The U-23 national team, led by Hwang, began its domestic training at Icheon Sports Complex on the 1st. The upcoming training session will be held in Qatar on the 15th.
The U-23 Asian Cup will also serve as a preliminary match for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Korean team must rank within the top three in order to win a direct ticket to Paris. If the team ranks fourth, it needs to play a playoff with the fourth-ranked team in the African qualifying round. Korea has been grouped with the United Arab Emirates, China and Japan in Group B of this year's event.
If Hwang Sun-hong takes part in the Paris Olympics, he will become the first player in the world to participate in 10 consecutive Olympics. "Although it will be a very difficult competition, I will work hard with the athletes to achieve my goal and come back," Hwang said.
Korea will meet tough opponents from the group league. "There is no easy team among the 16 teams in the participating countries anyway," Hwang said. "Football does not have an easy game, and whoever we meet depends on how we prepare for it." "Players have a strong will to participate in the Olympics. I trust them and will work with their coaches to challenge them."
The keyword Hwang used for his trip to Paris is "one team." "Compared to the Hangzhou Asian Games national team, we may not be as good as individuals, but as a team, we will be able to strengthen our skills," Hwang said. "We need to take that as our strength."
Referring to Argentina, the winner of the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup, he said, "Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) ran 7km and won, but Argentina would not have won if the other players were not together," and stressed, "We can achieve our desired goal only when we unite as one."
"I told the players that the most important thing is to do it one by one," Hwang said. "Only when I exude pleasant energy, can the players do the same. I will give it a try."
However, he showed a cautious response to the joining of five overseas players, including Bae Joon-ho (Stock City), Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic), and Kim Ji-soo (Brentford). "There are many variables, but I will prepare with hope," he said, but added, "I think I need to think about Plan B a little bit."
Meanwhile, Hwang took the temporary helm of the A-team in the A-match in March, finishing the two consecutive games against Thailand with one win and one draw. When asked what is needed for the official head coach, he replied, "I can't tell you, but I think the national team's power enhancement committee will make a good choice," and added, "I need to take one step by one toward our next goal with our players." https://www.outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/2023%EB%85%84-11%EC%9B%94-%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%A0%80-%ED%86%A0%ED%86%A0%EC%82%AC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8-%EC%88%9C%EC%9C%84-%EC%B6%94%EC%B2%9C-%ED%86%A0%ED%86%A0-%EC%95%88%EC%A0%84%EB%86%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%84%B0-top15-news-332207
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