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| The Korean national soccer team conducted training at Al Agla Training Center in Doha, Qatar on the 4th (local time). Coach Klinsmann and Son Heung-min are preparing for training. Doha (Qatar) = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2023.02.04/ |
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Another person who harasses Tottenham captain Son Heung-min appeared. That's Jurgen Klinsmann.
Britain's TBR Football reported on the 19th (Korea time) 'Clinsman pointed out the problem Tottenham will solve after winning against Coventry'
Tottenham are having a difficult time recently, facing their second season under Enze Postecoglou. Tottenham, which did not perform well in the transfer market, won a 4-0 victory over Everton after the draw against Leicester City in the opening match, but collapsed after losing all the matches against Newcastle and Arsenal in the following league.
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Along with Tottenham's sluggishness, all kinds of criticism and criticism are pouring out from the outside. Tottenham captain and ace Son Heung-min couldn't avoid the arrow either. Some fans posted a message on social media saying, "'Son Heung-min is a shameful claim', 'Domination doesn't win, stupid. He's probably the worst captain of all time', 'There's no leadership on the field. You should leave your seat to a man of authorityHe even argued that the captaincy should be deprived.
The set-piece problem also occurred again. As set-piece losses against Arsenal became a problem, there was a flood of criticism over Tottenham's repeated set-piece losses from the second half of last season. British media insisted that Postecoglou come up with a quick solution and improve the set piece.
Concerns over the performance grew when the team finally came from behind to win against Coventry City, a second division (championship) club in the third round of the League Cup after the Arsenal match. In this situation, an unexpected figure pointed out Tottenham's situation. It was Klinsmann.
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TBR Football said: "'Klinsman was not happy with the particular things he saw about Tottenham and expressed his opinion. He found a problem Tottenham needed to fix through his managerial instincts after the League Cup game. He said in an interview that Tottenham's set-piece defense was a matter of attitude.
Klinsmann told ESPN that "there's something that needs to be fixed" and "set pieces, especially corner kicks, were the problem. You have to try to solve the problem. It's a matter of attitude. I don't think it's necessarily a discussion of zones, sweatshirts, or anything like that. The players have to deal with it. Make sure the ball is in the correct position as it flies into the box"He made a shocking claim that the players should solve the problem and that it was an attitude problem."
Klinsmann analyzed the problem by blaming Tottenham's set-piece defense problem, which has continued since last season, entirely on players' lack of concentration, that is, players. It was an argument that the players should improve it.
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However, it is difficult to simply bring down the repeated set-piece problem to the players' concentration problem. Already, various analyses and reports in the British media have argued that the active improvement of Tottenham's team and Coach Postecoglou will be important. Unlike other high-ranking clubs, Tottenham has also been pointed out several times that it does not hire professional set-piece coaches. In the end, contrary to Klinsmann's argument, the solution to the problem depends on whether Postecoglou makes efforts.
Along with Tottenham's sluggishness, Klinsmann also added his opinion and drew attention. However, it seems clear that Tottenham's decision and rebound in performance are the only factors that will reverse the situation, regardless of the argument for a solution.
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