South Korea Head Coach Blasts Bayern Munich Over Kim Min-Jae Injury

Head coach Myung-bo has called out the Bavarian side's handling of the situation, accusing them of not adequately protecting the player.

Unfortunately, Bayern Munich did not properly protect the player to prevent injury. So we've ended up in a situation where we have to play these important matches without a key player.Hong Myung-bo

The Taegeuk Warriors head coach continued:

Kim Min-jae is an extremely important player not only for his club Bayern Munich but also for our national team. Just because a match is important doesn’t mean it’s right to have Kim on the pitch. There have been warning signs since last year and we were fully aware of them.Hong Myung-bo

Myung-bo confirmed that they had made the decision to rest the player, coinciding with the national team's principles. Bayern Munich have confirmed he was playing with a problem, which is the main reason for upset from the national team

Min-jae will miss the World Cup qualifying games against Oman and Jordan. South Korea sit top of the standings by 3 points over Iraq with four games remaining.