South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo slams Bayern Munich for not protecting Kim Min-jae as they should, leading to injury and missing the match against Korea.
South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo has criticised Bayern Munich over their handling of Kim Min-jae’s hamstring injury, which kept him out for two to three weeks with the problem, before the South Koreans called up Kim Ju-sung from FC Seoul to replace him, Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.
‘Unfortunately, Bayern Munich หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ did not protect the players properly to prevent injuries, so we had to play these important games without a key player. Kim Min-jae is a very important player, not only for his club, Bayern Munich, but also for our national team.’
“Just because the game is important doesn’t mean it’s right to have Kim on the pitch. There were warning signs since last year, and we knew that. We couldn’t have Kim Min-jae continue playing in important games because it would go against our principle of protecting the players, so we decided to rest him,” Hong Myung-bo said.
Criticism of Bayern Munich’s management has been aim at Vincent Kompany, with the Bavarians boss having plenty of chances to rest Kim Min-jae, but the Belgian has stuck with the Korean centre-back alongside Dayot Upamecano, who has been a regular starter this season.
South Korea are schedule to play two Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup against Oman and Jordan on March 20 and 25. The South Koreans currently lead Group B with 14 points from six matches.