Legendary as a Player Failing as a Coach, Will Only Cleans Replace

Italian media Il Martino reported on the 24th (Korea Standard Time) that "Cannabarro will lead Kim Min-jae's national team. Cannabarro received an offer from South Korea."

South Korea's national soccer team failed to advance to the semifinals after a series of poor matches at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was confident of winning the championship before the event, showed his tactical limitations despite his superiority in performance throughout the tournament and eventually knelt down after suffering an 0-2 disaster against Jordan.

The public sentiment was fierce. Soccer fans demanded the replacement of Klinsmann and the resignation of Chung Mong-gyu. The Korea Football Association (KFA) also noticed the seriousness of the situation. Therefore, it was decided to dismiss Klinsmann on the 16th. At the time, Chairman Chung Mong-gyu said, "I am very sorry to disappoint many people as I did not meet expectations at the Asian Cup. As the head of the national team, I humbly accept criticism and apologize for the team." 메이저사이트

"After the Asian Cup, the association conducted a general analysis and evaluation of the national team. A power reinforcement committee was held to discuss it yesterday, and officials from the executive team were briefed and discussed today. At the meeting, the evaluation of the national team coach was mainly discussed. After comprehensively reviewing the opinions, the association decided to replace the coach," he announced his dismissal.

The team has started to appoint its next coach. The KFA has established a new power reinforcement committee and held two meetings on the power reinforcement committee on the 21st and 24th. In a briefing after the first meeting, Jung Hae-sung, the new chairman of the committee, said, "There were many opinions that an official coach should be appointed. Given the players' identification and duration, foreign coaches have been left open, but it seems that the focus is on domestic players."

They changed direction shortly after the second round of meetings. At the second round of meetings that took place on Monday, they reportedly agreed to seek an interim coach to take charge of Thailand's two consecutive games. Later, they took time to decide on a coach to lead the 2026 North-Central American World Cup, which will be held from the qualifying match of the FIFA World Cup in June.

Immediately after the meeting, Cannavaro was on the list. Soon after Klinsmann's replacement, coaches such as Senol Günesch and Steve Bruce were mentioned. In addition, Ballon d'Or winner Cannavaro was also mentioned.

Cannavaro is considered a legend as a player. He is one of the key figures in Italian "Catenaccio" (non-defense). He played for Napoli, Inter Milan, Juventus, and Real Madrid during his pro career. He ranked No. 1 at the 2006 Ballon d'Or, and received the fourth Ballon d'Or award as a defender.

However, his career as a coach is close to failure. He started his coaching career at Guangzhou Hengda in 2014. Since then, he has worked as a coach for Al Nasr, Tianjin Quanjian, the Chinese national team, and Benevento Calcho. He also won the title of the Chinese Super League in Tianjin in 2017, and the title of the Chinese Super League in Guangzhou in 2019. He also has the advantage of having a good understanding of Asian soccer as he spent most of his coaching career in Asia.

However, some are concerned that he might choose a coach based on his name's value again. Korea was already a legend when he was a player, but as a coach, Klinsmann, who experienced failure, was appointed as the head coach, resulting in the worst result.