[파이낸셜뉴스] The phrase “bottle and give medicine” seems to be used only in this situation.
Whenever he publicly criticizes a player and makes him a scapegoat, he now shows his support for Kim Min-jae, raising suspicions. It looks like they are trying to appease Kim Min-jae because they need him right now.
Bayern Munich (Germany) coach Thomas Tuchel, who publicly criticized Kim Min-jae, the core of Korean football defense, in an interview, saying, “He plays greedy defense,” suddenly changed his attitude 180 degrees and’ to support. According to APTN, an affiliate of the Associated Press, Coach Tuchel mentioned Kim Min-jae in a press conference held on the 3rd (local time) before the away match against Stuttgart in the 32nd round of the Bundesliga Football- German Professional Football 2023-2024. .
Minjae Kim started for a long time in the first leg (2-2) of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League (UCL) semi-final against Real Madrid (Spain), but he made two mistakes, giving Munich an excuse to concede two. notes.
Coach Tuchel said, “There are different styles of football. Kim Min-jae is a player who defines himself by defending very aggressively and taking the ball away first.” He continued, “He paid the price twice in a top-level game against Real Madrid. But it’s clear why (Kim Min-jae)) did it,” and added, “These mistakes came from good impulses. That’s why I only lightly (?) point them out.” he explained.
He added, “Of course, there will be criticism regarding the content (of the game), but continuing to support it is an easy decision (for me),” adding, “I just need to hold back Kim Min-jae . a little.”
Coach Tuchel’s attitude is completely different from the press conference against Real Madrid, where he pointed out harshly the mistakes of Kim Min-jae.
At the time, Coach Tuchel said, “Kim Min-jae should not be so aggressive in defense. Too greedy. There is not too much pressure on the ball. I just think it’s too easy. “So no one can help him,” he criticized publicly.
In particular, Kim Min-jae was used as a scapegoat for the draw, to the point where he repeated the phrase “I defend too greedily” three times in an interview. Of course, it is true that Kim Min-jae had a disappointing performance, but it would be irresponsible for the head coach to place all the blame on Kim Min-jae. The reason why Kim Min-jae was appointed was because he was the director himself.
Kim Min-jae’s fans also strongly criticized in response to Tuchel’s comments. A malicious post appeared saying “Send Kim Min-jae to North Korea”, and Kim Min-jae went through a difficult time publicly apologizing to his fans in Korea, saying “I’m sorry.”
Kim Min-jae, who joined Munich before this season, appeared to have settled into the team in the first half of the season, but was benched in the second half as he lost his starting place to Eric Dye, who transferred from Tottenham (England).
An injury to another starting full-back, Matthijs De Ligt, gave him a chance to make a comeback recently, but he showed a nervous performance in the match against Real Madrid, which caught the attention of football fans, and was heavily criticized by local people. media.
jsi@fnnews.com Reporter Jeon Sang-il
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