The remnants of Jurgen Klinsmann disappear.
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the first round of the third qualifying match for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. against Palestine at 8 p.m. on September 5 at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The national soccer team will continue its second away match in Oman on the 10th.
The Korea Football Association will hold a press conference on the national team roster at the Korea Football Association at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The surprise selection of new faces, including Yang Min-hyuk, is expected to be announced. Coach Hong Myung-bo will explain the selection in person in front of reporters.
Press conferences for announcing the list, which had been a natural practice for the national soccer team, suddenly disappeared under the coach Klinsmann. This is because there were many situations in which Klinsmann could not hold press conferences due to the long period of his stay abroad.
What’s more, even when he is in Korea, Klinsmann only announced the list in press releases, but did not hold press conferences to give proper explanations. As a broadcaster, Klinsmann emphasized communication, but he never answered sensitive questions.
Of course, Klinsmann is not the only one who did not communicate with reporters at all. However, Klinsmann did not hold a large-scale press conference to announce the list of reporters that would involve more than 100 reporters. He was criticized for allowing only a small number of reporters to cover the news after the sensitive period. He did not give the media the right to ask questions.
Coach Hong Myung-bo was constantly noisy during the appointment process. Nevertheless, it is fortunate that the press conference for announcing the list, 토토사이트 which had been abolished, has been revived. In other words, the wrong culture under Coach Klinsmann has been corrected.
New faces, including Yang Min-hyuk, will likely be selected in the announcement of the new name. At least, Hong Myung-bo will likely explain to fans why he picked Yang and how he will use it in a timely manner.