After seeing Sir Alex Ferguson and Guus Hiddink in their heyday, South Korea legend Park Ji-Sung has declared that coaching is not for him, but he still wants to play a major part in the future of Asian football.
“I watched Hiddink and Ferguson at close quarters and I realised that I was not a coach,” Park said in an interview with Yahoo Japan.
“Tactics and strategy are important, but you need to be a strong leader to deal with the players on a psychological level,” Park said. “The best coaches have strong charisma to motivate the whole team while managing the relationship with the media, which can be tense.”
Park, now a Manchester United ambassador, is also not interested in working as a media pundit, and prefers to help South Korean and Asian football in other ways.
“When I played in Europe,” the former PSV Eindhoven and QPR player said, “I received a lot of support, and I want to help football here develop.”
Park has indicated he would be interested in working in football administration, citing the example of former Manchester United teammate Edwin van der Sar who is now CEO of Ajax.
“I have to think about whether to start at a club level, the Korea FA or maybe at an Asian level. There are many possibilities,” Park said.
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