Will Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of the 'Nondoorung Lawn', solve the problem himself

Will Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of the 'Nondoorung Lawn', solve the problem himself

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The biggest issue in Korean soccer these days is grass.

With the earliest opening ever, the grass is frozen hard in cold weather, seriously exposing players to the risk of injury, which is also directly related to their performance, leading to complaints from all over the place.

In particular, the Seoul World Cup Stadium, which rings as a sacred place for Korean soccer, has been disgraced internationally, causing controversy over the "Nondureung Lawn."

Jesse Lingard (FC Seoul), a former member of the English national team, almost suffered a serious injury when he tripped on the grass during a K-League game, and eventually expressed his dissatisfaction with the state of the grass at the Seoul World Cup Stadium through his social network service (SNS).
Through this, soccer players around the world indirectly learned about the state of the grass at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Of course, the grass is not the only issue at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Jeonbuk Hyundai, a renowned K-League player, has decided that its home turf of Jeonju World Cup Stadium was inappropriate by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and thus suffered a setback by playing a Champions League 2 home game at Mir Stadium in Yongin, 170 kilometers away from its home turf.

The Seoul Facilities Management Corporation, which manages the Seoul World Cup Stadium after suffering an international disgrace, announced an emergency restoration of grass, but it is pointed out that this is only a temporary measure due to the annual controversy.

In the end, the Korea Football Association, which oversees Korean soccer, and Chairman Chung Mong-kyu, who succeeded in serving four consecutive terms, are calling for a solution.

In particular, the grass problem is directly related to the hosting of the 2031 Asian Cup, one of the key pledges of Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, and needs to be resolved as soon as possible.

Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who succeeded in serving four consecutive terms amid various controversies, submitted an "Expression of Interst to Host" to AFC for hosting the 2031 Asian Cup a day after his election.

However, the AFC, which has recently rejected the state of domestic grass, is unlikely to favor South Korea at the moment.

In the end, in order for Chairman Chung Mong-gyu to keep his pledge, he must step up to improve the lawn from now on.

First of all, Chairman Chung expressed expectations that his long-cherished project, Cheonan Football Center, could provide "R&D functions" to solve grass problems.

At a media briefing on the construction status of the soccer center in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, on the 12th, he said, "The soccer center will do well in that part because it has the conditions to do a lot of R&D related to grass." "I heard that Japan lays orchid grass (spring and summer) and lays Korean paper grass on top of it in the fall. As the climate gradually changes, we need more research."

Earlier, even before running for president of the 메이저놀이터 Korea Football Association, Chairman Chung continued to express his determination to achieve reform by using "communication."

Chung Mong-gyu cannot be unaware of the cries of soccer players over the recent grass scandal. Attention is focusing on whether Chung will be able to play the role of troubleshooter.