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There was no choice but to show a forced smile. What Jurgen Klinsmann saw when he visited the stadium was the reversal performance of the national team he ruined.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, won the first A match in September against the U.S. national team 2-0 at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, on the 7th (Korea time).
From the first half, South Korea led the game and succeeded in winning. In the 18th minute of the first half, Lee Jae-sung attempted a through pass that broke down the back space of the defense to the left of the penalty area, and Son Heung-min shook the net with a shot while catching the ball. He also recorded the help. After receiving Kim Jin-kyu's pass in the 43rd minute of the first half, Son Heung-min created an opportunity at the gate with Lee Jae-sung and a one-two pass. Lee Dong-kyung finished with a sensational backheel and split the goal. South Korea succeeded in winning by two goals and a scoreless victory by blocking the U.S. offensive that led the second half of the attack to the end.
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Klinsmann also visited the stadium that day. I visited the stadium expecting the possibility of my son Jonathan Klinsmann. Jonathan Klinsman is a goalkeeper who plays for Chesena, a Serie B team in Italy, and unlike his father Klinsman, he chose the United States, his mother's nationality. In 2018, he was briefly called up to the national team and was listed on the national team list again for the first time in seven years, but he has no experience playing in A matches yet.
Jonathan, the backup goalkeeper of Gyeonggi Province, had no chance on the day. Mauricio Pochettino started Frieze, the existing main player. Due to the nature of the goalkeeper's position, it was difficult to expect a substitution, so I had to watch my son sitting on the bench.
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Moreover, the opponent was Korea. Klinsmann was appointed as the new head coach of the South Korean national team in 2023. As a player, he was a world-class striker who played well for Tottenham and Bayern Munich, but he was the worst player as a leader. While coaching the German national team, the U.S. national team, and Hertha Berlin, various criticisms poured in.
It was not much different in Korea. Starting with the controversy over working from home, the controversy over the interview continued. At the much-anticipated Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, he failed to win the title and showed no tactical capabilities at all. When he was dismissed after being eliminated from the semifinals, he continued to mention controversies when he was in the Korean national team.
The Korean national team completely overpowered the U.S. in front of Klinsmann and showed a different performance. It was a difficult result to imagine during the Clinsman era. It was just Klinsmann, who kept his usual laughter unreasonably due to Korea's performance and his son's absence.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
