Shin Sang-woo, the new head coach of the women’s national soccer team, “I will add color from a blank page” (comprehensive)

At the inauguration press conference, “We need to create a formation suitable for women’s soccer… We need to play against strong teams.”

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New women’s national soccer team coach Shin Sang-woo speaks

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seong-min = New women’s national soccer team coach Shin Sang-woo is speaking at the inauguration press conference held at the Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 17th. 2024.10.17 ksm7976@yna.co.kr

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eui-jin = Coach Shin Sang-woo, who was appointed as the new head coach of the slumping women’s soccer team, expressed his ambition to restore competitiveness by rebuilding the team from the beginning.

Coach Shin Sang-woo said at the inauguration press conference held at the Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 17th, “(Women’s soccer) is in a difficult situation, but for me, I see it as an opportunity to sketch and add color to the blank slate.”

Coach Shin, who clearly understands the characteristics of women’s soccer that are different from men’s soccer, said he would create a formation that fits the situation and encourage players through praise rather than reprimand.

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Coach Shin, who was appointed as the successor to former coach Colin Bell, who parted ways with the Korea Football Association last June, has worked as the Gimcheon Executive Coach of the professional soccer K-League since 2022.

Until then, she had extensive experience in women’s soccer.

After serving as the head coach of Boeun Sangmu in the women’s professional soccer WK League in 2015, he took charge of Icheon Daekyo in 2017. When Daekyo was disbanded at the end of the 2017 season, he moved to Changnyeong WFC and led the team as the first coach from 2018.

In response to concerns about the three-year hiatus from women’s soccer, Coach Shin said that while working as a Gimcheon coaching staff member, he constantly watched WK League games and inspected the players.

On this day, Coach Shin did not reveal a clear coaching direction or philosophy, just as Coach Bell Jeom emphasized ‘high-intensity training’ to increase the number of sprints during the game.

New women’s national soccer team coach Shin Sang-woo answers questions from reporters.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seong-min = New women’s national soccer team coach Shin Sang-woo is answering questions from reporters at the inauguration press conference held at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 17th. 2024.10.17 ksm7976@yna.co.kr

However, he said, “I like to do all training in a planned manner. Since the convocation period is not long, I will plan the cycle well and systematically classify how to attack and defend, how to make (offense and defense) transitions, and how to use set pieces.” “He gave only a general answer.

The women’s national soccer team, which is making a new start under coach Shin Sang-woo, will make its first appearance in a friendly match against ‘Asia’s strongest team’ Japan on the 26th.

Japan, who will face off at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan at 2:20 pm on this day, is a world power that advanced to the quarterfinals at last year’s Australia-New Zealand Women’s World Cup.

The FIFA ranking is also 7th, higher than Korea (19th).

Shin Sang-woo, who will be called up at Incheon International Airport on the 21st and immediately depart for Japan, will continue training in Japan even after the friendly match on the 26th. On the 29th, a closed practice match will be played against the Japanese national team at the Japan Football Association training center in Chiba.

Coach Shin Sang-woo selected a large number of WK League players rather than overseas players. Among the 23 players scheduled to play against Japan, 19, excluding Ji So-yeon (Seattle Reign), Lee Geum-min (Birmingham City), Lee Young-ju (Levante), and Lee Su-bin (Inic Kobe), are domestic.

Veterans such as Cho So-hyun (Birmingham City), who had been at the center of the national team, were also not included in the list.

Coach Shin Sang-woo said, “I did not select them because there were replacements. I have no hard feelings toward Cho So-hyun or Kim Jeong-mi (Hyundai Steel), but I think they have the resources to replace them.”

At the same time, she expressed her reservations about generational change, which is a task for the women’s national team.

New women’s national soccer team coach Shin Sang-woo answers questions from reporters.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Seong-min = New women’s national soccer team coach Shin Sang-woo is answering questions from reporters at the inauguration press conference held at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 17th. 2024.10.17 ksm7976@yna.co.kr

He said, “It is true that generational change is not easy,” and “since the players’ ultimate goal is to represent the national team, there are some shortcomings in simply changing (the team) just to change generations.”

The women’s national team has not had any notable results recently. Last year, he participated in the Australia-New Zealand World Cup, but fell in the group stage, and suffered a bitter defeat in the quarterfinals at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Even during the July A-match period set by FIFA, no international matches such as friendly matches were played. It is reported that the Football Association chose to take a ‘hiatus’ due to budget issues.

In relation to this, Coach Shin Sang-woo said that the Football Association promised active support and emphasized, “I believe that friendly matches must be held consistently in order to develop the national team’s performance. Matches with strong teams are helpful for the development of Korean women’s soccer.”

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