[골닷컴, 상암] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = As expected, the fan sentiment toward Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany), the national soccer team coach, was cold and cold. When his name was called ahead of kickoff at Sangambeol, where a large crowd gathered to watch the match against Tunisia, there were loud boos and shouts.
In addition to the multiple goals of Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who showed off his ‘one-man show’ in the October international match against Tunisia held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the afternoon of the 13th, Klinsmann scored an own goal and consecutive goals by Hwang Ui-jo (Norwich City). They took the lead and won 4-0.
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Klinsmann, who was on the verge of victory, achieved his first consecutive win goal by winning two consecutive games following his victory over Saudi Arabia in the A-match warm-up game last September. In addition, he smiled for the first time in his home room and presented victory to his fans. Their previous record against Tunisia was balanced at 3 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.
The Klinsmann takes a day’s rest to recharge and then runs again. The second match of the October A-match evaluation match will be played against Vietnam on the 17th at Suwon World Cup Stadium. Afterwards, the convocation will be canceled and the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round will begin next month.
The most notable scene at Sangambeol on this day was Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) scoring multiple goals and showing a dribbling reminiscent of Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), giving him a perfect score of 10. However, before kickoff, the time to introduce the players and coaches was not left out.
Sangambeol was filled with cheers from fans whenever key players such as ‘Captain’ Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) were introduced. In addition, when the names of the Taegeuk Warriors were called, fans gave generous applause and cheers.
However, when the last director Klinsmann was introduced, the atmosphere changed ‘180 degrees’. There were boos instead of cheers. The Seoul World Cup Stadium was filled with loud boos and criticism from the 59,000 spectators who came to cheer on the Taegeuk Warriors. It was a moment where the cold fan spirit was clearly revealed.
Director Klinsmann, who took office last March, is currently facing criticism and his approval rating is plummeting. Voices of concern have been pouring in since his appointment, and since his appointment, public trust has fallen amid controversies over his ‘frequent outings’ and ‘negligence on duty.’
Director Klinsmann especially promised at his inauguration press conference, “Of course I will live in Korea,” but he has actually been living at home in the United States and in Europe ever since he took the helm. He has stayed in the country for less than 80 days so far. Even this is reduced to about a month, excluding the A-match evaluation period.
Coach Klinsmann, who had grown distrustful of himself amidst the controversy over ‘frequent outings’ and ‘negligence on duty’, was fortunate if the results were good, but let alone the content and process of the game being frustrating, he was infuriated by not being able to get results. Before the match against Tunisia on this day, they had only won 1 win (3 draws, 2 losses) in 6 international matches.
Recently, he said, “If you are the head coach of the national soccer team, you must broaden your international horizons and work abroad. “Personally, opening an office in London could be an idea,” he said, creating controversy again by refuting criticism. In particular, controversy arose over the mistreatment of K-League players during this process.
In the end, Coach Klinsmann’s public opinion was not good from the beginning, but he continued to create controversy and made fans turn away. On this day, he was truly pushed to the edge, as he was able to confirm once again that there were no fans supporting and cheering him on.
2023-10-14 15:02:14
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