One man’s happiness is another man’s suffering: This saying may well have occurred to those in charge at FC Bayern on Tuesday evening. The German record champions’ tense personnel situation could improve more quickly than expected.
Jürgen Klinsmann complained that he was “disappointed” and “angry” after the sensational 0-2 defeat of the South Korea team he coached in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup against outsiders Jordan: “We had the big goal of getting to the final.” He now “plans to analyze this tournament and talk to the Korean association about what was good and what wasn’t so good. There is still a lot of work ahead of us,” Klinsmann continued.
At FC Bayern, where Klinsmann had a rather disappointing stint on the sidelines in 2008/2009, people may have felt not only astonishment but also a little relief at the South Koreans’ elimination.
The reason: Min-jae Kim, a regular central defender for the German record champions, is with South Korea in the continental competition. The elimination in the semi-finals now allows the 27-year-old to return earlier, who was only able to watch the game against Jordan due to his suspension.
FC Bayern with Min-jae Kim against Bayer Leverkusen?
“Bild” claims to have learned that Kim will fly back to Munich on Wednesday at 1:25 p.m.
The newspaper speculates that Kim could take part in team training on Thursday and Friday and of course also be available for the Bundesliga summit between FC Bayern and league leaders Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
Coach Thomas Tuchel would be only too happy to welcome his protégé early. Especially since Bayern’s defense is particularly tight. Recently, two other defenders, Dayot Upamecano and Alphonso Davies, were injured.