Korean national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann was humiliated. He was the only head coach of a team that advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation AFC Qatar Asian Cup, but Klinsmann's name was excluded from the list of best coaches selected by foreign media.
The U.S. media ESPN selected 11 players who performed the best at the Qatar Asian Cup on the 12th and the best coach who showed impressive leadership.
Media outlets selected four best coaches Hussein Amuta Jordan Tintin Marquez Qatar Amir Galenoy Iran Petar Sheggert Tazikistan. Among them, Jordanian coach Amuta was selected as the best coach.
The teams that advanced to the semifinals at the Asian Cup are Korea, Qatar winner, Jordan junior and Iran. Among the four national teams that advanced to the semifinals, Klinsmann is the only coach who failed to be nominated as the best coach.
Coach Shegert, who made the quarter-final miracle with Tajikistan in his first appearance in the tournament, was more highly praised than Klinsmann, a strong team with Son Heung-min Tottenham and Kim Min-jae Bayern Munich who advanced to the semifinals.
Unlike Lee Kang-in Paris Saint-Germain and Seol Young-woo Ulsan HD, ESPN reported that Lee Kang-in Paris Saint-Germain and Seol Young-woo Ulsan HD are the best offensive midfielders and left-back players, respectively. In other positions, Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae and Cho Hyun-woo Ulsan HD were listed as the best players.