The support that they provide not just for me as a player but as a foreigner in Korea is fantastic, my wife and myself are very satisfied. The fans are very supportive. Sometimes when I'm on the field I hear the occasional chanting of my name, as far as I know I have a good reputation in Korea for sticking to the job and trying my best. On some occasions I've had fans approach me and hand me soft drinks and offer their verbal support. I think that I speak for all foreign players of all sports in Korea when I say that at first there is a pressure, a pressure to achieve to the maximum.
Expectations are high from Korean coaches and teammates.
If we fail to meet their expectations from the start, foreign players are often just sent back to their countries. This kind of pressure we don't have in our own countries. The old boy hierarchy of a group of old men in their fifties and sixties, made up of old players still exists in Korea. In America the last coaches of this kind 'Sparky Anderson' and 'Tommy Lasorda' have left the game. Korea's ability for the game is high up there and has significantly improved from ten years ago.