Recruitment of a coach for the U.S. national team, which is 180 degrees different from that of Korea. Rejecting Klopp → Switch to Plan B → Pochettino + Zidane + Lampard. active contact movement with candidates
Jul 12, 2024
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Maurizio Pochettino, Frank Lampard and Zinedine Zidane are on the list. There is not much chance, but there is also Pep Guardiola, the Manchester City manager.
The Athletic and ESPN, a U.S. sports media outlet, said on the 12th (Korea time) 'The U.S. national team picked Jurgen Klopp as its next head coach. I made contact, but unfortunately I was refused.
The U.S. national team is in a state of emergency. The Copa America disaster came out. The United States, which was the strongest in North and Central America, was in Group C in the Copa America group qualifying round, but was eliminated.
It lost to strong power Uruguay and lost to Panama, which was rated one-down. They beat Bolivia, the weakest team, but lost 1-2 and finished third in Group C. It was out of the preliminary round.
The U.S. immediately replaced Greg Berholter. It is looking for a strong head coach who can entrust the North Korea-China World Cup.
Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola are on the list. The U.S. has already raised about $5 billion (about 6.9 trillion won) to host the World Cup and wants to bring in a world-class master.
However, Klopp refused. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is very unlikely.
The United States is immediately implementing Plan B.
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The BBC reported 'The United States raised $5 billion in short-term funds for World Cup success, and one of the keys to success is the competitiveness of its national team. The U.S. is likely to bring a world-class master, and CBS and ESPN also reported that it is surprising to host the World Cup in an article about the disaster of Copa America. However, to succeed, the U.S. national team needs to do well. There is a definite example. With the elimination of the Copa America qualifying round held in his country, Americans' interest in Copa America ended early. Depending on the performance of the U.S. national team, the success of the World Cup varies greatly. Of course, the U.S. national team should do better than it does now.'
For the success of the North Korea-China World Cup, the focus is on the opinion that the national team should have strong competitiveness and bring in a world-class master at this point.
The manager's salary is not a problem. According to the BBC, Berholter's annual salary is about $1.6 million (W2.2 billion), but it is far from world leaders. However, the U.S. soccer team has the funds and the determination to spend if it brings in a world-class master.
It is a marked difference from the decision to head the national team as head coach Hong Myung-bo after Korean soccer.
U.S. national team rejected by Klopp. Plan B is being implemented.
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