South Korea’s Coach Reveals Secret to Team’s Qualification for Asian Cup Quarter-finals
German Jurgen Klinsmann, South Korea’s coach, revealed the secret of his team’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the 2023 Asian Cup, at the expense of the Saudi national team.
This came on the sidelines of the press conference after the Green Falcons bid farewell to the 2023 Asian Cup, which is being held in the State of Qatar, at the hands of South Korea.
The Saudi national team met on Tuesday evening with its counterpart, Samson, in the framework of the round of 16 competitions of the 2023 Asian Cup.
The Education City Stadium, in Al-Rayyan City, witnessed the course of the match, which ended with South Korea’s victory and qualification to the quarter-finals of the Asian Championship.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw, with Abdullah Redeef scoring for the Falcons, while Cho Guo-sung scored for Korea.
The match then resorted to extra time, which ended with the same result, going to a penalty shootout, which Korea won by 4 kicks to two kicks at the expense of Saudi Arabia.
The first comment from the South Korean coach after the victory over the Saudi national team
Jurgen spoke during the press conference after the match, saying: “We were late in the result and tried to come back, and we created many chances, but we deserved to qualify, because we made a great effort.”
He continued: “We have a professional mentality, and for those who say why you did not face Japan, we are paying the price for that with the match schedule and the short time between the two matches. We needed a longer period of rest.”
Regarding facing Australia in the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup, he concluded: “All matches are difficult, and the winning rate is 50%, but we are ready to compete and we want to enjoy this tournament.”
The Korean team was subjected to severe criticism, accusing it of avoiding topping its group, so as not to meet its Japanese counterpart in the round of sixteen of the tournament. Asian Championship.
