Did Korean fans treat them like bridesmaids...Klinsmann gives shock advice to 英's national team →"Don't be swayed even if England has 56 million coaches"

Jul 04, 2024

Jurgen Klinsmann advised the England coach not to listen to the people's criticism. Klinsmann released a column advising Southgate on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time) through The Sun in England. He also advised not to be conscious of the eyes of fans in the process of making this decision. Klinsmann must have the courage to decide, even if he could hurt one or two minds. There are 56 million managers in England who want you to make various decisions. You must not be distracted from them. The team that started the tournament cannot be the same until the end, he said, leaving a comment that seemed to ignore the advice of the fans.

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Jurgen Klinsmann advised the England national team coach not to listen to the criticism of the people.

Klinsmann released a column advising Southgate on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time) through The Sun in England.

Klinsmann will want Southgate to play 4-4-2 against Switzerland. Ivan Toney and Harry Kane will plan to go two-top. I think this will work. Southgate should do it if he feels the same. It's time to make a decision in the tournament as a coach. We must not hesitate to make unpopular decisions,' he said, giving Southgate tactical advice.

In fact, England succeeded in turning the tables after the last round of 16 two-top conversion. However, it is unclear whether Klinsmann's tactical eye will really be meaningful. Klinsmann had already been criticized for his tactless football in the Korean national team.

He also advised not to be conscious of the eyes of fans in the process of making this decision. Klinsmann will watch from morning to evening and decide on his selection against Switzerland. Even if you can hurt one or two minds, you should have the courage to make a decision. There are 56 million managers in England who want you to make various decisions. You must not be distracted from them. The team that started the tournament cannot be the same until the end, he said, leaving a comment that seemed to ignore the advice of the fans.

Klinsmann had already shown an attitude of ignoring all the opinions of Korean fans when he was the coach of the Korean national team. Despite the controversy over overseas tours and performance, he gave only evasive answers, and he gave only answers that he did not understand himself to criticism from Korean fans. Since then, he has failed to win the Asian Cup, which he aimed for, and has been forced to be replaced.

It's also unclear whether it's really time to ignore all the fans' opinions, as Klinsmann advised Southgate.

England ended the group stage with one win and two draws, with England's victory over Slovakia in the previous round of 16, as well as a draw against Slovenia and Denmark in the group stage. Fortunately, he finished first in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals, but it was England's frustrating performance that angered fans.

Throughout the group stage, England did not show any performance suitable for the starting list, even though they formed the best starting lineup, including Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham. Fans complained strongly after the game, such as throwing a beer cup at Southgate.

But Southgate rather blamed the fans. "I'm not backing down," he said in a post-match press conference. The most important thing is for the fans to stay for the team"I understand what fans tell me. That's better than a story about the team." He said criticism of himself is better than negative stories about the team.

Then "But this criticism creates an unusual situation. I've never seen any other team reach the round of 16 and get this kind of criticism," he said, leaving a nuance that it was wrong to criticize when he advanced to the round of 16.

Klinsmann has already praised Southgate's maverick attitude before. He said 'Southgate could have gone straight to the locker room after the draw and screamed and got angry. Instead he went to England fans. And faced the situation and thanked them for their support. This is a strength of Southgate's character. It is one of the manager's responsibilities to prevent criticism from the players,' he said, claiming that Southgate made the right choice.

However, it is unclear whether Klinsmann's argument is really right. In the interview, Southgate was booed directly by fans, but rather pointed out that fans criticized the players, refuting "A strange atmosphere was formed". In addition, rather than criticism of the players, fans are expressing frustration with Southgate's tactics, so it can't be said that Southgate really showed strength.

Klinsmann often mentioned fans' support and excuses for his actions when he led the Korean national team in the past, and in this column defending Southgate, he also represented Southgate's situation through excuses for the situation rather than fans' thoughts.

Klinsmann's remarks are drawing attention with advice that is not helpful at all. It seems that he will also have to think about what advice Southgate really needs.

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