The rebuilding ended in failure ‘Post Choi Tae-woong’ Hyundai Capital’s future

Hyundai Capital. 

“Look at the future. “Fight for pride!”

Coach Choi Tae-woong, who had been yelling at the players over time for the operation, laid down his baton in less than a week. As he said, “What future do you see?” due to frequent mistakes, Hyundai Capital’s rebuilding ultimately failed.

Hyundai Capital announced the dismissal of Director Choi on the 21st. The club explained the reason for the dismissal as “to renew the stagnant atmosphere of the club and provide an opportunity for a new turnaround.”

This marks the end of Director Choi's long relationship with Hyundai Capital.

Coach Choi, who moved from Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance to Hyundai Capital in 2010 and spent his final years as a player, surprised everyone by being appointed as coach immediately after his retirement.

Coach Choi, who had a reputation as a national team setter during his time as a player, also enjoyed success as a coach. From his first season as manager, he won the regular season and finished runner-up in the postseason, and the following year, he finished second in the regular season and won the postseason. Although there were no combined wins in his first four seasons, he achieved two regular season wins and two postseason wins.

It was even evaluated as having opened a new horizon from the so-called 'slippery volleyball' that relied on foreign players to 'speed volleyball'.

Director Choi Tae-woong became a wild man.

The club also showed full confidence in Coach Choi, who failed to advance to the postseason by finishing 6th in the 2020-21 season, by renewing his contract for another three years.

However, the atmosphere has changed significantly over the past three years. Hyundai Capital decided to fire coach Choi even though his contract was expiring at the end of this season. Although they succeeded in rebounding by finishing as runners-up last season, they appear to have made a 'decision' as their slump continued until mid-season.

Coach Choi's Hyundai Capital has been in decline since the 2017-18 season. Although it ranked 3rd in the 2019-20 season, it suffered the humiliation of 6th place in the 2020-21 season and last place for the first time in the 2021-22 season. Although they rebounded to second place last season, they remain in 6th place with only 4 wins (13 losses) in 17 games this season, which is approaching the turning point.

Coach Choi declared 'rebuilding' after the 2019-20 season, in which he missed the championship for the first time since his appointment as manager. The policy was to develop players who would be responsible for the team for the next 10 years rather than focusing on his immediate performance.

Since they only ranked 6th and 7th for two seasons, they picked up quite a few promising players in the rookie draft. A number of top picks were selected, including Kim Seon-ho, the 1st overall pick in the 2020 draft, Hong Dong-seon and 2nd pick Tae-jun Jeong in the 2021 draft, and Lee Hyun-seung, 2nd pick in the 2022 draft.

In addition, middle blocker Shin Young-seok, who was a regular starter for the team, was lost to KEPCO and setter Kim Myeong-gwan was recruited.

However, it is safe to say that none of the players mentioned above have achieved significant growth. Wing striker Heo Soo-bong and libero Park Kyung-min are the only ones that stand out among the young players.

Last season's rebound was also not the result of the growth of young players. Players well past their 30s, including middle blockers Park Sang-ha and Choi Min-ho, and outside hitter Jeon Kwang-in, played a lot of minutes as starting players. 토토사이트