A German media outlet has published a fictionalized interview with Jürgen Klinsmann (59-Germany), who was fired as head coach of the South Korean national soccer team, criticizing his “telecommuting” and “self-aggrandizement.
In an article titled “I’ll never go to Pyongyang again!” on Tuesday (local time), TAZ quoted Klinsmann as saying, “I’ve become too Americanized,” adding, “Nowadays, office workers work from home. 홀덤사이트 Commuting time is not as important as it used to be,” he said.
“The coach has to be there,” Klinsmann said. When it was pointed out that even (Bayern Munich coach) Thomas Tuchel doesn’t coach in the Maldives, Klinsmann replied, “He’s in Munich and I can live with that. Do you know what it’s like in Korea? I don’t know, but I can guess.”
TAZ reported that Klinsmann said “there are very few flights between Los Angeles and Pyongyang” and “if you’re so interested in the south, go down there yourself. It’s not that far,” TAZ said, satirizing that he doesn’t even distinguish between North and South Korea.
In a fictional interview, Klinsmann said after the Asian Cup that “it was the best we’ve ever played,” adding, “It’s not our fault that the referee blew the whistle after only 90 minutes that day (against Jordan in the quarterfinals).
The South Korean national team has been nicknamed “zombie soccer” at the Asian Cup, as they have scored goals in stoppage time after regular time has expired on several occasions.
When asked which team he would like to instill a never-say-die mentality in next, Klinsmann replied, “We’ve already talked about Bayern Munich.”
The German Bundesliga champions have been in a slump lately, losing three straight games. On Nov. 21, it was reported that Tuchel would leave the club at the end of the season.
One sports outlet recently named Klinsmann as the next Bayern Munich manager, but the odds are stacked against him. Klinsmann took over in July 2008 and stepped down after nine months following a poor season that included a UEFA Champions League quarterfinal exit and a second-place finish in the Bundesliga. German media and soccer circles have labeled Tuchel “the worst Munich manager since Klinsmann”.
The interview was published in TAZ’s satirical section, which fictionalizes events or conversations. It was the same day that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the payment of farm subsidy cards and said, “Naturally, the payments will only be made in rural areas. No more grunts in rubber boots will be allowed to drive tractors into the cities.”