Korean Football Federation proposes to fire coach Klinsmann

On the afternoon of February 15, the professional council (called the National Team Strengthening Committee) of the Korea Football Association (KFA) held a meeting to evaluate and analyze the team's performance at the 2023 Asian Cup. This agency proposed to fire coach Jurgen Klinsmann, waiting for KFA President Chung Mong-gyu to make the final decision.

Mr. Hwang Bo-kwan - KFA Technical Director - said: " The committee determined that coach Klinsmann is no longer able to take charge of the team for various reasons. We agreed that a replacement is needed."

Regarding the failure at the 2023 Asian Cup, Mr. Hwang said: " Even though we met Jordan again, the team lacked tactical preparation and lacked observation and proper use of players. Coach Klinsmann said that the discord between Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min affected the team's performance without admitting the lack of tactical preparation ."

Coach Klinsmann

In addition, the reports of the professional council also show that coach Klinsmann is not qualified to lead. The German strategist does not understand the internal conflict correctly, and seems to ignore opinions about work attitude when he spends little time in Korea. He is mainly in the US and works remotely. This makes the Korean public doubt the effectiveness of the work that Mr. Klinsmann does.

" The Korean Football Association will consider firing coach Klinsmann as soon as possible and then carry out further procedures, such as appointing an interim coach ," Mr. Hwang added.

KFA President Chung Mong-gyu has been criticized for arbitrarily appointing coach Jurgen Klinsmann without following the selection process. If the German coach is fired, the KFA may have to pay a total of up to 4.5 million USD in compensation. This figure is equivalent to 3.7% of the Korea Football Association's 2024 budget. His contract runs until the end of the 2026 World Cup.

Before today's meeting (February 15) of the professional council, several groups of Korean fans came to the KFA headquarters to call for the dismissal of coach Klinsmann.

Van Hai

Source: https://vtc.vn/ldbd-han-quoc-de-nghi-sa-thai-hlv-klinsmann-ar853327.html