{"id":23686,"date":"2024-02-03T07:07:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T04:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/23686\/son-klinsmann-embrace-south-koreas\/"},"modified":"2024-02-03T07:07:55","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T04:07:55","slug":"son-klinsmann-embrace-south-koreas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=23686","title":{"rendered":"Son, Klinsmann embrace South Korea&#8217;s &#8216;zombie football&#8217; tag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Son, Klinsmann embrace South Korea&#8217;s &#8216;zombie football&#8217; tag\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After equalizing in injury time before triumphing in extra time in the Asian Cup quarter-final against Australia, South Korea&#39;s play was dubbed &#8220;zombie football&#8221; by their fans, a team that refuses to die.<\/p>\n<p>It&#39;s a nickname that coach Jurgen Klinsmann is happy with, although he would much prefer his team to win their next match within 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny nickname suits me!\u201d  Klinsmann laughed after the match.<\/p>\n<p>Trailing 1-0 thanks to Craig Goodwin&#39;s first-half volley on Friday night, the Taegeuk Warriors&#39; furious attempts to come back eventually saw Son Heung-Min brought down by Lewis Miller with seconds remaining at Al Janoub Stadium , opening the door.  for Hwang Hee-Chan to equalize from the spot in the 96th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Miller then equalized Hwang on the edge of the box during extra time and Son fired a free kick past Maty Ryan into the Socceroos net in the 104th minute to seal a comeback <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> and a semi-final showdown with Jordan on Tuesday next.<\/p>\n<p>It was the fourth consecutive match in Doha in which Korea found the net after the 90 minutes had expired, hence their now nicknamed Zombie as they seek to end a 64-year World Cup drought. &#39;Asia.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Son Heung-Min and coach Jurgen Klinsmann embrace after another dramatic victory for South Korea in the Asian Cup. <cite>Zhizhao Wu\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As for how his team can find it in themselves to continue to pull themselves back from the brink, and why they keep finding themselves in a position where they need it?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#39;s a wonderful group of players. It&#39;s a very good team,&#8221; Klinsmann said.  &#8220;Maybe because the expectations in Korea, back home, are to bring this title home after more than 60 years, maybe it comes to mind a little bit to say &#39;Oh, what if &#39;wasn&#39;t the case&#39;?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So maybe it stalls them a little bit in the first half. Then we go down and we all know now [we need to] go forward.  And then <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> speeding things up.  They are starting to create chances.  They are starting to have ball movement that we always want to see from the start.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When it&#39;s still zero-nil, maybe we worry too much. I always tell them not to worry. It&#39;s all psychological. It&#39;s a fantastic experience. And now we are in the semi-final. We know we still have two games to go and hopefully make this country proud.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But you can see in the players&#39; eyes how much they want to do for their country, their families and their friends [proud]&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Having also made a complete change in Korea&#39;s penalty shootout win over Saudi Arabia, Son has now racked up 510 minutes &#8211; not counting stoppage time &#8211; across Korea&#39;s five matches, scoring three goals and winning a match-saving penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The Tottenham Hotspur superstar, however, has few worries when it comes to fatigue or zombies, not when there is a chance of bringing an Asian crown home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat seems important to me is that we win,\u201d he said.  &#8220;One thing I can say with confidence is that it just helps us stay even stronger. Playing 120 minutes. It&#39;s painful. It&#39;s difficult. It&#39;s not easy. But the state of The spirit the boys show, it just makes us think together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I think I can confidently say that our strength is in what we want. We&#39;re all in this together. So I think that&#39;s what&#39;s really important, the spirit that we show. I think that This is what people really need to focus on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#39;s more about mentality. It&#39;s more about mentality and what you think in your head. You play for your country and there should be no excuses. There should there be no excuse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After tomorrow there will be only four left in Doha. Four teams will stay in Doha and out of the four teams only one will win a trophy. Our team will fight for the trophy and now there should be no excuse for the fatigue, \u201cFatigue, whatever it may be, should have no excuse.  I&#39;m just going to get the trophy to take home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Son, Klinsmann embrace South Korea&#8217;s &#8216;zombie football&#8217; tag\u060c After equalizing in injury time before triumphing in extra time in the Asian Cup quarter-final against Australia, South Korea&#39;s play was dubbed &#8220;zombie football&#8221; by their fans, a team that refuses to die. 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