Lee Kang-in “I wish there was no criticism directed at individuals” “I will look back on myself first.”
South Korea’s Lee Kang-in breaks through in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup semifinal match between Jordan and Korea held at Al Rayyan Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on the 6th (local time).
Klinsmann midfielder Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), who lost to Jordan in the semifinals of the Asian Cup, appealed to the team to refrain from excessive criticism of players and coaches. “It’s everyone’s fault because we’re a team,” he said. “If you’re going to make a personal criticism, please criticize me,” he said.
The Korean national soccer team, led by Coach Klinsmann, lost 0-2 in the semifinals of the Asian Cup against Jordan held at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 7th (Korean time).
Korea, which attempted to win the championship with a squad of players active in the European big leagues such as Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae, and Hwang Hee-chan, was evaluated as having ‘an all-time power,’ but bowed its head after a miserable performance in which it did not hit a single effective shot.
Lee Kang-in of the Korean national soccer team scores the team’s third goal in the match between Korea Republic and Bahrain in Group E of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on the 15th (local time).
Lee Kang-in, who has established himself from the future of Korean soccer to the present, played an active role as a key player for Klinsmann in this tournament.
He started all matches with the coach’s absolute trust and scored three goals, including a wonderful free kick, in the group stage. However, in the important knockout tournament, he remained silent due to the opponent’s concentration and was left disappointed.
After finishing the competition, he said, “First of all, I would like to thank my colleagues who fought with me on the ground, and the manager and coaching staff who believed in me from the beginning until now.”
He then asked people to refrain from excessive criticism of specific players and coaches.
Lee Kang-in said, “What I would like to ask many people is not to criticize specific players or coaches. Rather, please criticize me. It was the team that lost, and it was the team that did not perform well. Personal criticism is not appropriate. “We must work together to help our national team develop further and move in a better direction,” he said.
Lee Kang-in promised to improve further through this competition.
He said, “I felt a lot during this competition,” and “I still lack a lot. “I will look back at myself once again,” he said.
Lee Kang-in said, “I am sorry and sorry to all the soccer fans who have shown so much interest and support so far,” and emphasized, “I will work harder to improve myself and play the soccer fans want in the future.” 섯다
