Provided by OSEN | 2023.03.26 19:17
[OSEN=파주, 노진주 기자] Published training time is 15 minutes. Klinsman Ho’s training time was friendly. Coach Jurgen Klinsmann called Kim Min-jae (Napoli) with an exclamation.
The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Klinsman, returns to the Paju National Training Center (NFC) in the afternoon of the 26th and prepares for an evaluation match against Uruguay at Seoul World Cup Stadium two days later (28th).
South Korea, who had previously played Colombia in the ‘Klinsman debut match’ held at Munsu World Cup Stadium in Ulsan on the 24th with a 2-2 draw, is determined to win the match against Uruguay.
After the open training on the morning of the 25th, the team got a night out, spent time with their families, and returned that day.
It is a ‘return match’ between Korea and Uruguay. The confrontation between the two teams has been four months since they met in the first leg of Group H (0-0 draw) of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar World Cup group stage in November last year.
At that time, the result was a draw, but Korea, under coach Paulo Bento, won the match.
At the World Cup, Korea drew with Uruguay, which had an objective advantage, and raised hopes of advancing to the round of 16. As a result, they recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group, but Korea passed the group stage with Portugal ahead of Uruguay on multiple points.
However, Uruguay is still not an easy opponent. In the FIFA rankings, Uruguay is 16th and South Korea is 25th. Even in the previous A-match record, Korea is greatly pushed with 1 win, 2 draws and 6 losses.
However, Korea, which showed a performance comparable to Uruguay on the ‘big stage’ of the World Cup, is determined to continue its momentum at home.
If Korea wins, it is Klinsmann’s ‘No. 1 victory’.
However, there is a change in the call list. Kim Jin-soo (Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), who was originally on the list, withdrew due to a back injury during the game against Colombia. Seol Young-woo (Ulsan Hyundai) was selected as a replacement.
On that day, all 25 players came out to the outdoor training ground and received guidance from coach Klinsman.
The national team players, who warmed up lightly indoors and continued training outside at 6:25, warmed up by walking around the training ground. Afterwards, the three goalkeepers trained separately in front of one goalpost with goalkeeper coach Andreas Köpke.
The remaining 22 players were divided into 4 groups and had a basic warm-up time on the field side. On this day, the training release was 15 minutes. Full-scale tactical training was conducted behind closed doors.
The brief public training of the national team was harmonious. In particular, director Klinsman called Kim Min-jae a lot. It’s not just a name call. He added an exclamation.
Director Klinsman looked at Min-jae Kim and shouted “Mamma Mia, Min-jae Kim” and “Naples~ Min-jae Min-jae”. Minjae Kim, including some of the players he trained with, smiled. Mamma mia is an Italian exclamation.
It means that coach Klinsman knows too well Kim Min-jae, who is playing the role of an ‘iron pillar’ in his team Napoli.
[저작권자 @머니투데이, 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]