The Klinsman division is spitting in its own face. It is also the “black history” of the Korea Football Association (KFA), which brought in irresponsible people.
According to the German media “Spiegel” on the 17th (Korea time), former coach of the Korean national soccer team Jurgen Klinsmann praised himself in a phone call with the media, saying, “(Korea was eliminated in the semifinals of the Asian Cup), but it was successful in terms of sports (game). It was the best.”
It was not mentioned when he spoke to Klinsmann, but it is presumed to have been done immediately after the Asian Cup and before his dismissal. This is because “Spiegel” said, “When coach Klinsmann went to Seoul, it was New Year’s Day, and there was no one to talk to him at the time.”
When he was dismissed on the 16th, Klinsmann said, “It was an amazing journey of 13 games without a loss for 12 months before the (Asian Cup) semifinal match. Keep up the good work,” posting on social media. He only emphasized the record of winning against the weak, excluding the “humiliating defeat” in the semifinal match against Jordan.
Coach Klinsmann, who took the helm of the Korean national team in March, had no affair. It was a series of controversies. He left Korea and worked from home in a foreign country, and went on frequent vacations at the most important time ahead of the Asian Cup, causing complaints.
In the meantime, Klinsmann expressed unfounded confidence, saying, “I am confident of winning.”
Not many people believed that he would win. Before taking office, many critics said that he was a “tactical tactic.” Indeed, soccer fans were more worried than expected because of his “tactical and odorless” tactics at the exhibition.
When I opened the lid, ‘just in case’ was ‘as expected’.
Manager Klinsmann was busy relying on the players’ individual abilities rather than putting his head to head with the coaches to devise tactics. The Korean national team, which lacked cohesion, was in trouble after all. Despite boasting “all-time great members” including Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Korea failed to advance to the final of the Asian Cup due to its 0-2 defeat in the match against Jordan on the 7th. At that time, Korea ranked 23rd in FIFA rankings and Jordan ranked 87th. They knelt down against Jordan, which has a wide gap in objective performance, by humiliating them for having “zero effective shots.”
To make matters worse, it turned out that manager Klinsmann’s leadership did not work outside the stadium. As it was belatedly revealed that there was a physical fight between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in the day before the Jordan match, the lack of ability of manager Klinsmann, who failed to manage the squad, surfaced.
Surprisingly, Coach Klinsmann said in a meeting with the KFA just before his dismissal, “Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in fought and the national team’s performance deteriorated.” The coach, who had to protect the players, rather blamed the players and created a hole to get out of. Until the end, he could not find any leadership at all.
Andreas Herzog, a senior coach who assisted Klinsmann in Korea, was also brazen-faced. They once shared a bowl with each other in Bayern Munich when they were active players.
He has also teamed up with Klinsmann as a “coach.” From 2011 to 2016, Klinsmann served as the coach of the U.S. national team, and the head coach who helped him was Harechok. As expected, the two Korean players made it to the round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Klinsmann’s “right arm” Hairchoke senior coach expressed his feelings about leaving the Korean national soccer team in an article posted on the Austrian media “Kronen Zeitung” on the 17th, saying, “The emotional struggle between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in naturally affected the team’s performance.” 꽁머니사이트
“(The fight between players) is a scene I’ve only seen at the training ground, and I’ve never experienced this at a restaurant (where the fight took place),” he said. “In just a few minutes, everything we built up for months collapsed.” He stressed that the criticism against him was unfair and explained that the poor performance was due to the discord between the players.