Klinsmann's incompetence, how long should we wait to see...Shock + Worst 90 Minutes
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The South Korean national soccer team, led by coach Klinsmann, took the lead with Jung Woo-young's first goal in the 21st minute of the third Group E match of Qatar's 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup against Malaysia, which kicked off at Al-Wakra Al-Zanub Stadium in Qatar on the 25th, but allowed the reversal by conceding consecutive goals to Abdul Harim in the 6th minute of the second half and Arif Ayman in the 16th minute of the second half. Later, Lee Kang-in tied a free-kick equalizer in the 38th minute of the second half and Son Heung-min's penalty re-reversal final shot in the extra time of the second half, but gave up an equalizer again in the 15th minute of extra time in the second half to draw 3-3.
The outcome was completely unexpected. In the FIFA rankings, Korea was 23rd, and Malaysia was 130th, which was all too wide. Few people thought that Korea would draw in such a sweat. Moreover, Malaysia lost 0-4 to Jordan in the first match and lost 0-1 to Bahrain in the second match, failing to advance to the round of 16 teams early on. However, there was not much difference in performance between Malaysia and Korea in the match.
Korea ranked second in Group E with one win and two draws (five points). Korea will meet Saudi Arabia or Thailand in the round of 16. Bahrain ranked first and Jordan ranked third. The match against Malaysia was 90 minutes when Korea had a hard time, plunging to the third place. At the center of the match is Clinsman's incompetence.
Since taking the helm in March, Klinsmann has been mired in controversy over telecommuting. Observing and discovering many players while residing in Korea was the basic rule of a national team coach, but ignored the rule and said, "As a national team coach, he should not stay in one place but travel abroad," bragging that he will show his performance at the Asian Cup, so please take a look at him.
Controversy escalated as he even acquired a uniform from a star player in an overseas A match to give a present to his son, but he didn't take all criticisms lightly, asking him to look only at the Asian Cup. However, he proved his remarks were nonsense given that he could no longer afford to lose ground in the group matches.
Team Korea, which had overwhelmed Bahrain 3-1 with Lee Kang-in's one-man show in the match against Bahrain, was dragged along by Jordan due to its defense collapse in the second game before narrowly losing the match 2-2. The match against Malaysia was expected to be won lightly, but it was not. Due to easy play early in the second half, he was beaten by two goals in 10 minutes, and suffered an endless slump. Manager Klinsmann tried to change the mood by inserting substitution cards one after another, but it didn't work.
In the end, Lee Kang-in's left foot scored one goal and one assist in the match against Malaysia, saving Korea. With the players' fighting spirit added, Son Heung-min's penalty goal seemed to win and take a breather, but he lost another point and conceded three goals just before the end, resulting in a shocking result.
Klinsmann's soccer can be summed up as "help me play soccer." In other words, it is a so-called free soccer that demands players to display their skills to the fullest extent possible, including Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in, who play in Europe. Soccer fans call it "help me play soccer." If interpreted in reverse, it also means that the coach's tactical capabilities are not shown much. Many soccer fans and the public were worried about the upcoming match, but only the worst performance is being revealed as expected.