Klinsmann, who is only silent three weeks before the opening of the Asian Cup
The national soccer team, led by head coach Jürgen Klinsmann, will compete in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, which will open in Doha, Qatar on January 12 and aims to win the title for the first time in 64 years. South Korea, which belongs to Group E, will play in the group qualifiers against Bahrain (January 15), Jordan (January 20) and Malaysia (the 25th).
It is only three weeks before the opening of the Asian Cup, but the countermeasures for the Hwang Ui-jo incident are unknown. Hwang Ui-jo, who is under police investigation for illegal filming of sex, has been suspended from his national team qualification. The situation is growing out of control, with the person who distributed Hwang Ui-jo's video and threatened him being found to be his brother-in-law. There is virtually no chance that Hwang Ui-jo's situation will be resolved within three weeks and he will return to the national team.
Whenever there was a problem, Klinsmann said, "I will make a result at the Asian Cup," and asked me to wait. Regarding Hwang Ui-jo's situation, which is greatly shaking the national team's power, he only said, "I respect the decision of the Korea Football Association." At this point, when Hwang Ui-jo's joining is virtually impossible, he has to make an announcement about Plan B, but he is still silent.
Coach Klinsmann, who is currently in the U.S., is responding kindly to U.S. fans regarding Son Heung-min's Tottenham match as an ESPN panelist who is paid for his work. However, he has neglected his duty as a coach of the Korean national team, which is his main job. He should elaborate on his position on the Hwang Ui-jo crisis and his plan to appoint an alternative player.
The Korean national team will hold its first convocation training session in Korea on the 26th. The Korea Football Association will announce the list of domestic players for its training on the 18th. If Klinsmann chooses "K-League scoring king" Joo Min-gyu as Hwang Ui-jo's replacement, he will be included in the list on the 18th. Or he can select a player from a position other than the striker.
The final roster for the Asian Cup will be released in late December. If Hwang Ui-jo is selected for the convocation training and tested, he will have to show impressive performances for a week to be included in the final roster.
The Korean team will depart for the United Arab Emirates on Jan. 2 next year, and start adapting to the Middle East. Overseas players will join the team. Korea will hold its last warm-up match on Jan. 6 ahead of the Asian Cup there.
If Klinsmann chooses another overseas player to replace Hwang Ui-jo, he will join the national team there in January. As time is running out for players to work together, chances are high that Klinsmann will recruit a substitute from among the players he previously selected. Strikers can select only Cho Kyu-sung and Oh Hyun-kyu, and reinforce the remaining vulnerable positions. This is because there are various alternative cards, such as Son playing as a one-top.
Korea will enter Qatar on Jan. 10. After winning two consecutive Asian Cup titles in 1960, Korea has had no championship for 63 years. "I will bring out results at the Asian Cup," Klinsmann claims to have won the Asian Cup championship for the first time in 64 years.
The national team coach is a place where a heavy responsibility is given. If you spit out words, you have to take responsibility. If Korea, which has many of the best world class members ever, including Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in, fails to conquer Asia, coach Klinsmann should take responsibility purely.
If Korea fails to produce the desired result, only Clinton should be prepared to take off her clothes. How desperately is Clinton preparing for the event.