# Asian Cup Captain Son Heung-min’s spectacular ‘body gag’… Klinsmann raised the mood
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Klinsmann's captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham) boosted the team's mood with a flashy 'body gag'.

The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, trained in preparation for the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup round of 16 against Saudi Arabia at the Al Egla Training Center near Doha, Qatar, on the morning of the 27th (local time).

Korea scored as many as 6 goals in the group stage and finished with 1 win, 2 draws, and 2nd place in the group. **[파워볼게임](https://www.powerballsite.com)**

Although they were considered 'favorites', they only drew 2-2 with Jordan and 3-3 with Malaysia, ranked 130th in the FIFA rankings.

Because the performance is so poor, criticism is rising toward coach Klinsmann and the players.

It is said that immediately after the game against Malaysia on the 25th, the team's atmosphere calmed down significantly.

Coach Klinsmann broke the ‘bad trend’ by granting a break without training on the 26th.

Perhaps that's why the expressions on the faces of the players who showed up at the training ground that day didn't seem that dark.

[Son Heung-min](https://writeupcafe.com/nba-james-curry-match-up-comedy/) appeared as an ‘atmosphere maker’.

Before training, five or six players, including him, took turns shooting at the mini goal.

Son Heung-min stepped up as ‘goalkeeper’.

He spread his arms and blocked the shot with an exaggerated gesture.

One time, when a ball flew towards his upper body, he fell down in a funny pose.

His colleagues burst into laughter.

During training, Son Heung-min's voice was particularly loud.

He always did this at the training ground when the national team was going through a bad time.

At the press conference after the Malaysia game, he appealed to the media and fans to “protect the players and not shake them.”

Before training, [Coach Klinsmann](https://www.cakeresume.com/portfolios/short-track-park-ji-won-returns-to-korea) had the players stand in a circle and spoke for about 7 minutes.

After his speech and full-scale training began, the cloudy sky cleared and bright sunlight illuminated the ground.

All 26 Taegeuk warriors came to the training site.

Among them, 25 players trained normally, excluding Lee Ki-je (Suwon), who injured his hamstring (muscle behind the thigh) in the second game of the group stage.

Lee Ki-je trained separately from the mandatory trainer on one side.

A representative of the national team said, “Jinsu Kim (Jeonbuk) and Heechan Hwang (Wolverhampton), who returned from injury in the third game, are also in good physical condition now,” and added, “Compared to right after the Malaysia game, the team atmosphere seems to have definitely improved.”

The round of 16 match between Korea and Saudi Arabia will be held at [Al Rayyan's Education City Stadium](http://bioimagingcore.be/q2a/824634/national-soccer-team-captain-son-heung-min) at 1 a.m. on the 31st, Korean time.