SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea hope Shin Tae-yong's familiarity with the squad, good communication skills and ability to get the best out of young players will help get their World Cup campaign back on track after naming him the new national team coach on Tuesday. The 46-year-old former international midfielder replaces German Uli Stielike, who was sacked last month in the wake of a poor run of results that left the side's 2018 World Cup hopes in the balance. "Shin has worked as an assistant coach for the national team and that's why he knows the players better than anyone," Yonhap News quoted Kim as saying. He also coached the Olympic side at the 2016 Rio Games where they reached the quarter-finals, and worked as an assistant to Stielike before taking over the U-20 team. Shin, who made 23 appearances for the national team, faces a task in getting Korea's 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track as the side aims to play in the finals for a ninth consecutive time.

Source: The Star July 04, 2017 05:49 UTC