2024-02-14 18:30:05
Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in. / Park Jae-man, Sports Chosun Reporter, News 1
Is this why he was so reckless? Ahead of the Asian Cup soccer semifinal match once morest Jordan, juniors including Korean soccer team captain Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) and Lee Kang-in (23, Paris Saint-Germain) got into a physical fight following an argument, and in the process, Son Heung-min’s finger was dislocated and he had to tape it. It was revealed that the game had been played.
British popular newspaper The Sun reported on the 14th, “Tottenham star Son Heung-min suffered a dislocated finger during an argument with colleagues at a dinner table the day before the semifinals.” The Korea Football Association also admitted to this report, “Something like that happened.”
The entire incident can be summarized as follows through The Sun’s report and the Football Association’s explanation. The day before the semifinals, some young players, including Lee Kang-in, Jung Woo-young (25, Stuttgart), and Seol Young-woo (26, Ulsan), ate dinner early and played table tennis. Then, captain Son Heung-min got up first at a meal that was supposed to be a team unity time and scolded him for taking personal action, and an argument broke out. In the process, Son Heung-min, who was enraged by his juniors’ rude attitude, grabbed Lee Kang-in by the collar, and a commotion broke out as Lee Kang-in fought back and threw a punch. At that moment, while the surrounding players were trying to stop the two, Son Heung-min injured his finger. The British Daily Mail also reported, “Son Heung-min complained to Lee Kang-in, who stood up first, and the argument escalated into a violent physical fight.”
Son Heung-min, who injured his finger, played once morest Jordan on the 7th with white tape wrapped around his right index and middle fingers. A soccer insider said, “During the tournament, there was a conflict between Lee Kang-in and senior members such as Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae (28, Bayern Munich) and Hwang Hee-chan (28, Wolverhampton),” adding, “Lee Kang-in, who grew up in Spain, is one of the players who learned soccer in Korea. “They said they clashed often because they were emotionally different from each other,” he said. After this incident, senior players visited Coach Klinsmann and requested that Lee Kang-in be excluded from the selection once morest Jordan, but Klinsmann did not accept this.
The word in the soccer world is that the conflict between the new and old generations within the national team is actually an old story. A group of players in their 30s including Son Heung-min, Kim Young-kwon (34, Ulsan), Kim Jin-soo (32, Jeonbuk), and Lee Jae-seong (32, Mainz), a group born in 1996 including Kim Min-jae, Hwang Hee-chan, and Hwang In-beom (28, Zvezda), Lee Kang-in, Jung Woo-young, and Seol. It has often been said that a group of people in their early 20s, including Youngwoo, Oh Hyun-gyu (23, Celtic), Yang Hyun-jun (22, Celtic), and Kim Ji-su (20, Brentford), gather separately each time they train. The relationship between the overseas faction and the domestic faction is also awkward. The fact that European players rented a chartered plane at their own expense to return to Korea early following the World Cup qualifier once morest China in November last year is an example of this gap. At the local Asian Cup training ground, a European striker was seen getting angry by kicking the ball at a K-League defender, saying he was pushing too hard.
In March of last year, when Son Heung-min posted a message on social media saying, “It’s an honor to be selected for the national team,” Kim Min-jae suddenly unfollowed Son Heung-min’s account (cancelled his subscription), sparking rumors of a feud between the two players.
As the report caused a stir, Lee Kang-in posted on Instagram, “There was an article reporting that he had an argument with Son Heung-min ahead of the Asian Cup semifinals. We have caused great disappointment to the soccer fans who always support our national team. I’m really sorry. I should have taken the lead and followed my brothers’ instructions, but I’m just sorry for showing a bad image to soccer fans. “I apologize to the many people who were disappointed by me,” he wrote. However, he did not apologize to his senior Son Heung-min and his national team teammates, who were actually involved in the physical fight, causing another backlash.
Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu and Coach Klinsmann
With this incident, Klinsmann’s leadership was put on the chopping block once more. When he took charge of the national team, he was evaluated as a manager-type head coach who was good at motivating players and excellent at communication, although his tactical capabilities were somewhat lacking. However, it is pointed out that even this may have been insufficient as a result. The association will hold a power reinforcement committee meeting at 11 a.m. on the 15th to evaluate the results of this Asian Cup. Coach Klinsmann, who left for the United States, where his home is located, on the 10th, two days following returning home from the competition, is scheduled to participate in the meeting via video. It is expected that a full-fledged discussion will take place on this day regarding Klinsmann’s future.
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