South Korea's new national football team coach Pim Verbeek announced
Wednesday that South Korea has set the champion of the Asian Cup in 2007 as
target.
"It is our target to win the Asian Cup in 2007 as well as the Asian Games in
December," Verbeek told a news conference for his inauguration as coach.
The 50-year-old Dutchman said he will use the Paju National Football Training
center to prepare for the upcoming preliminaries of Asian Cup and decide his
coaching staff through negotiation with the Korean Football Association by
August.
"I will be also involved and responsible for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games,"
he said.
"Though the 2002 World Cup is still in our hearts, on our way to 2010, it's
very important to create a team that can reach the last 16 in the 2010 World
Cup," the Dutchman said.
"Players, fans and everybody can make mistakes and we have to analyze and
improve to make it better next time," he said. "It is perfect situation to
develop and make a new team for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa."
According to the Yonhap news, Verbeek will go to Germany on Wednesday to
watch World Cup matches and come back in mid-July.
