On the morning of February 14, the British website The Sun was the first to approach the coaching staff of the Korean team to reveal information about the incident. Just a few hours after the article was published, information about the fight suddenly appeared on the media pages of the "Kimchi Country". The KFA also confirmed that the information revealed by The Sun was true.
A KFA official told CBS: “The content reported by the media is generally accurate. We are really disappointed by the incident. It is terrible and has dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the players and the Korean people. The incident will definitely be clarified and disciplinary measures will be taken.”
After this information, Lee Kang-in was attacked by Korean fans. More importantly, the midfielder born in 2001 was preparing for the Champions League round of 16 match against Real Sociedad early tomorrow morning (February 15) and did not pay attention to the incident. It was not until the afternoon of February 14 that the 22-year-old player panicked and apologized.
KFA officials confirmed the incident happened exactly as the media wrote.
Korean fans are still not satisfied and continue to criticize Lee Kang-in. Sports Chosun wrote: "Korean people are still wondering if this news is true? Is the article about Son Heung-min breaking his finger true? Is Lee Kang-in a table tennis player? But after the KFA's statement, everything is clear. Don't think your apology will solve everything, Lee Kang-in! It's a shameful image for the Korean people. More importantly, it happened to our captain. It shows how bad the team's situation is."
According to CBS, in addition to Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min, two other players, defender Seol Young-woo and midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong, also participated in the fight. “Son Heung-min grabbed Lee Kang-in by the collar, and the PSG player was also not on the same page when he threw a punch in return, causing Son Heung-min to dislocate his arm. Seol Young-woo and midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong were also part of the incident. Such a bad image was revealed and shocked the home fans. The biggest stars in the team behaved in such a disappointing way,” CBS reported.
Korean media and fans do not believe that the biggest stars of the Korean team would behave like that.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Coach Klinsmann actually knew that the Korean team was divided into two factions before the 2023 Asian Cup. Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in were at the head of each group, which greatly affected the team's solidarity. However, Coach Klinsmann remained silent and could not completely resolve the problem.
On the day of the scuffle, the 59-year-old coach witnessed it and was provided with more information by his assistants, but he still did not resolve it. Before the semi-final match against Jordan, Son Heung-min asked coach Klinsmann to bench Lee Kang-in for his poor attitude, but the Korean coach refused this request. As a result, Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in did not have any communication on the field. The team's strikers did not have a single shot on target in more than 90 minutes and suffered a 0-2 defeat in the semi-final match against Jordan.
Coach Klinsmann knows the situation of the Korean team but continues to remain silent.
On February 15, the KFA will hold a meeting to discuss the rights and wrongs of not winning the 2023 Asian Cup. At the same time, the team's brawl will certainly be brought up for discussion. The coaching staff and players must explain all the details.
Coach Klinsmann has not made any statement about this fight. The German strategist is currently in the US and announced that he will attend the meeting on the 15th via online form. Korean fans are wondering what coach Klinsmann will say and whether the KFA will fire him or not.
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