[theqoo] "AGREEMENT ORIGINALLY REACHED TO LEAVE SON HEUNGMIN OUT OF THE STARTING LINEUP AGAINST MEXICO", SHOCKING REVELATION

In the final group stage match against South Africa at the North and Central American World Cup, captain Son Heungmin’s exclusion from the starting lineup came as a shock to many fans.

However, a KBS investigation has revealed that the plan was actually to leave Son out of the starting lineup for the second match against Mexico.

Here is an exclusive report by reporter Park Sun-woo.

On the 2nd, former Korea Football Association (KFA) President Chung Mong-gyu underwent police questioning regarding allegations that he had improperly intervened in the appointment of former national team head coach Hong Myung-bo.

Amid the continuing fallout from the failed North and Central America World Cup campaign, a former KFA official has revealed new details.

It has been reported that following the first match against the Czech Republic, Coach Hong Myung-bo briefed President Chung Mong-gyu on the controversy surrounding the squad's "interview boycott."

A KBS investigation revealed that, following internal discussions, the idea of dropping captain Son Heung-min from the starting lineup for the second match against Mexico was seriously considered.

However, Coach Hong did not go through with the plan, and Son was ultimately left out of the starting lineup for the third match against South Africa.

Amid persistent criticism regarding player selection, Coach Hong had maintained that his decisions were based on tactics.

However, if the official's account is accurate, the move appears to have been driven more by a desire to consolidate team morale and enforce discipline.

[Hong Myung-bo / Former National Team Head Coach (at the National Assembly hearing): "That is completely untrue. My decision not to field those two players—Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-sung—was based on tactical judgment."]

Park Hang-seo, the head of the World Cup support team who accompanied the squad, also leveled pointed criticism at the Korea Football Association via a YouTube channel.

Park revealed that the situation within the national team was more serious than anticipated, disclosing that Son Heung-min and Lee Jae-sung had sought him out to ask for help in resolving the post-match interview boycott that occurred after the game against the Czech Republic.

Although South Korean football is making a fresh start under interim head coach Moreno, the mystery surrounding the disastrous failure at the North and Central America World Cup remains unsolved.

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1. They’re making such a ridiculous fussㅋㅋ You’d think Son Heungmin was the only one playing and caused the World Cup loss. It’s not like the Association hasn’t been exploiting him for ages, but now they’re even claiming he’s "above" the Association? They keep harping on about a generational shift and want him to step aside already, so it must really grind their gears that he isn't talking about retiring, right?

2. Son Heungmin has so many haters here

3. He really wasn't playing well, but since dropping him from the starting lineup causes such an uproar, the national football team never undergoes a generational shift and just goes to ruinㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. Didn't the Mexico manager say in an interview that Son Heungmin being substituted off early felt like receiving an early Christmas gift? Managers from other countries even commented on how strange it was that Son was substituted early or left out of the starting lineup, do the unhinged Son stans live in a completely different world?

5. Are there actually people siding with the Association and Hong Myung-bo just to bash Son Heungmin? Wow... that’s something else entirely. Unbelievable

6. Seriously, just f*cking leave Son Heungmin alone. I’ve never seen a manager pick a power struggle with the national team captain, and it’s not even an A-match;;;; it’s the World Cup. The Association exploits Son to divert attention whenever an issue arises, and his haters are even more obsessed with him than his actual fans areㅋㅋ If I were him, I’d be driven to the point of getting an ulcer

7. And this is why we failed

8. Sonny... ha... to think someone like Hong Myung-bo was the manager. And in the midst of all that, those rat-like scumbags are bashing the captain? Give me a break. Are you really in any position to criticize a player who stepped onto the pitch even with an orbital fracture? You people are f*cking deranged

9. Wow, people are really hating on Son here?

10. Both the Mexican and South African coaches came prepared with plans to stop Son Heungmin, yet we’re just handing the advantage to the opposition, did we underestimate the World Cup?

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