Hiddink Bombshell
Former South Korean National Soccer Team Coach Guus Hiddink, dropped a big time bombshell yesterday:
Coach Guus Hiddink, the man behind Korea’s semifinal run in the 2002 World Cup, dropped a bombshell Wednesday when he revealed he would love to coach the Teaguk Warriors again but had to cast around for other work when nobody asked him. Hiddink made the remarks in an interview with the Sports Chosun, a subsidiary of the Chosun Ilbo, before a PSV Eindhoven training session when asked about reports that he could lead the Australian national team.
That is unbelievable that as much as the general Korean public loves Coach Hiddink that the Korean soccer authorities did not ask him to continue coaching the team. The fact that he dropped such a big dime on the Korean soccer authorities shows that he is pretty bitter about it. Possibly he didn’t get along with people operating the Korean national soccer team. Who knows, but I’m sure we will hear more about this.
Also I’m not a soccer expert but it appears to me as a casual observer of Korean soccer that their team is still playing pretty well with their new coach Jo Bonfrere. In opinions on this?
Hiddink is easily one of the top three managers in Europe: Hiddink (PSV), Mourinho (Chelsea) Benitez (Liverpool) – in no particular order.
He probally wants to get paid for his work.
What a surprise. Reminds me of a friend's experience. After working for several years for an important Korean company in a very important job where he excelled, he was informed by his boss on the eve of his contract date (i)that he had done a superb job, and (ii) that they would like him to re-up — @ a 40% salary cut. He declined the opportunity, and his job was given to a Korean incompetent to perform it on the expectation that the rest of the expat staff could carry him. To the Korean bosses' consternation, the entire expat staff announced their resignations and – the company then tried to reverse position and rehire my friend. He rather politely told them to stuff it.