Korean national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann remains confident he can turn the team around and start winning games. In four matches that he was at the helm, the team failed to earn a victory.
Klinsmann said there were many positives they learned from the games. According to sports news reports, they could have won all the games. Also, Klinsmann said they were the better team during those games. In addition, they had more scoring opportunities than their opponents.
According to sports betting odds experts, the Korean national football team must become more clinical. Klinsmann became the team manager in February. However, he failed to earn a win with the team. They got two draws and two defeats.
Jurgen Klinsmann Looking for First Win with Korea
In his first two March games, he tied with Colombia and lost to Uruguay 2-2; this month, he lost to Peru 1-0 and tied with El Salvador 1-1. He has the dubious honor of becoming the first non-native coach in national team history to start 0-4. Paulo Bento, his predecessor, started with a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica.
In the first two games, Klinsmann mainly selected the same team that had played under Bento. According to Korean sports betting experts, he reshuffled the national squad and added fresh faces for June’s exhibition games. However, his efforts yielded no victories.
While certain players, notably Mallorca’s Lee Kang-in and regular captain Son Heung-min (who was mostly sidelined this month as he recovered from surgery), shone through, the team was not cohesive and ultimately failed to overcome its difficulties. With goals allowed in all four games (six total), the defense stands out as a significant weakness.
None of the other defenders could fill the void left by Napoli’s Kim Min-jae, who is gone for required basic military training this month. However, Portimonense SC’s Park Ji-su showed enough promise to be considered for regular selection soon. Although Klinsmann knows he needs to make some changes, he is committed to keeping his aggressive, attacking football brand in place.
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