The Korea Football Association will begin evaluating Klinsmann's 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup. One of the agendas could be whether coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who failed to achieve his goal, will move forward.
The Korea Football Association said on the 12th, "This morning, Hwang Ji-soo, head of the technical headquarters, and Michael Mueller, chairman of the power enhancement committee, held a meeting on the Asian Cup evaluation by adjusting the schedule of members of the power enhancement committee within this week."
Korean soccer team failed to achieve its goal of reclaiming the top spot at the Asian Cup. The Korean national team produced results of its advance to the semifinals, but displayed below-expected performance throughout the entire tournament. Team Klinsmann displayed poor performance from the group stage, failing to pass the group's No. 1 ranking. The two players displayed the worst performance in the group, including a 3-3 draw even though they deployed all the main players for the match against Malaysia, which was considered to be below par.
He also relied on players' individual skills and skills to advance to the tournament. He survived the match against Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 and Australia in the round of 8. In both matches, he allowed the first run to his opponent team and was on the verge of being eliminated, but made dramatic goals in the second half of extra time. The team struggled in overtime to secure victory but failed to avoid criticism as it was a soccer match that depended on players.
Korea ended up losing to Jordan 0-2 in the semifinal to end the challenge. Korea thus humiliatingly recorded zero effective shots against Jordan. Despite consecutive blood clots in the 120th minute overtime, Klinsmann led his team to a situation where players could not play.
Regardless of players' performance, Klinsmann's leadership has come under fire. Since taking office in March last year, Klinsmann has been under considerable criticism for his coaching process. As a national team coach, he traveled back and forth between the U.S. and Europe during a short period of time even if he stayed in Korea to check players. He was not trusted because he did not spend enough time in Korea to check with strangers.
Klinsmann has selected the Asian Cup as the starting point for his decision. After visiting Europe in September last year, he said, "The Asian Cup will be the reference point. If the results are not good, we have no choice but to go to the test. That is the coach's destiny," declaring that he will undergo an interim evaluation.
Now the results have come out. Worse yet, Klinsmann remains insincere despite his poor performance report card. "We need time to return to Korea to analyze in detail what we did well in this year's event and discuss what we need to secure," Klinsmann said after failing to advance to the semifinals. "The key is to prepare for the World Cup qualifying round as the North and Central America World Cup will take place in two years. It is urgent to analyze this event and prepare for the upcoming event."
It didn't take long for Klinsmann to change his words as he focused on analysis and improved the national team, instead of refusing to resign immediately. Upon arriving with the team, he said, "I will return to my home in the U.S., take a short break, and move on to Europe to watch other players play including Lee Kang-in, Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae. Of course, he said he would return home quickly to prepare for the second consecutive match against Thailand, adding, "It will be difficult for me to leave my seat for a long time."
"A national team coach has to go on many business trips and be different from a professional team coach. The way we work will not change. I respect your criticism. I would like to say that there will be no change in my way of working and the way I think a national team coach works," he added. 토토사이트
Public sentiment worsened due to his stance that he would continue overseas business trips for unknown reasons. It is questionable how meaningful a review meeting of the Asian Cup, which is held without a head of the team, would be. It is time for Klinsmann to participate and write a report that frankly contains variables and achievements from the preparation process for the Asian Cup. However, when Klinsmann leaves for the U.S., he is highly likely to fall into a "table discussion" as he has to fill in the evaluations made by the power reinforcement committee members, which were not present in the venue, not the experiences of the team involved.
Therefore, the meeting of the power reinforcement committee is expected to coincide with Klinsmann's assessment of his future course of action. As the basic duties of the national team coach have been postponed, the committee will likely discuss whether it can continue to appoint the baton. Opinions gathered by the committee will be transmitted to the executive team including Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, leading to a final decision.
