Jürgen Klinsmann He was dismissed this Friday as coach of South Koreaafter the team was eliminated in the semifinals of the Asia Cup and that problems in the locker room came to light.
Chung Mong-gyupresident of the South Korean Football Federation(KFA), announced this decision at a press conference after a two and a half hour meeting with its members and added that Klinsmann “He was not up to the task.”
“After a thorough review of the recommendation, we have decided to replace the national team coach,” Chung said during the hearing, adding that “when it comes to getting the best out of the national team, the management of the players and their Work habits, Klinsmann “It wasn’t up to par.”
The KFA He also said that he will begin looking for a replacement “immediately,” although he did not name any name at the moment.
Klinsmann He took advantage of his Instagram account to send a farewell message to the locker room, where he thanked “the South Korean players, technical team and fans” and asked them to “continue fighting.” Just a week earlier, he shared a photo of the set where he wrote: “It takes a team to build a dream!”
The dismissal comes after the South Korean team lost 2-0 to Jordan last week in the Asian Cup held in Qatar and that this Thursday the technical director of the Federation, Hwangbo KwanI already pointed out that “Klinsmann is not able to maintain his leadership as coach of South Korea«.
Considered one of the big favorites of the tournament, South Korea won only one game in the group stage and tied the other two, and reached the semifinals after winning the previous qualifiers against Saudi Arabia on penalties and Australia in added time.
South Korea He has two in his record Asian Cupsconquered in 1956 and 1960.
Klinsmann had received growing criticism for the team’s lack of tactical preparation against a priori weaker rivals and for its inability to get more out of a team with several players in major European leagues, in addition to the problems in the team’s locker room, among them an alleged fight between the captain, Son Heung-minand the midfielder Lee Kang-In.
The forward of the Tottenham and the former soccer player RCD Mallorcacurrently in the ranks of the PSGthey would have come to blows and ended up first with a dislocated finger due to a brawl during a table tennis match during the national team’s training camp, an incident that Klinsmann witnessed without being able to prevent, according to local media.
Klinsmann, who previously coached the national teams Germany y USAin addition to Bayern Munichwas appointed coach of South Korea in February 2023.
The Asian country will begin the qualifying rounds for the next World Cup in March. EFE
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