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“The players decided the tactics.”

South Korea coach Jurgen Klinsmann is smiling while looking at the pitch during the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup semifinal match between Jordan and Korea held at Al Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on the 6th (local time).

It was claimed that if the Korean national soccer team had only reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, coach Jurgen Klinsmann could have been fired without penalty.

On the 7th, Kazu Kakiuchi, a reporter for the Japanese media outlet Sponichi, opened up on his X (old Twitter), saying, “I heard interesting information from an official of the Korea Football Association.”

He continued, “It’s about Coach Klinsmann, whose future is drawing attention after losing to Jordan.” He added, “It appears that the Asian Cup semifinals were the minimum goal (in the contract terms), so it seems impossible to fire him. “If he had been eliminated in the quarterfinals, it appears he could have been dismissed without penalty.”

He also said, “Coach Klinsmann’s contract seems to have two and a half years left, and the penalty seems quite high,” and “Klinsmann was also mentioned as a candidate to coach the Japanese national team.”

He also added, “It seems like the players plan all tactics from the bottom up.”

Coach Klinsmann caused controversy over the lack of tactics throughout this Asian Cup. Korea set an ambitious goal of winning the title for the first time in 64 years, but finished the group stage uneasily with 1 win and 2 draws. Although they achieved a dramatic victory in the round of 16 and the quarterfinals with an equalizer just before the end of the second half, they did not record a single effective shot in the semifinals. I couldn't do it and packed my things shabby.

Soccer experts voiced criticism, saying, “Coach Klinsmann must admit that he was wrong.” There were many stars worthy of being called the best of all time, such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), but the dominant criticism is that the head coach was unable to unite them in the end.

Director Klinsmann's annual salary has not been disclosed precisely, but is estimated to be around $2.2 million (2.9 billion won).

Soccer commentator Park Moon-seong said in an interview with YTN on the 7th, "I don't know how much the penalty is, but something that can be prevented with a small amount may be prevented too much later," and expressed the idea that it is right to fire him immediately even if it means paying a penalty. 토토사이트