토트넘 감독의 농담 “소니, 이번에도 아시안컵 준우승하길”

The two, who met as enemies in the 2015 competition, led Australia to second place against Korea.

Coach Anger Postecoglou, who leads Tottenham Hotspur in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL), hoped for Son Heung-min to finish second in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. Instead of Korea, I cheered for my home country, Australia, to win.

The British media 'Daily Mail' reported this in an interview with director Postekoglou on the 28th (Korean time).

Tottenham will no longer be able to use captain and key striker Son Heung-min from January next year.

Son Heung-min has been called up to the Korean national team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann and will participate in the Asian Cup held in Qatar.

If Korea, which is considered a strong candidate for the championship, makes it to the finals, it will experience a power leak for about a month.

Nevertheless, Coach Postekoglou said, “I value participating in the Asian Cup very highly and think it is important,” and added, “Just as many Europeans consider the European Cup to be important, the same goes for the Asian Cup and the African Cup of Nations.”

At the same time, he said, “I hope Sony (Son Heung-min) takes second place after Australia again. He also joked, “If that happens, I will be very happy.”

Coach Postekoglou led the Australian national team to victory at the 2015 Asian Cup held in Australia.

At that time, Australia's opponent in the final was Korea, where Son Heung-min was playing. Korea, which was trailing 0-1, took the game to overtime thanks to Son Heung-min's dramatic equalizer in extra time in the second half, but lost 1-2 and ended up in second place.

This is why Director Postekoglou expressed it as ‘again'. It appears to have been a half-serious, half-joking expression of hope that Son Heung-min, a key resource, would reach the finals, but that his home country, Australia, would reach the top.

Meanwhile, on this day, Klinsmann announced the list of 26 players to participate in the Asian Cup, forming a team of elite players including Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich). 메이저사이트 백링크

Klinsmann-ho, who has been preparing in Korea since the 26th, will continue training until the 31st.

16 players, including domestic players who completed the K-League schedule and overseas players who completed the first half of the schedule, began conditioning with a focus on physical training at a hotel in Seoul.

On January 2nd next year, we will depart for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where a training camp will be held. At this time, overseas players such as Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in join to form a complete team.

After completing the final mock test against Iraq on the 6th, they will move to Qatar, the site of the decisive battle, on the 10th.

Korea (23rd in FIFA rankings), located in Group E of the group stage, is aiming for its first win in 64 years since winning the 2nd tournament in 1960.

Klinsmann will face Bahrain (15th, 86th), Jordan (20th, 87th), and Malaysia (25th, 130th) in the group stage of this tournament. 슬롯사이트