"Adult" Cha Bum-geun's Reflection "Criticism towards Lee Kang-in... I should get whiplash first"

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Former coach Cha Bum-geun was the presenter at the 36th Cha Bum-geun Football Awards ceremony held at HW Convention Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, at 11 a.m. on the 29th. 스포츠토토핫
"Today is one of the happiest days of the year," said Cha, who presented the award to 18 promising soccer players. "I want to have a talk with parents who raise soccer players today," he said about the clash between Son Heung-min (Tottenham) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) during the recent Asian Cup tournament.
"I was proud to see many players enter Europe recently, but I was worried a lot about resolving conflicts between generations experiencing different cultures. However, despite these concerns, the first priority was the idea that I could step back and rest without thinking about actively educating," former coach Cha said. "Now that I think about it, it was a very shameful idea."
"In Europe, people think that all seniors, juniors, and adults are colleagues. It is not strange at all to strongly express one's opinion to the coaching staff. Young players have no choice but to naturally learn and resemble the culture they have experienced," he said. "Now, Korean soccer is facing an important period, in which cultural differences between East and West and generation gap have been added. The atmosphere is hard to understand, and the world is changing."
Cha Bum-keun was familiar with Western culture, playing in Germany early on and continuing to interact with European soccer players even after his retirement. Nevertheless, Cha stressed the value of Eastern culture.
"Young generations may think the humility and sacrifice that they emphasize in the East are tacky and useless. However, this relationship is a weapon and asset that Koreans inherit (in their own culture). It is also the reason that Park Ji-sung and I could be loved after being successful in Europe," Cha said.
In addition, Cha revealed a story from the past. Otto Rehagel, who visited the stadium on the day Cha Du-ri made his professional debut in Bielefeld, Germany, after the 2002 World Cup Korea-Japan, advised Cha not to do whatever he wants, saying, "You can't shut the door in any case."
"Reggal is also a competent coach in Germany who led Greece to the top of the UEFA European Championship in 2004. Such a leader also gave advice on his personality rather than talking about how to play soccer well to (J) Duri," said Cha Bum-keun, looking back on the time.
In addition, former coach Cha Bum-keun appealed for the help of parents and leaders next to young players.
"It is not good for young children to lose their precious weapons (of humility and sacrifice). If children throw them away by mistake, adults next to them should pick them up and put them back in their hands," Cha said.
"Since the Asian Cup, Lee Kang-in has been under fire in the world. Lee Kang-in's parents and I have to get hit by the whip. We have to seriously think about what adults should do," he said. "In that sense, it is fortunate that Son Heung-min is the captain," he said, raising his voice that the leaders and seniors should give a lot of help to young players.