Coach Hong Myung-bo of 'Iron Pillar OUT' made remarks → Local media also illuminated "conflict over player management"

Coach Hong Myung-bo of 'Iron Pillar OUT' made remarks → Local media also illuminated "conflict over player management"

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When Hong Myung-bo's national soccer team made a determined statement over the injury of "iron pillar" Kim Min-jae (28, Bayern Munich), the incident was also noted by local media in Germany.

German media Kicker said on the evening of the 17th (Korea Standard Time), "The Korean national team coach criticized Munich over Kim Min-jae's injury."

The media said, "Coach Hong Myung-bo publicly criticized Bayern Munich over Kim Min-jae's injury management." Kim Min-jae was confirmed to be absent for several weeks due to an Achilles injury, and Hong pointed out that Bayern Munich did not provide sufficient protection to prevent the player's injury."

"As you know, Kim Min-jae is a very important player both in Munich and in our team," Coach Hong Myung-bo told reporters ahead of the national team's call-up training held at the auxiliary stadium of Goyang Stadium on Wednesday. "As we did not protect players in Munich, we ended up playing without key players in our important schedule." "We already had warning signs of injury to Kim Min-jae. We were fully aware of that. However, under the current circumstances, it would not be right to include him in the team just because it is an important game for us."

Kicker highlighted Hong Myung-bo's remarks and added, "The coach's remarks criticized Munich for overworking Kim Min-jae and continuing to play in the game even when there was a risk of injury."

At the same time, Munich also added its position. "It is already known that Kim had a problem with his Achilles tendon. So we tried to control his load. We have to be careful not to overload him," Munich coach Bang Sang-Kompany said before the A-match break.

Regarding the incident, the media explained, "Kim Min-jae's injury problem has led to a conflict between Bayern Munich and the South Korean national team over player management." At the same time, he added, "The attention of soccer fans is focused on whether Kim Min-jae will be able to recover his injury and regain his normal condition as soon as possible." 바카라

Meanwhile, South Korea will play its seventh Group B match against Oman on Saturday in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and the U.S. at Goyang Stadium. It will face Jordan on Saturday at Suwon World Cup Stadium. If South Korea wins both home games, it can confirm its advance to the World Cup finals early on.