Coach Jürgen Klinsmann speaks at an inaugural press conference held at the Paju Training Center (NFC) in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, on the afternoon of March 9.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) has decided to distribute the list of national teams to play in the A match evaluation match in September only in a press release without a press conference for coach Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany). In other words, he has not been able to immediately hear the coach’s explanation regarding the background of the selection of players that he has been able to hear at the same time as the announcement of the national team list.

The KFA announced, “The announcement of the roster for the September away friendly match will be distributed in a press release around 1 p.m. on the 28th.” Until now, when the list of the A national team was announced, a press conference was held in which the coach attended, but the press conference process was omitted. In addition to this time, Klinsmann and the KFA plan to continue to disclose the list only in press releases unless they announce the entry to participate in competitions such as the Asian Cup.

The official explained that Klinsmann came up with the idea, and the KFA accepted it and made a final decision. A KFA official said, “There are matches for the team between the time when the national team list is announced and the players are called up. In other words, there are variables that can change players due to injuries. Stories related to players or tactics can be told at the training ground after the call-up. Coach Klinsmann explained, “Is there a need to hold a press conference?” The KFA also accepted Klinsmann’s proposal and decided to skip the press conference.

The problem is that Klinsmann is already under intense criticism for controversy over his home and overseas trips. Director Klinsmann, who promised to live in Korea at the inauguration press conference, only stayed in Korea for less than half of his time since taking office, and spent most of his time in the U.S. and Europe. He is still staying at his home in the U.S. and conducting interviews related to European soccer with ESPN and others. In the midst of this controversy, as the head coach of the national team, the press conference to announce the list of national teams was omitted.

Director Jürgen Klinsmann, who is conducting video interviews with domestic media.

Director Jürgen Klinsmann, who conducted a video interview with domestic reporters from the 17th to the 18th.

Moreover, Klinsmann will head straight from the U.S. to Europe to hold UEFA-related events such as the UEFA Champions League (UCL) group draw ceremony and check European teams. Instead of coming to Korea for a press conference to announce the list of national teams, he immediately heads to Europe for UEFA-related schedules. This is why criticism toward director Klinsmann is bound to be strong.

The coach’s explanation of the background of the selection and exclusion of the national team and the plan to operate the national team, which has been held at the press conference, will be revealed only in the training ground interview a week after the list is announced. However, in this September’s A match, players, including coach Klinsmann, will be called up in Europe. It is reported that there are few domestic media outlets covering the area, so it may be difficult to hear director Klinsmann’s direct explanation of the list to be released this time. Now, the controversy over “disconnectedness” is also inevitable.

The Klinsmann will play Wales in Cardiff City, Wales at 3:45 a.m. on the 8th of next month , and then face Saudi Arabia at 1:30 a.m. on the 13th at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, England. It is Klinsmann’s first European warm-up match, with only four wins (2 draws and 2 losses) since its launch. 스포츠토토