ESFI had the chance to talk with Youn-Sang Choi, the head coach and
manager of MVP, and he wanted to weigh in on the current controversy
surrounding the withdrawal of Korean teams from NASL.
As MVP did
not participate in NASL and Coach Choi was not privy to the negotiations
between the Korean teams and NASL, but he wanted to give his own
opinion on how the Korean players became disillusioned with the league.
He also talks about what he would need to see from NASL before he would consider letting MVP compete in the league.
You can
read the full article at ESFI, but below is an excerpt.
MVP
has not competed in NASL and has no plans to currently, but Coach Choi
might reconsider if NASL fixes a few issues with their league, including
clearing up the problem of the deposit.
He listed the things he would personally like to see from NASL before he would let his team participate.
"[NASL]
should first release an apology about what happened," he said, "The
Korean Teams feel that NASL is only trying to cover up their mistakes
and blame the Korean teams. NASL posted their opinion on Team Liquid and
not through official channels, causing not only the five Korean teams
in question but also the rest of the Korean teams to feel that they lost
their reputation. This is seen as extremely amateurish in Korea."
"Second,
they should fix the poor operation of NASL, in both the online league
and finals," said the coach, "Making the players wait for such a long
period of time like that greatly affects their conditions and their
performance.
"Finally, because I’m answering what NASL should
change in order for MVP team to participate, NASL should take better
care of the players, including pick up from the airport, accomodations,
and scheduling, instead of focusing only on the broadcast. If NASL want
the tournament to grow, the players’ convenience should be the first
priority in order to create great matches so that the fans will become
enthusiastic."
Coach Choi hopes that his comments will not cause
controversy, as he wants both sides to reach an amicable conclusion to
the disagreement.
"I am not saying these things because of ill
will towards NASL," added Choi, "I have no reason to hate NASL. I simply
wish, as a fan of major tournaments, that NASL will be able to fix
their mistakes in order to improve as an event."
Check out the full article at ESFI.
왜 한국인 인터뷰를 영어로 봐야 하는거지?? ㅡㅡ;