Korean football legend continues to criticize Lee Kang-in

" Lee Kang-in's parents and the elders who did not make an effort to teach him deserve to be 'whipped'. I am really glad that there are strict people like Son Heung-min. Adults must seriously think about what they should do ," Yonhap quoted Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun as saying.

The former striker just gave a speech at the award ceremony for the 18 best young players in Korea. This award is named after Cha Bum-kun himself. He spent many years playing in Germany for big teams such as Darmstadt, Frankfurt or Bayer Leverkusen. He won 2 European Cup Winners Cup championships with Leverkusen. The former player born in 1953 scored 58 goals in 136 matches for the Korean team and is the best scorer in history.

Lee Kang-in made a mistake of disrespecting his seniors.

Recently, the conflict between Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min has shaken the Korean team. The PSG midfielder did not follow the general discipline and did not respect his senior like Son Heung-min. Lee Kang-in also fought with Son Heung-min and caused the Tottenham striker to injure his hand.

Mr. Cha Bum-kun was disappointed: " After the 2023 Asian Cup, Lee Kang-in received a lot of criticism. I think there is no small thing that makes Korean fans so angry . Instead of being a good player, first of all, be a good person and know how to care for people around you. "

According to the 71-year-old former player, politeness and humility are the secrets that helped him and Park Ji-sung achieve success in Europe. He hopes that young players must maintain this tradition. Cha Bum-kun's son is Cha Du-ri - one of the stars of the Korean team at the 2002 World Cup. Coach Cha Du-ri is assistant to Jurgen Klinsmann at the 2023 Asian Cup.

" The current generation of young players think that Asian-style humility, sacrifice, or the spirit and responsibility of a Korean national team player are useless, and this will appear more in the future. But that is a weapon that we naturally inherited.

Even if young players don't know the importance of these things and try to throw them away, adults needto educate them and put these virtues in the hands of young players. They need to grow up and become respected people ," Cha Bum-kun concluded.

Mai Phuong

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