The former German footballer Jürgen Klinsmanncurrent coach South Koreawas about to be dismissed from this position after the team was eliminated in the semifinals of the Asia Cup and problems arose in the locker room.
The technical committee of the South Korean Football Federation on Thursday recommended the sacking of the coach after reviewing the performance of the national team, which lost last week 2-0 against Jordan in Qatar.
“He cannot maintain his leadership”
“For a number of reasons, we have come to the conclusion that Klinsmann is not able to maintain his leadership as South Korea coach,” said the technical director of the Federation, in a media appearance after the three-way meeting.
The technical committee’s recommendation will now be studied by the Federation’s executive committee, which has the final say on the future of a coach who has been heavily questioned in the Asian country due to the team’s disappointing performance in the continental tournament.
Considered one of the great favorites of the tournament, South Korea They won just one game in the group stage and drew the other two, reaching the semi-finals after winning the qualifying round before the Saudi Arabiaby penalties, and Australia, in extra time.
The alleged fight between Son and Kang-in Lee
South Korea He had two Asian Cups won in 1956 and 1960. Klinsmann has received growing criticism for the team’s lack of tactical preparation against a weaker rival and for its inability to get more than a team with several players in the major European leagues, in addition to those problems in the team’s locker room, among them an alleged fight between the captain Heung-min’s son and Kang-In Lee.
The forward of Tottenham and the former footballer Majorcacurrently in the range of PSGthey would have exploded and ended up with a dislocated finger due to a fight in a table tennis match during the national team concentration, an incident that Klinsmann witnessed without restraint, according to local media.
In his speech at the meeting of the technical committee of now To explain, the coach admitted that there was “some kind of disagreement within the team that affected the performance on the field,” according to him. Hwangbo.
Klinsmannwho previously coached the national teams of Germany and USAin addition to Bayern Munichwas named coach of South Korea in February 2023. In March, the Asian country will begin the qualifying rounds for the next 2026 World Cup.
Source: La Verdad
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