Coach Advocaat leaves Korea to join Russian club
Date: June 28, 2006
Dick Advocaat, the outgoing coach of South Korea¡s national football team, said Tuesday that the national team should play as many away matches as possible to bring the level of football up, and players should improve skills in clubs overseas. "We were unbeaten in seven matches at home since I took control of the team," Advocaat said in a farewell news conference at the Grand Hilton in Seoul. "But in away (matches), they didn't play good." "If you play against world¡s top-level teams and if you play in a lot of competitions, you can improve. Otherwise, you will be always behind," he said.
Advocaat coached the team in September after the team had a series of poor performances in regional competition. His contract expired after the Korean team dropped out of the ongoing World Cup finals in Germany. South Korea ended its World Cup campaign on Saturday with a 2-0 loss to Switzerland, coming in third in Group G of the finals. Out of the group, Switzerland and France advanced to the second round.
Referring to the elimination of South Korea, Advocaat said, "In the match against Switzerland, in the second half, we needed a little bit of luck, because there was the referee ¡s call on a hand ball and offsides. If there was a little bit of luck, we could almost do like in 2002." He also expressed disappointment in the unsatisfactory performances of the players, saying the "The majority of players (from the 2002 World Cup) didn't improve, and I didn't expect that." "However, the Korean players and fans have enormous team spirit, they are dying for the national team to have a good result. They love football, and that¡s important," he said.
Advocaat confirmed that two South Korean players, defender Kim Dong-jin and midfielder Lee Ho, will join him at the Russian professional football club Zenit Saint Petersburg. "It will be good for me as well," he said. He expressed satisfaction with his successor, Pim Verbeek. The Korea Football Association announced Monday that assistant coach Verbeek will succeed Advocaat for two years as the new coach. Advocaat called Verbeek "a man of quality and a big, big advantage for South Korea than any other person."
Date: June 28, 2006
Dick Advocaat, the outgoing coach of South Korea¡s national football team, said Tuesday that the national team should play as many away matches as possible to bring the level of football up, and players should improve skills in clubs overseas. "We were unbeaten in seven matches at home since I took control of the team," Advocaat said in a farewell news conference at the Grand Hilton in Seoul. "But in away (matches), they didn't play good." "If you play against world¡s top-level teams and if you play in a lot of competitions, you can improve. Otherwise, you will be always behind," he said.
Advocaat coached the team in September after the team had a series of poor performances in regional competition. His contract expired after the Korean team dropped out of the ongoing World Cup finals in Germany. South Korea ended its World Cup campaign on Saturday with a 2-0 loss to Switzerland, coming in third in Group G of the finals. Out of the group, Switzerland and France advanced to the second round.
Referring to the elimination of South Korea, Advocaat said, "In the match against Switzerland, in the second half, we needed a little bit of luck, because there was the referee ¡s call on a hand ball and offsides. If there was a little bit of luck, we could almost do like in 2002." He also expressed disappointment in the unsatisfactory performances of the players, saying the "The majority of players (from the 2002 World Cup) didn't improve, and I didn't expect that." "However, the Korean players and fans have enormous team spirit, they are dying for the national team to have a good result. They love football, and that¡s important," he said.
Advocaat confirmed that two South Korean players, defender Kim Dong-jin and midfielder Lee Ho, will join him at the Russian professional football club Zenit Saint Petersburg. "It will be good for me as well," he said. He expressed satisfaction with his successor, Pim Verbeek. The Korea Football Association announced Monday that assistant coach Verbeek will succeed Advocaat for two years as the new coach. Advocaat called Verbeek "a man of quality and a big, big advantage for South Korea than any other person."
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