Colin Bell, head coach of the South Korean women's national soccer team, who lost two consecutive group matches in the defeat against Morocco, stressed that it should be used as an opportunity to look back on the entire Korean women's football. 사설토토
South Korea lost 0-1 in the second Group H match against Morocco at the 2023 FIFA Australia-New Zealand Women's World Cup at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, Australia, on the 30th. The women's national soccer team, which lost 0-2 in the first leg against Colombia on the 25th, lost consecutive games without scoring a goal in two games. It collapsed helplessly to two teams with lower FIFA rankings than ours, causing a big shock.
Coach Bell could not hide his regret after the game. Coach Bell said, There are good times and bad times while playing soccer, but this is one of the worst situations I've ever experienced. It's because I know how hard the players have worked for four years, he said regretfully. He then said, I couldn't show all of the team's capabilities, revealing that psychological pressure dominated the players.
At the same time, Bell said, We should use this as an opportunity to look back on the overall ecosystem of Korean women's soccer. Coach Bell said, As you can see from our players, we selected the best players, but added, I don't want to talk about the performance of the players. I want to see a little bigger picture, he said. Most players in the WK League think, It's good if we win, but it's not bad if we lose, he said. I don't think that makes sense. That's not how football works, he pointed out. At the same time, It is soccer that competes to win. This World Cup is a reality. The best team, the best coach, and the best player come, he said. The reality is that if you win, you go up and if you lose, you go down. You have to open your eyes, he stressed.
Referring to Germany, where he has been staying for a long time, Bell said South Korea should go through the same process as Germany. Coach Bell said, What can be seen as Germany's characteristics is that if you succeed and struggle, you will completely restructure, adding, The German men's soccer team has succeeded in transforming like that. The team also went through a difficult time, but it changed completely, he explained. The situation is similar to that of Korea. If the system is the same, the results are bound to be the same. As a coach, it feels like a warning. He pointed out that the failure to succeed means that the work being done is not being done properly.
Bell also said, We need to compare Japan and Korea and establish a clear vision. There are many comparisons with Japan in Korea, but Japan has maintained a clear philosophy for a long time and has a vision for the next 30 years, he said adding, First of all, I will make sure that Korean women's soccer goes well. The national team will also work together to achieve this goal, he added.