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British coach Colin Bell of the women's soccer team recently gave an interview all in Korean, making it a hot topic.
Under the direction of coach Bell, who is passionate about Korean and soccer, the national team's skills are also growing rapidly.
This is Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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Bell, who took over as the national team commander in 2019,
[Colin Bell/Women's national football team coach: It is an honor to be the first foreign coach.]
Immediately, he learned Korean and sang the national anthem to quickly adapt to life in Korea.
It was awkward at first, but
[Colin Bell / Women's national soccer team coach: I don't understand, please tell me slowly (?)]
I showed respect for Korea and put my passion into studying Korean to get closer to the players. .
[Collin Bell / Women's Soccer Team Manager: I study Korean twice a week.
As a Korean coach, I think it is important to speak Korean.]
[Kim Hye-ri / Women's soccer team captain: (players) appreciate and respect the way you are always working hard.]
Now, even during training, we communicate in Korean,
[Colin Bell / Women's Soccer Team Manager: Make it easy, there is no problem with mistakes.
Continue.]
Before the recent evaluation match, all the questions were answered in Korean, which became a hot topic.
[Colin Bell / Women's Soccer Team Manager: (This game) is a game to learn.
The really important thing is next year's World Cup.]
Under the guidance of the master who led the European Women's Champions League championship, her national team skills also grew.
She reached her first runner-up in Asian Cup history this year and qualified for the World Cup for the third time in a row, and yesterday (27th) played a good match against Tokyo Olympic champions Canada and ended in a draw.
The national team, united as a 'one team' centering on the passionate coach Bell, is aiming for more than the round of 16 in next year's World Cup.
[Colin Bell / Women's national soccer team coach: I love the women's national team.]
(Video coverage: Jang Woon-seok, video editing: Nam Il, CG: Kim Jong-un, screen provided: Korea Football Association)