The list of European away friendly games was also announced by ‘No Look’ as a press release
Refusal of online interview… Planning to join Europe from home in the US
Strategies and tactics… “What is the alternative association?” Public opinion boiling
Jurgen Klinsmann (59, photo), coach of the Korean men’s national soccer team, skipped a press conference announcing the list of players to accompany him to a friendly match in Europe next month and replaced it with a press release. Previously, it was not enough to hold an unprecedented online press conference in a situation that was not even in the face of the Corona 19 pandemic, so he refused to do even this. Criticism is raised that the Korea Football Association has reached a point where it can no longer control Klinsman.
On the 28th, the Korea Football Association announced a list of 25 new faces including Kim Jun-hong (Gimcheon), Kim Ji-soo (Brentford), and Lee Sun-min (Gwangju FC). Klinsmann will play an away friendly match against Wales on the 8th of next month, and will face Saudi Arabia in Newcastle, England on the 13th. It seems necessary to explain the background of the new player selection, tactics and strategy, and the plan for the Qatar Asian Cup, which will be held in January next year, but coach Klinsman omitted this procedure. He left Korea for reasons such as checking Europeans and digesting other personal schedules, and is currently working from home in the United States, and is scheduled to join the national team in Europe in September.
Regarding the reason coach Klinsman skipped the press conference, an official from the Korea Football Association said, “After the announcement of the list, various variables such as injuries can occur for a week before the actual players are called. I said that I would like to ask questions on the first day of the call for players because I can not do it.”
It is unprecedented for the national team coach to omit a press conference related to the announcement of the convocation list. Former coach Paulo Bento, who led the team to the round of 16 at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, also held an online press conference on YouTube like coach Klinsman, but it was a way to bring it out because quarantine was strengthened due to the Corona 19 pandemic. Former coach Bento has been resident in Ilsan, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, and has been observing K-League players for a long time.
In this situation, coach Klinsman’s interview with foreign media, which was released the day before the national team convocation list was announced, is infuriated by soccer fans. In an interview with the British tabloid Mirror, he advised Harry Kane, who recently transferred from Tottenham (England) to Bayern Munich, the most prestigious club in Germany, to quickly adapt to the local culture by learning German. Regarding this, criticism continues on social media that it does not seem to be advice given by a director who does not keep his promise to reside in Korea.
Manager Klinsman is receiving special treatment that no foreign manager has enjoyed in the past. He was allowed to work from home overseas as well as hold concurrent positions such as an advisory committee member for the European Football Federation (UEFA) and a panel for ESPN, an American sports channel.
An official in the soccer world who has served as a manager in the K-League in the past criticized, “I don’t know how he signed a contract with the association, but if he is a coach who is in charge of a country’s national team, at least he has to either not work concurrently or be faithful to his main job.” At the same time, he raised the theory of association responsibility, saying, “The only thing that can move manager Klinsman, whether it is a change in contract conditions or pressure, is the Football Association.”
Kim Dae-gil, a commentator for the Kyunghyang Shinmun, also pointed out, “An organization such as the National Team’s Technical Reinforcement Committee, where the coach can be briefed on the background of player selection, should operate normally.” Commissioner Kim pointed out, “The association should be able to make the national team move as a system with a vision for the development of Korean football, but this situation occurs because that part does not work.”
2023-08-28 13:09:00
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