In the Beijing time zone on February 21st, the Chinese soccer world was in a state of flux as a bombshell news quickly spread. The Korea JoongAng Ilbo newspaper provided an in-depth report on the latest developments of former South Korean national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann, which sparked a great deal of concern. It was reported that Klinsmann, who has just stepped down from the South Korean team's managerial position, is expected to be the next helmsman of the Chinese team, a news that has undoubtedly injected a shot in the arm for the national soccer team.
As we all know, the national football team in the Asian Cup journey is over, Jankovic's stay and go become suspenseful. According to multiple sources, the FA has quietly launched a coaching replacement program, with Cui Kangxi, Queiroz, Ivankovic and Petkovic among the favorites. However, with Klinsmann's name surfacing, the FA's selection list seems to have added new possibilities.
According to Joongang Ilbo, Klinsmann, who has been on the list of candidates for national team coach since the CFA fired Jankovic last month, has been left vacant. It is worth noting that Klinsmann's salary is not exorbitant, which is exactly what the CFA can accept. In comparison, his annual salary was as high as 2.9 billion won (about 15.45 million yuan) when he was with the South Korean national team.
From the Central Daily News report, it is clear that Klinsmann has become a candidate for the new coach of the national soccer team, and his advantages in coaching the national team are more obvious compared to Queiroz and Ivankovic. After all, Klinsmann has played in the same group as the national soccer team and has a deep understanding of their tactics and players.
It is worth mentioning that South Korea beat the national soccer team 3-0 in the preliminaries, which annoyed the new head of the Football Association, Song Kai. In an interview, Song Kai expressed his hope that one day a German coach would take charge of the national soccer team and beat South Korea 4-0 in the tournament. As a result, after South Korea's dismissal, domestic media have speculated that Klinsmann will likely coach the national soccer team.
Now, a report in the authoritative South Korean media outlet Joongang Ilbo further confirms the speculation, and one can't help but speculate whether Klinsmann will join forces with the national soccer team's leading scorers Wu Lei and Zhang Yuning, as well as his former South Korean teammates, to make a name for himself. How likely do you think this is?
