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South Korea FA unload on Jurgen Klinsmann's multiple failings in brutal sacking statement

The South Korea Football Association were scathing in their reasoning to sack Jurgen Klinsmann after their Asian Cup failure earlier this month

Jurgen Klinsmann was subject to a brutal statement from the South Korea FA who sacked the German after their Asian Cup failure
South Korea were unceremoniously knocked out of the Asian Cup following a shock defeat to Jordan(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

Jurgen Klinsmann was subject to a brutal statement from the South Korea FA who sacked the German after their Asian Cup failure.

The former Tottenham Hotspur star managed South Korea for a year but was fired on Friday (February 16) over a week after their shock 2-0 semi-final defeat to Jordan.


The 59-year-old's tenure was scolded Korea Football Association president Chung Mong-gyu who called the manager's leadership qualities into question when announcing his sacking in a press conference.


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"The KFA has decided to change the national head coach following a comprehensive review,” he said. "Klinsmann has failed to display managerial capability and leadership expected of a national head coach in areas ranging from tactics, personnel management to work attitude and others required to bring about competitiveness to the team.

"Klinsmann’s attitude and competitiveness as head coach has fallen short of people’s expectations and it was agreed that this would not be improved going forward, so we have decided to change leadership ahead of 2026 World Cup qualifying games."

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Jurgen Klinsmann consoles Son Heung-min
Klinsmann was accused of 'failing to display managerial capability and leadership'(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

A 2-0 defeat by Jordan, a side ranked 87th in the world, was the last straw for the South Korea FA as Klinsmann thanked fans for their support in a statement that was released prior to his official sacking.

"Thank you so much for all your support taking us to the semi-final of the Asian Cup and an incredible journey over the last 12 months with not losing 13 games in a row," Klinsmann wrote in a post to Korean fans on his social media accounts.


South Korea suffered a shock loss to Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-final
South Korea suffered a shock loss to Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-final (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-Min during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 10, 2024
Son Heung-min reportedly suffered a dislocated finger when trying to break up a fight with his international team-mates (Image: CameraSport via Getty Images)
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Despite being considered as one of the pre-tournament favourites, the nation staggered into the knockout stages after winning just one of their three group fixtures. They then eked past Saudi Arabia and Australia on penalties and extra-time before falling to Jordan in the semi-finals.

Discontent among the South Korea squad was reported with captain Son Heung-min reportedly suffered a dislocated finger after attempting to break up a fight between his international team-mates revolving around Paris Saint-Germain star Lee Kang-in.

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