[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = Aside from not having produced any results during the six international international matches since their launch last March, Klinsmann, who had been criticized for his frustrating performance that was like eating a sweet potato, took this golden opportunity to turn things around. As the key strikers are showing off their peak performance, expectations are high that both content and results will be captured.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), will play the October international match against Tunisia at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 p.m. on the 13th. Klinsmann, who has yet to win at home and has no consecutive wins since his launch, is desperate to kill two birds with one stone this time.
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This match against Tunisia is considered a golden opportunity for Klinsmann to show off his exciting ‘offensive soccer’ by scoring multiple goals. This is because key strikers such as captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) and Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) are boasting of their recently improved scoring sense.
In fact, Son Heung-min is currently ranked second in scoring (6 goals) in the English Premier League (EPL) despite having his playing time managed due to recent groin pain. As a front-line striker, he is showing off his superb sense of goal and is leading Tottenham’s high-flying team in the early part of the season. After being called up on the 9th, he had been concentrating only on recovery training, but he announced his sortie when he participated in the final training a day ago.
Hwang Hee-chan is also on fire from the beginning. He is tied for 4th place in the EPL’s most goals scored (5 goals) and is approaching double-digit scores for the first time since entering the big league. In particular, it is noteworthy that he scored against strong teams such as Liverpool and Manchester City.
Cho Kyu-seong (Midtjylland) is continuing his scoring power by ranking 5th in the Danish Super Liga with the highest score (5 goals), and Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart), who was the top scorer (8 goals) at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, is competing for the starting role. joined. In addition, Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who was unable to join the team during the September A-match warm-up due to injury, rejoined the team.
At the inauguration press conference last March, Coach Klinsmann said, “As I am a former striker, I prefer ‘offensive soccer.’ “I am happier with a 4-3 win than a 1-0 win,” he declared, adding, “We will play ‘attacking football’ from now on.” However, in the meantime, it was unclear what kind of tactics he was trying to show, and he did not score any goals, so he was criticized for playing ‘uninteresting’ soccer.
In fact, Klinsmann only achieved 1 win (3 draws, 2 losses) during the 6 international matches, scoring only 5 points in the process. On the contrary, they gave up 6 runs and were repeatedly criticized for their offense and defense imbalance. Coach Klinsmann, who confidently called for ‘offensive soccer’ from the beginning of his tenure, is unable to keep his words.
However, expectations are high that Klinsmann will show a different side in this match against Tunisia. The main strikers have recently maintained good performance and sense of goal. This is an opportunity to showcase hot ‘offensive soccer’. This is also an opportunity to turn the situation around at a time when the team’s performance at home was not good and Coach Klinsmann was criticized for the ‘controversy over going abroad’ and ‘negligence on duty.’
Coach Klinsmann, who called it “the last friendly match before the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifiers,” said, “I have a very strong will to finish with a good result. “A lot of fans will come and support us, so I want to give them victory with good performance,” he said, pledging to win. At the same time, he expressed his hope, saying, “I hope that players such as Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan will continue their good scoring ability and trend.”
2023-10-13 05:39:07
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