Former Korean national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann mentioned Son Heung-min again.
In a recent interview with the BBC, Klinsmann said of Son's Europa League victory, `I'm really happy. I'm so happy that Tottenham won after such a long time, and most of all, I'm really happy for the coach and the fans. "This is a very prestigious trophy. I watched the game with the coaches. It was a painful game, but it was well worth it for Tottenham fans. I'm happy."
Asked about Son's win with the Korean national team, Klinsmann replied, `Nearly the same thing happened with Son as Harry Kane won the league with Bayern Munich in Germany. This time, Son Heung-min lifted the Europa League trophy. "This is a fantastic thing to do," he said. "It's exactly the kind of achievement that players want to work hard for their entire lives. I'm really happy that both Son Heung-min and Harry Kane finally got their hands on something."
Klinsmann's mention of Son Heung-min is not a good thing for Korean soccer fans.
On the 10th of this month, Klinsmann appeared on CBS Sports' podcast and raised eyebrows by re-referencing the controversial 'table tennis gate' of the Korean national team.
Recalling the situation, Klinsmann recalled "The two players faced each other and there was a real fistfight"Lee Kang-in made a bad joke, and Son Heung-min hit him."
This happened at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup.
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At that time, South Korea expected a tremendous achievement of winning the Asian Cup, led by ultra-luxury overseas players such as Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in and Kim Min-jae, but was eliminated by Jordan in the semifinals. During the game, the players made a series of pass misses, and there was a lot of criticism about their performance as they did not work together.
This turned out to be due to a dispute between the players. The reason was that Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in, the captain of the national team, fought ahead of the match against Jordan.
Son Heung-min wanted the players to communicate together at the table ahead of the game, but Lee Kang-in started the problem when he woke up early to play table tennis.
As the two players collided strongly, Son Heung-min suffered a serious injury to his finger. Since then, the national team has been devastatedly defeated by Jordan, who is considered a relative underdog.
As the foreign media focused on this, Klinsmann said their fight was related to the elimination of the Asian Cup.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) dismissed head coach Klinsmann in February last year, holding him responsible for his shocking elimination from the Asian Cup. The KFA asked for a penalty for the remaining two years of the contract. The penalty is known to have reached about 7 billion won.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
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