The Korea Football Association (KFA), which has been criticized one after another for ‘working from home’, coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who has not been able to win an A match after taking office following the controversy over the ‘snatch pardon’ in April, is making a skit again. are creating

The Korea Football Association 메이저사이트 announced on the 16th that “the 2023 Hana One Q FA Cup semi-finals and finals will be held on November 1 and 4, respectively.”

Previously, the FA Cup semi-finals between Jeonbuk Hyundai and Incheon United and Jeju United and Pohang Steelers were scheduled to be held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium and Jeju World Cup Stadium on the 9th, but all were postponed.

The match between Jeonbuk and Incheon was postponed in the aftermath of the 2023 Saemangeum World Scout Federation Jamboree. At that time, as Typhoon Kanun landed on the Korean Peninsula, the Jamboree Organizing Committee announced that it would change the closing ceremony and K-Pop Super Live Concert to Jeonju World Cup Stadium instead of the campsite.

However, the K-Pop concert was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, and the already postponed Jeonbuk-Incheon match could not be held in Jeonju, and the association announced that the schedule would be announced later.

The Jeju-Pohang match was postponed an hour before the start of the match, citing concerns over the safety of players and spectators when the match was forced due to the influence of Typhoon Kanun.

Afterwards, the association announced that it had reached an agreement by holding a video conference with the four clubs ahead of the semifinals on the 14th to adjust the FA Cup schedule, and as a result, the semifinals would be held on November 1st and the finals would be held three days later.

However, in the process, it was revealed that, contrary to what the association initially conveyed, the schedule was unilaterally confirmed and notified to the four clubs. In the meantime, the word ‘agreement’ was also omitted from the association’s first press release.

In April, the association pardoned 100 people who were subject to disciplinary action for various misconduct under the name of grand integration in the soccer world. Since then, the vice-chairman and directors have resigned en masse, saying that they would carry out a complete overhaul.

Recently, the negligence of Klinsmann’s men’s soccer team coach has been controversial. Coach Klinsmann has played all four A-matches in Korea since taking office in March, but has not won one.

However, coach Klinsman went to the United States and Europe frequently. Then the arrow of criticism was directed at the association. Criticism has arisen again that coach Klinsmann, who had already caused controversy over working from home while coaching the German national team, was hastily appointed while only looking at his reputation as a player.

Then, as if conscious of this, the association held a video press conference between director Klinsman and the media on the morning of the 17th, but this was also done in the form of participation by only some media, so it was difficult to hear his voice and thoughts.

In addition to this, it is only questionable whether the association, which has already heard criticism several times this year, is really willing to make changes while carrying out an administration in the form of notifying the FA Cup schedule.