According to Korean news site Money Today , midfielder Lee Kang-in had problems with his teammates while attending the 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup.
" The comments of the Korean U20 players at the World Cup 5 years ago are being reviewed. They said that the team had many conflicts because of Lee Kang-in - the youngest at that time. He crossed the line by swearing. Lee Kang-in's attitude was problematic from very early on ," wrote Money Today .
Lee Kang-in has conflicts with many teammates.
The opinion of a group of Korean U20 players was echoed by the author. The players who spoke up included Oh Se-hoon (Asan Mugunghwa FC), Cho Young-wook (FC Seoul), Hwang Tae-hyun (Ansan Greeners) and Um Won-sang (Gwangju FC).
" Lee Kang-in was unusual. He used to joke around with his seniors but sometimes he crossed the line. I can't give an example but sometimes we had to put up with him because the tournament was going on. We were also sensitive and angry ," striker Cho Young-wook recalled.
Um Won-sang was somewhat upset. He recounted that Lee Kang-in once cursed at him and asked him not to say bad things, even though the player tried to keep quiet. At that time, Um Won-sang could only tell the story of Cho Young-wook. Striker Oh Se-hun described Lee Kang-in as " not normal, often going over the line and having been punished many times ".
Meanwhile, former South Korean U20 captain Hwang Tae-hyun said: " It's not about whether Lee Kang-in is normal or not, he has a different culture than us. We grew up in different environments and tried to understand each other. But I have my own personality and often have to call him aside to talk privately ."
Earlier, Yonhap News reported that a conflict had occurred between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in right before the Asian Cup semi-final. During dinner before the match against Jordan, some players including Lee Kang-in, Seol Young-woo, Jung Woo-young ate quickly, then left to play table tennis.
When he heard Lee Kang-in and his friends making noise, Son Heung-min went over to warn them but only received a challenging attitude from Lee Kang-in. Son grabbed Lee by the neck and was then punched by the PSG player. The captain dodged. Others rushed in to stop him. Son later dislocated his finger.
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