Klinsmann Dreams of Winning for the First Time

Asian Cup Klinsmann Dreams of Winning for the First Time in 64 Years, Mancini Tries to Ruin it

Same age, born in 1964.

Even competing in Serie A for 3 seasons, only Klins has the upper hand when he is active.

As a leader, Mancini comes back from Saudi Arabia's solid defensive strength.

Good news for the return of Hwang Hee-chan and Kim Jin-soo as starters.

Korea under star coach Jurgen Klinsmann and Saudi Arabia under star coach Roberto Mancini will compete to advance to the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup. 카지노사이트킹

Korea will play the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup against Saudi Arabia at 1 a.m. on the 31st (Korean time) at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

This match is also attracting great attention as it is a match between the ‘big name head coaches’ of Asian soccer.

Italian coach Mancini is known to receive the highest salary among soccer coaches in the world.

He took charge of Saudi Arabia in August last year, and at the time, European media reported that his annual salary was up to 30 million euros (about 43.5 billion won).

Among the coaches participating in this Asian Cup, he is by far the ‘highest salary’.

According to Qatari media Alkas, the head coach with the second-highest salary after Mancini is German manager Klinsmann.

However, the annual salary he receives is about 2.8 billion won, less than one-tenth of Manchini's annual salary.

The two head coaches, who were born in 1964 and were of the same age and played active roles as strikers, once stood together on the Italian Serie A stage.

When Coach Klinsmann joined Inter Milan for his first overseas expansion in 1989, he competed with Coach Mancini, who was at Sampdoria, for three seasons.

During this period, Coach Klinsmann scored 34 goals in the league and Mancini scored 29 goals.

Looking at his entire career, Coach Klinsmann, who won the 1990 Italian World Cup and the 1996 European Football Championship (Euro 1996), has an advantage over Coach Mancini, who has not won a major trophy.

However, when it comes to managerial experience, the positions of the two are reversed.

Coach Mancini, who has won numerous trophies on the professional stage, including leading England's Manchester City to their first Premier League (EPL) victory, and gave Italy its first championship trophy in 53 years at Euro 2020, is recognized as a self-proclaimed 'master'.

However, Coach Klinsmann's only record of winning a major tournament was winning the 2013 North and Central American Gold Cup while leading the U.S. national team.

His professional team coaching experience is nothing short of shabby.

The two coaches, Saudi Arabia and Korea, have already faced each other in an evaluation match held in England last September.

At the time, Korea, which had been on a 5-game winless streak (3 draws, 2 losses) since Coach Klinsmann took office, won 1-0 over Saudi Arabia.

But things are very different now.

Mancini got off to a shaky start with 4 consecutive games without a win (1 draw, 3 losses), including the loss against Korea, but he definitely bounced back with 4 consecutive wins in international matches, and recorded 7 consecutive wins, including 3 games in the group stage of this tournament. It's in progress.

Coach Mancini is credited with upgrading Saudi football, which had previously relied heavily on individual player skills, with a highly complete defensive strategy that uses three backs and four backs.

Saudi Arabia displayed a salty defense in the group stage, conceding only one goal through a penalty kick.

On the other hand, Klinsmann advanced to the round of 16 after a poor performance, conceding a total of 6 goals in the group stage.

Saudi Arabia is significantly different in terms of completeness from the teams Korea faced in the group stage.

The match against Saudi Arabia can be said to be the true ‘first hurdle’ in the challenge of winning the title for the first time in 64 years.

Saudi Arabia's side attack, led by winger Salim Al-Dausari, who scored the comeback winning goal against Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup, is considered a strength along with a solid defense.

However, the fact that the front line attackers' scoring ability is low and the 'height' of the defensive line is inferior to Korea's is something that needs to be actively targeted.

Soccer commentator Han Jun-hee said, "If you look at the combination that has been the starting team so far, the height of the Saudi defense is not that high. Korea needs to score by utilizing air superiority in set plays."

In addition to defensive concerns, Klinsmann had many other areas that needed improvement.

The gap between offense and defense is too wide, making it difficult to develop a smooth attack, and the scoring ability of frontline resources is also low.

The return of injured striker Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) and left defender Kim Jin-su (Jeonbuk) is a positive factor.

Those who appeared as substitutes in the third match of the group stage returned to the point where they could play as starters in the round of 16.

Korea is recognized as the strongest team in the tournament in terms of players.

If Hwang Hee-chan and Kim Jin-soo's side revives, they can enjoy a good trend throughout the pitch.

Managing the condition of the entire team at the end is also important.

Klinsmannho looked very fit from the second game of the group stage. 메이저사이트 백링크

Commentator Park Chan-ha pointed out, "The third game between Korea and Malaysia (3-3 draw) had many aspects that could not be explained by talking only about strategy and tactics.

Conditions seemed to be a big issue."

Korea has a tight record against Saudi Arabia with 5 wins, 8 draws, and 5 losses.

In the FIFA rankings, Korea (23rd) is ahead of Saudi Arabia (56th).