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축구국가대표팀 홍명보 감독이 3일, 새로운 팀을 찾지 못하고 있는 박주영 선수에게 “대표팀에 합류하려면 새로운 팀을 찾는 게 급선무” 라며 단호하면서도 진심 어린 충고를 했다.
홍 감독은 지난 7월 동아시안컵에 이어 6일과 10일에 있을 예정인 아이티, 크로아티아 평가전에도 박주영을 호출하지 않았다.
이는 홍 감독의 대표선수 발탁 조건이 ‘소속팀에서 주전급 활약’이기 때문이다.
“경기에 나서지 않는 선수는 아무리 기량이 좋아도 경기 감각이 떨어지게 마련이다.”
셀타 비고(스페인) 임대를 끝내고 현재 아스널(잉글랜드)에 소속되어 있는 박주영은 큰 활약을 보이지 못했다.
영국, 이탈리아, 독일, 프랑스 유럽이적시장이 화요일 마감됨에 따라 새로운 팀으로의 이적을 실패한 박주영은 4일 마감 되는 네덜란드와 스페인 이적시장을 노려야 할 것이다. 하지만 그를 원하는 팀이 없어 가능성은 희박하다.
이적이 성사되지 않을 경우에는 겨울 이적시장에서 새로운 팀을 찾거나 아스널과의 계약기간이 만료되는 2014년 6월까지 기다려야 한다.
(임우정 인턴기자 / 코리아헤럴드)
<관련영문기사>
Hong Myung-bo, a head coach of the South Korean men’s national football team, gave a piece of advice to footballer Park Chu-young, referring to his prolonged absence from professional play.
“Park should find a new team first in order to join the national soccer team,” said Hong bluntly in the meeting with reporters on Tuesday.
Hong did not call on Park for the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup, as the head of the Korean squad made it clear he would not pick any player who is not active on an established team. Park was not on the player list for the upcoming warm-up matches with Haiti on Sept. 6 and Croatia on Sept. 10.
“A player who is not running for the professionals play might lack a sense of the game, even if he has good talent,” said Hong.
Forward Park, currently playing for Arsenal, has not met expectations while playing for the Spanish club Celta Vigo, which has him on loan for the 2012-13 season.
By Tuesday, Park failed to transfer to clubs in England, Italy, Germany or France.
Park is now poised to try the Netherlands and Spain, whose transfer markets will close by 7 a.m. Wednesday. But there is no clear sign that any team in the two markets want to sign on Park.
If his current bid turns unsuccessful, Park would be pushed to find a new club during the winter transfer season, or wait until his contract with Arsenal expires in June 2014.
By Im Woo-jung, Intern reporter
(iwj@heraldcorp.com)
