Jurgen Klinsman♕n's broad smile is part oꩵf his charm.
After losing their semi-finals to Jordan the coach of South Korea, Jurgen Klinsma𒁏nn warmly congratulated Jordan coach Hussein Ammouta on the field with a smile
Jurgen Klinsman♕n's broad smile is part oꩵf his charm.
But on Tuesday in Qatar, the South Korea coach was left to explain why he was grinning after his team suffered a painful defeat in the semifinals of the Asian Cup. (More Football News)
Klinsmann ♈warmly congratulated Jordan coach Hussein Ammouta on the field after his team produced a big upset with a 2-0 win at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadiu🥀m.
Perhaps a little too warmly.
“For me it's normal to congratulate the other coach when his team was better in a game. I think this is a sign of respect,” Klinsmaꦦnn said when questioned about his post-game reꦛaction.
“They deserved this win today. They were the better team, but this is for me totally🐻 normal. If you say I shouldn't smile, give somebody a smile that d🃏eserves a compliment in that moment, maybe we have different approaches.”
There has been criticism of Klinsmann and Sou🌠th Korea's performances in reaching the semifinals. His tactics wer♍e questioned and the general impression is that he should have done more with such a talented squad, led by Tottenham forward Son Heung-min.
So it may have been jarring for s🌃ome to see him smile as cameras focused on him after the final whistle against a Jordan team ranked 64 places below Sout🔯h Korea in FIFA's rankings.
He could then be seen see🌟king out Ammouta, who was celebrating on the fie🌠ld with players and staff.
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It remains to be seen what the fallout will be after defeat to Jordan, which had never reached the semifinals of the Asian Cup before an♕d had only advanced to the round o𓄧f 16 as one of the best third-placed teams in the group stage — behind South Korea.
“I am very disappoint⛦ed. I'm angry because we should have done better tonight,” Klinsma⛄nn said.
"We we▨re not existent the first 20 or 30 minutes. That's why I'm saying we give them respect 𓆉because they were better they wanted it more.
“But when the game is over and𒁏 I congratulate another coach and you smile just because of him personally and you congratulate him. I think it is not a big deal🃏. I am certainly not walking around tonight and smiling all over the place. There were reasons why we lost this game. We have to accept those reasons. If the other team showed more on the field, which they did, then you have to give them respect.”