a disaster foretold since the 2014 Brazil World Cup. The process was not fair from the start."
Song posted on social media (SNS) an article titled "The biggest enemy of Korea's soccer is the Korea Football Association," and said this.
Song said, "Even though documents exist regarding the 11th meeting on appointing Coach Hong Myung-bo, Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu explained at the National Assembly that there was no meeting at all," adding, "By contrast, Executive Vice President Kim Jeong-bae, who attended the meeting, said it was an illegal meeting without proper authority."
He continued, "Coach Hong Myung-bo himself effectively acknowledged that the legitimacy of the appointment process was damaged," adding, "But the bigger problem is that there isn't even a sense of concern. It is hard to expect a future for Korea's soccer from the Korea Football Association, which has no procedure, no accountability, and no reflection."
Song also said, "From appointing and dismissing Coach Klinsmann, failing to qualify for the Paris Olympics, appointing Coach Hong Myung-bo amid controversy, to pushing for pardons related to match-fixing. The history of incompetence and rulelessness has been endlessly repeated," adding, "The reason Korea's soccer fans turned their backs was not simply because of results."
He added, "Because the process was not fair, mistakes were not acknowledged, and no one took responsibility even in failure," noting, "The match against South Africa this time was no exception."
Song said, "What Korea's soccer needs most right now is not replacing a single coach," adding, "It is the reform of the Korea Football Association."
He went on, "If fixing it up won't solve it, we should boldly tear it down and rebuild it. The Korea Football Association has reached a point where surgery that extensive is needed," adding, "This is also why we still miss Coach Hiddink, who moved us in 2002."
Song said, "Soccer that has lost the public's trust is no longer the public's soccer," adding, "A great transformation is needed to return Korea's soccer to the arms of the public. Disasters do not repeat by chance. They repeat when a broken system is left unattended."