Klinsmann's Dismissal' Chung Mong-gyu "Humbly Accepts Criticism
Klinsmann's Dismissal' Chung Mong-gyu "Humbly Accepts Criticism... Reorganizes National Team"
“A new power strengthening committee was formed and a manager was appointed… The new manager’s virtue of ‘making the team as one’ is important.”
Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, who made the decision to fire national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, apologized for the results of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup and promised to reorganize the national team.
Chairman Chung held a press conference after an executive meeting at the Soccer Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 16th and said, "I am very sorry for disappointing many people by failing to meet expectations at the Asian Cup.
As the head of the organization that runs the national team, I am sorry."
“I humbly accept the criticism and reprimands leveled at the association and offer my apology,” he said.
The Football Association held an executive meeting on the same day to discuss and dismissed Coach Klinsmann after the National Team Strengthening Committee, an advisory body, recommended the replacement of Coach Klinsmann the day before. 카지노사이트
The national soccer team under Coach Klinsmann has recently been criticized by the public for failing to win the Asian Cup due to poor performance and internal strife.
Coach Klinsmann, who had been criticized for his frequent outings and attitude throughout his tenure, eventually no longer gained trust and left in less than a year.
Chairman Chung, who emphasized that "it is time to reorganize the national team," accepted his responsibility, but added that he would proceed with forming a new power strengthening committee and appointing the next coach, etc., without making any specific mention of his future actions.
Meanwhile, the executive meeting that day started at 10 a.m. and ended around 12:30 p.m., and Director Klinsmann was notified of his dismissal by phone.
It was originally announced that Chairman Chung would announce the results directly to reporters at around 2:40 p.m., but before that, at around 1 p.m., Coach Klinsmann posted a message on social media hinting at his farewell, making his dismissal known first.
Afterwards, the press conference was also postponed to 2:30, and Chairman Chung suddenly entered the conference room less than 2:25 and immediately began presenting his statement.
The following is a Q&A with Chairman Chung.
- Ultimately, it was the association and the president who appointed Coach Klinsmann.
Due to the wrong appointment, Korean soccer wasted a year and the system collapsed.
How will you take responsibility?
I think the overall responsibility lies with the association and me.
We will evaluate the cause in more detail and devise countermeasures.
- With the dismissal of Director Klinsmann, a penalty issue arose. How will financial resources be raised?
And how will the reinforcement committee be formed?
Matters related to termination of supervision (contract) must be discussed with a lawyer.
If a financial contribution arises, I will think about what financial contribution I can make.
The Chairman of the Power Enhancement Committee has not discussed it yet.
We will discuss it later and reorganize it.
- What are your plans for appointing the next commander?
There has been no discussion about the nationality of the next coach.
We will form a power strengthening committee and appoint a director as soon as possible.
- The issue of the future of the chairman comes up a lot. Do you have any intention of resigning?
Will you run for a fourth term next year?
First of all, there seems to be a misunderstanding in the selection process of Coach Klinsmann.
The same process was followed when former coach Paulo Bento was appointed.
In the case of Coach Bento, the 1st and 2nd choice candidates delayed or refused to answer, so he was decided on the 3rd choice candidate.
When appointing Coach Klinsmann, the list was narrowed from 61 to 23, and Power Strengthening Committee Chairman Michael Müller interviewed 5 people.
Afterwards, he conducted a second interview with the first and second place winners, and ultimately decided on Klinsmann.
And you seem to be very interested in my reappointment. At the 2018 Football Association General Assembly, the Articles of Incorporation were changed to limit the president's term to three consecutive terms, but the Korea Sports Council and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism did not approve this provision at the time.
I will replace my answer with that.
- How do you plan to resolve the conflict between Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Son Heung-min (Tottenham)?
Domestic players camped for 70 days starting December 26th last year, and the rest of the players from Europe came on January 2nd and 3rd, and nearly 50 male players camped for more than 40 days.
This happened in a situation where everyone was sensitive while playing 120-minute games in a row, and it often happens in teams.
In times like these, I think that worrying too much about right and wrong can make the wound worse.
The media and fans must also help.
They are all young people.
I hope you can help me heal well.
- Disciplinary or preventive measures.
We looked at the provisions on grounds for disciplinary action.
Since he is not a member of our team, I think the only possible punishment is not being called up to the national team.
I think we will need to discuss plans once the national team coach is appointed in the future.
It is not a good situation to keep dividing the national team into individual groups by dividing them into domestic groups, overseas groups, seniors born in 1992 and above, and those born in 1996.
It is important to make the national team one team.
I think that will be one of the important virtues of the next director.
I think the reason they collapsed at such an important milestone in the Asian Cup was because they couldn't come together as a team.
Rather than picking on each one, I will use this as an opportunity to discuss with the new coach how the young players can grow further and become one team.
