The elimination in the Asia Cup in the semifinals was a hard blow for South Korea. In a tournament in which Japan and Son and company’s own team were the two big favorites, Qatar ended up lifting the title and proving that football goes beyond individualities and great talents like the Tottenham player himself and Kangin in the case of Korea or Kubo, Mitoma and Minamino in the case of the samurai. The tension became such at some point during the tournament that, according to Carrusel Deportivo, the two great stars of the ‘Asian tigers’ came to blows.
Kang-in Lee potentially faced a loss of one million in advertising revenue, and was asked to be excluded from the South Korean team entirely.
As revealed by The Sun, The incident between the two came after several of the younger members of South Korea they will have dinner quickly to be able to enjoy ping-pong games. At that moment, Son, who had already been bothered by this situation on some occasions, He made it clear that this was not the way to act in a tournament of that type and that the dinners should be used to be united and create bonds.
The fight that generated the controversy
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According to reports, Son and Lee were involved in an ‘altercation’, after the captain of the Spurs and his older classmates were offended by a group of younger players leaving dinner early to play table tennis. Son then confronted the younger players for “harming morale and tradition,” which led to Lee punching his captain and dislocating Son’s finger in the process.
The captain’s public apology
Son / Tottenham
These are the statements of Son Heung-min on his Instagram account @hm_son7
“Hello, I’m Son Heung-min.”
Today I want to address a somewhat serious and difficult.
Kang-in has sincerely reflected on his actions and apologized wholeheartedly. with me and with all the players of the national team.
Me too I made many mistakes and showed undesirable behaviors when I was young, but each time I received the keen advice and teachings of good elders, which I believe have led me to where I am today.
To ensure that Kang-in never repeat such misconductall of us players, as senior members and leaders of the national team, We will provide special support to help Kang-in become a better person and player.
I don’t think I handled the situation well and I recognize that my actions deserved criticism. However, as a captain, I believe it is one of my duties to take such unpleasant actions for the good of the team. Even if I encounter the same situation again, I will act in the best interest of the team. However, I will strive to lead my teammates more intelligently and wisely in the future.
Since that incident, Kang-in has been going through a very difficult time. Please forgive him with a generous heart. As captain of the national team, I sincerely ask for it.
Furthermore, lThe rumors circulating about the division within the selection national have nothing to do with the truth. We have always strived to see one team and one goal. Despite receiving so much love through football, I am truly sorry for causing such a disturbing problem.
In the future, we will work even harder to ensure that the national team of South Korea be strengthened from this experience.
One more time, I sincerely apologize as captain of the South Korean national team.
2024-02-21 18:55:54
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