The title of this textual content, together with the strategic comma, creates a request that Lee Jae-sung, a South Korean participant, could be blissful to answer positively. This Wednesday, the midfielder scored for Mainz in a loss towards Borussia Dortmund (2-1) and we “stumbled upon” a weblog written by the participant. Yes, knowledgeable footballer has a weblog – and he would not simply write behind-the-scenes tales, he additionally takes a severe have a look at childhood, profession adventures, soccer and life basically. It turns into philosophical. From now on, let’s name him Lee, the Philosopher, though a thinker’s warnings are for one other day.
For at the moment, we concentrate on Paulo Bento, with the concept that the interpretation of those texts is hostage to the standard of the Korean-English computerized translation machine. In any case, crossing between two totally different translators permits an affordable diploma of confidence within the studying.
Lee, the thinker, reveals that he’s in love with Paulo Bento, the Portuguese coach who guided South Korea to the 2022 World Cup and who left after the event. In a textual content he printed, the participant tells us about “Coach Benedict [treinador Bento]” As somebody they blindly trusted.
“For 4 years, he led the staff with a relentless perspective. I started to marvel the way it was doable for somebody to be like this. He can get indignant generally, however he by no means exhibits it in entrance of the staff”, what the thinker Lee skilled on the World Cup in Qatar could be learn in a textual content printed on December 26.
Before that I wrote one other textual content after Qatar. And that is the place we see how a lot Coach Bento gained over the Koreans – or a minimum of, this Korean. “I wish to tell you one thing. It was realized after the World Cup that how vital a coach is. Bento got here and we performed good soccer. We performed the soccer we needed with out being influenced by the press and public opinion [muito crítica para com a selecção asiática]. And we have heard since September that he’ll go away after the world. There was a pessimistic ambiance and we had been nervous”, he begins. And he goes on, struggling – and what’s uncommon – to lend himself to additional reflection.
“I hope now somebody will come alongside who will information us nicely. And I believe the gamers ought to have a say. Isn’t it harder to construct a very good group if the coaches are picked flippantly? We personally really feel {that a} staff can change fully relying on who the chief is. Paulo Bento proved it.
Decisive bento within the World Cup
Lee, the thinker, additionally says that the Portuguese coach confirmed on the World Cup, a character trait that he had already seen in Portugal: stubbornness. But I do not imply that as a criticism. How is that doable? The boy loves Paulo Bento.
“It is usually stated that he’s cussed and I agree. He had unwavering religion in his concepts. He at all times led the staff in the identical approach, believed within the gamers and guarded them. After seeing that, we additionally had religion within the coach. And we needed to play for him and reward him for his belief and safety.
Lee, the thinker, says that this sort of connection is critical at sure occasions, giving the instance of Portugal-Korea. Paulo Bento was on the bench after being despatched off towards Ghana. The participant says that everybody is nervous when they’re and not using a coach, however that was not the case. Bento made it a degree to delegate all the pieces to his assistants, by no means making selections alone, and even took them to press conferences. And Lee, the thinker, says with out disgrace: “I imagine it was his perception that made us obtain the dream of reaching the spherical of 16”.
At this level in his profession, the 30-year-old Korean is taking part in for Mainz after three seasons within the German second division and 5 at Korea’s Jeonbuk Motors. Left-handed and with vast strides, he performs as an attacking midfielder, however has not been a very good scorer within the Bundesliga.
However, he’s quantity 10 and an everyday starter within the nationwide staff. He lacks Paulo Bento day-after-day.
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