Coach Klinsmann loses control, the Korean team is about to have a big change

While the sadness of failure at the 2023 Asian Cup has not yet passed, Korean football fans have received more bad news. The brawl between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in right before the semi-final match against Jordan was exposed by The Sun newspaper, showing that there are many problems within the Korean team.

Specifically, according to The Sun , right after dinner before the 2023 Asian Cup semi-final, some Korean players, led by Lee Kang-in, left the dining area to play table tennis. Son Heung-min was not satisfied with Lee Kang-in's attitude because he thought the meal was an opportunity for the players to bond with each other. Son Heung-min asked his teammates to return, but Lee Kang-in ignored him.

Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in no longer look in the same direction

The two then argued and got into a fight. Son Heung-min grabbed his junior by the collar and Lee Kang-in punched Son Heung-min back. Players had to rush in to stop the two. According to the Korea Football Association (KFA), the fight was true, although "some information published in the press was inaccurate."

According to the Korean press, the above brawl did not simply stem from a personal conflict between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in, but also showed the dark side of the Korean team. After the fight between the two brightest stars of Korea at the moment, some veteran players went to see coach Jurgen Klinsmann and asked him to remove Lee Kang-in from the list. However, Mr. Klinsmann refused the request. Lee Kang-in was still in the starting lineup and he played very poorly. Captain Son Heung-min also did not play well when he "disappeared" in the middle of Jordan's defense.

Chosun newspaper said that the above incident affected the spirit of Korean players, leading to a bad match.

Korean media also said that the national team had been rift since before the Asian Cup, when there was a gap between the players playing in Europe and the group of players playing domestically. "Some stories like striker A showing an arrogant attitude, or the relationship between players A and B being very bad... have haunted the Korean team for a long time.

The Korean team is divided internally.

Even the scene of striker A colliding with a famous defender during training was exposed by reporters. The conflict between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in is just one of the scandals of the Korean team," Korean reporter Park Chan-joon affirmed.

More seriously, the Korean press asserted that coach Klinsmann had lost control of the national team. Some sources said that Mr. Klinsmann chose to remain silent, even though he knew about the fight between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in. The German strategist was also "accused" of favoring players playing in Europe, not caring about the K-League.

"Every team has conflicts, but the important thing is how to resolve them. That is the responsibility of the leader. The coach needs to be responsible for managing the players. However, coach Klinsmann has no tactics, nor does he have player management skills. There is no excuse for him," reporter Park Chan-joon shared about the internal situation of the Korean team.

Coach Klinsmann has not been able to settle the conflict between his students.

Korean media believe that this incident will spark many upcoming events in the national team. Recently, there was information that center back Kim Min-jae (currently playing for Bayern Munich) will retire from the Korean national team.

Son Heung-min also left open the possibility of leaving the team when he admitted: "I need to think about whether I can play for the national team in the future. The coach may not think about me anymore. I also don't want to mention the Asian Cup anymore," Son Heung-min shared. According to Yonhap News , these are very different shares from previous interviews of the striker currently playing for Tottenham.

The South Korean team was eliminated from the 2023 Asian Cup in the semi-finals, ending their long-standing thirst for the Asian championship. The Korean team will return to the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in March, with two important matches against the Thai team.

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