The reason why there was no ‘surprise selection’ for the Asian Cup finals
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After finishing the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asian region second qualifying match against China, national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann returned to Korea through Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on November 22 and is answering questions from reporters. News 1
K League 1 top scorer Joo Min-gyu (Ulsan), who was mentioned as a replacement for Hwang Ui-jo (Norwich City), was unable to board the Klinsmann, and criticism is once again being raised about ‘K League poor performance’, but sports experts say, “It was an expected result.” They are giving a reaction. There is also an opinion that making a ‘surprise selection’ now ahead of the Asian Cup finals could disturb the team atmosphere.
According to the Korea Football Association on the 19th, national soccer team coach Jürgen Klinsmann has called up a total of 43 players to the national team in five rounds since taking office. Coach Klinsmann did not make any major changes to his roster from the game against Colombia in March, which was his first game in charge of the national team, to the game against China last month.
There have been constant calls among fans for Coach Klinsmann to select new faces by frequently watching the K-League to fill the weak positions in domestic soccer, such as fullbacks and defensive midfielders. However, contrary to fans’ demands, he insisted on working from home in Europe and the United States and actively hired mainly overseas players, and almost no K-League players were selected. This is why there was criticism that Coach Klinsmann was ‘treating the K-League poorly.’
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The Joo Min-gyu controversy is also in the same context. Although the final entry for the Asian Cup increased from 23 to 26 players and Hwang Ui-jo was suddenly omitted from the list, fans are complaining that Coach Klinsmann’s ‘K-League neglect theory’ may have played a role in the absence of the league’s best striker Joo Min-gyu.
However, sports experts believe that it is difficult to view this as a ‘K League neglect theory’ as there are cases where even legendary players with good league results are not selected for the national team. Sports commentator Park Moon-seong said, “You can raise issues about Coach Klinsmann not traveling around the K-League scene much and not looking at players more broadly, but it is not right to criticize him for why he did not select a specific player.” Commentator Park also added, “Coach Klinsmann has already announced that the Asian Cup will be played with this member,” adding, “Since we have acknowledged and given the authority to select players, now is the time to say that we must produce results with this member.” .
Since Coach Klinsmann has been working towards the Asian Cup since taking office, some say that it would be a burden to suddenly select a player other than a player who has been in good hands through evaluation matches for a year. Commentator Jang Ji-hyun said, “The number of entries has increased to 26, so there may be variables when the final entry is announced on the 28th, but even then, it will be difficult to select players who have not been on the list at all.” He added, “Because the game plan has already been planned with 23 players, no additional players will be added.” “Even if he is selected, the likelihood of him playing in the game is not high,” he said.
Regarding the selection of overseas players, there is an analysis that it is a reflection of the times in which the number of European players increased to the extent that it was called the golden age of Korean soccer. Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Lee Jae-seong (Mainz), Cho Gyu-seong (Midtjylland), Oh Hyun-gyu (Celtic), Hong Hyun-seok (Gent), Hwang In-beom (Crvena Zve) Zuda), Kim Ji-soo (Brentford), Yang Hyun-jun (Celtic), and Jung Woo-young (Stuttgart) are all European players. Commentator Han Jun-hee said, “During the time of coach Hiddink, the only European players were Ahn Jung-hwan and Seol Ki-hyun, but now there are many players who are playing important roles in important clubs. No matter which manager comes, the basic framework is bound to be with similar players.” “This is an era where the best 11 can come from Europe,” he said.
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However, as this is not the end, we can look forward to after the Asian Cup. Commissioner Jang said, “The Asian Cup is the final round, so it is difficult to select and test them now, but if there is time in the second stage (North and Central America World Cup), other players may have the opportunity to test their potential.” Commentator Park also predicted, “Coach Klinsmann’s stance is to see the team compete in the Asian Cup in January, so the team for the North and Central America World Cup will be formed again after the Asian Cup.”
2023-12-19 09:18:35
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