New Suwon Samsung head coach emphasizes process over outcome

Lee Jung-hyo, new head coach for Suwon Samsung Bluewings, said Friday he will try to highlight the importance of focusing on the process rather than the outcome with his players, as he takes over a once-proud club trying to return to their glory days. Lee was formally introduced as Suwon Samsung's new bench boss Friday, after the K League 2 club announced their signing of the 50-year-old tactician on Christmas Eve. "I am honored that a club with such a rich history and tradition chose me," Lee said at his introductory press conference in the team's home city of Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. "It's difficult to describe in words just how warmly everyone here has welcomed me. They showed me so much respect and I couldn't help but be moved by the way they treated me." Lee previously coached another K League outfit, Gwangju FC, from 2022 to 2025. In his first season there, Gwangju FC won the K League 2 title to earn direct promotion to the top-flight K League 1 for 2023. They have since been able to stay in the top league for three straight seasons, defying expectations that they would be lucky tWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times