“Asian Cup Loss due to Discord Between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in”… Klinsmann's Excuse
Jurgen Klinsmann, coach of the Korean national soccer team, cited infighting among players, led by Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min, as the reason for the loss in the semifinals of this year's Asian Cup.
On the afternoon of the 15th, the Korea Football Association held the first Power Strengthening Committee of 2024 at the Football Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul and discussed pending issues such as the results of the Asian Cup, national team management, Coach Klinsmann's future, and conflicts within the national team. 바카라사이트
In the presentation of the results of the meeting that followed, Hwang Bo-gwan, head of the technical department of the Korea Football Association, said that Coach Klinsmann pointed to internal conflict within the players as the cause of the poor performance in the Asian Cup.
Coach Klinsmann, who left his home in the United States after the representative game, attended the meeting via video conference that day.
He left the meeting after about an hour.
In response to a reporter's question, 'Coach Klinsmann is said to have pointed out Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in as the cause of the defeat, how did he directly explain the cause of the failure?'
Headquarters Headquarters Hwang Bo said, "Coach Klinsmann also spoke about that directly," and "For further details, please refer to the details within the team.
“There was a discord, and they said it had an effect on their performance,” he said.
He added, “The members of the Strengthening Committee focused on the lack of tactics, but Coach Klinsmann did not acknowledge that.”
At the meeting that day, the main issue was whether Coach Klinsmann played his role appropriately as a coach and managed the national team.
General Manager Hwang Bo said, “During the discussion among the power reinforcement committee, it was pointed out that Coach Klinsmann did not properly understand the team atmosphere or internal conflict in terms of player management, and that he was lacking in his role as a leader in presenting the team's discipline and standards.” He said.
The Football Association's Power Strengthening Committee also agreed on the need for Klinsmann's dismissal at the committee meeting that day.
Director Hwangbo announced to the committee, “For various reasons, the committee determined that Director Klinsmann could no longer exercise leadership, and the consensus was that a replacement was necessary.”
Coach Klinsmann was forced to resign from his position a year after taking office as the head coach of the Korean national team at the end of February last year.
However, as the Strength Enhancement Committee is an organization established for the purpose of providing advice and advice on the management of the national team and does not have the authority to directly decide on the dismissal of the coach, it plans to report its opinion on the dismissal of the head coach to the Football Association.
Accordingly, the Football Association's executive branch will make a decision soon after comprehensively reviewing the results of the Strengthening Committee and the contents of the meeting of ex-Gyeonggi executives held on the 13th.
In fact, all that remains is Chairman Chung Mong-gyu's decision.
The national soccer team led by Coach Klinsmann attempted to win the Asian Cup held in Qatar, but suffered a shock 0-2 loss in the semifinals against Jordan on the 7th of this month.
Public opinion for his dismissal grew stronger after the Asian Cup, with criticism that he had not been able to utilize his all-time best strength and controversy over Coach Klinsmann's complacent attitude, including his frequent stays overseas.
In addition, it was revealed that there was an infighting between the soccer team and players just before the game against Jordan, raising questions about Coach Klinsmann's ability to manage the team.
