Asian Cup Klinsmann, A Striker Cho Kyu-seong

Asian Cup Klinsmann “Cho Kyu-seong, A Striker who will Risk Death for a Goal Like me”

“He overcame his sluggish performance and scored a goal.

Expect to score in the game against Australia as well”

Two days less rest than in Australia… “The players have experience with their teams… It’s not a big problem.”

“I was a number 9 who would risk death for a goal.

Cho Kyu-sung (Midtjylland) was the same,” said Jurgen Klinsmann, the coach of the Korean national soccer team, smiling brightly at Cho Kyu-sung, who repaid his trust with a goal. 카지노

The Klinsmann conducted recovery training at the Al Egla Training Center in Doha, Qatar, on the 31st (local time).

The day before, Klinsmann won a dramatic penalty shootout against Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup.

Cho Gyu-seong, who had started in all three previous group stage games but was criticized for failing to score a single goal, came on as a substitute and scored a 1-1 equalizer just before the end of the second half of regular time, sending the game into overtime.

Coach Klinsmann, who met with reporters prior to training, did not spare praise for Cho Kyu-sung.

Coach Klinsmann, who was a world-class striker during his active career, said, “We are the number 9 (striker) who can breathe and live only by scoring goals.”

He added, “I was the number 9 who would risk death for a goal.

So was Cho Gyu-seong. “I overcame my slump and scored a goal at the next opportunity,” he said emphatically.

Even though public criticism arose toward Cho Kyu-sung, Coach Klinsmann did not lose trust in him.

Coach Klinsmann said, “Before the game, I told him, ‘You will score even if you don’t start,’” adding, “A striker must quickly forget about missed chances and focus on the next situation.

Although it was a little late, Cho Gyu-seong scored a great goal.

“I look forward to scoring once again against Australia,”

Klinsmann said. He will play Australia in the quarterfinals on February 2 at 6:30 PM (Korean time on the 3rd at 0:30 AM).

He is confident of winning the title.

Coach Klinsmann, who had set his sights on this, attracted attention even before the tournament when he told reporters and fans to "book your accommodation until the finals."

Even when he was doing poorly in the group stage, he repeatedly emphasized that they should extend their accommodations until the finals.

On this day, at the training ground, he said, "An option that cannot be cancelled.

A joking question was asked, “Can I make a hotel reservation?”

Director Klinsmann burst into laughter and said, “I know that we can’t ignore the ‘what if’.

“I can’t help but think that the outcome could be bad,” he said.

He continued, “Each leader may have slightly different thoughts.

“I learned from coach Franz Beckenbauer and other coaches that it is most important to set the final goal first,” he said.

“However, right now, we have to focus on the game against Australia.

We have to win the next game to take a step forward toward our goal of winning, said Coach Klinsmann.

Regarding left fullback Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk), who is recovering from an injury, Coach Klinsmann said, "I am happy that he is participating in team training in good health.

There is no problem with his physical condition at all.

“He will be given more playing time in the future,” he said.

Klinsmann used a three-back defense system in the first half of the Saudi game for the first time since his launch.

Coach Klinsmann said, “I think as a coach, you have to have several cards.

He was able to be organized in defense in the first half yesterday (through the three-back tactic).

He looked back and said, "We conceded goals early in the second half and needed a change, so we switched to a back four."

He continued, "We don't know what kind of opponent we will face in the future.

“I think we will have to wait and see whether the three-back will be used in the future,” he said.

The quarterfinals between Korea and Australia will kick off at 0:30 am on the 3rd, Korean time.

Korea had a bloody penalty shootout with Saudi Arabia, but Australia won 16 points.

They played the semifinals two days before Korea and finished the game in 90 minutes.

Korea is at a very disadvantage physically.

Coach Klinsmann said, "First of all, we need to check the players' condition

“We may seek changes after discussing with the coaching staff,” he said.

“There are many players who have experience playing in games every three days for their team.”

“The short rest day will not be a big problem,” he said.

On this day, the national team conducted light training with a focus on recovery.

All 26 Taegeuk Warriors came to the training ground, and the injured Moon Seon-min (Jeonbuk) went through rehabilitation training.

14 players, including Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae (Munich), who played for a long time in the previous day's game, underwent recovery training, and the remaining 11 players completed normal training.