2 February 14 news, according to British media reports, in the just-concluded Asian Cup, South Korean team star and Tottenham forward Son Heung-min had a conflict with teammate Lee Gang-in and others. Son Heung-min did not let the young players play table tennis. As a result, he and Li Gangren and others suffered a dislocated finger during the conflict. According to follow-up reports from Korean media, Son Heung-min and others also proposed to head coach Klinsmann that Lee Gang-in be kicked out of the national team, but the German did not agree.
According to the British "Sun" news, before the South Korean team lost 0-2 to Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-finals and was eliminated, Son Heung-min had a conflict with his teammates while eating, resulting in his dislocated finger, while Lee Gang-in and One of his teammates who clashed.
Sources said that some young players of the South Korean team finished their dinner quickly and were ready to play table tennis, but Son Xingmin asked these children to come back and sit down. An argument broke out between the two sides and was stopped. During the conflict, Son Xingmin's finger was injured and dislocated.
Subsequently, according to reports from many authoritative Korean media such as Korean media sbs, the Korean Football Association admitted that the "Sun" report about Son Heung-min and teammate Lee Gang-in's internal strife leading to finger dislocation was true.
Since then, Korean media Seoul Sports exclusively broke the news. Many people familiar with the situation of the national team said: Before the semi-finals with Jordan, many senior players of the Korean team communicated with head coach Klinsmann. Ask Klinsmann to exclude Li Gangren from the team roster. According to KBS news, Son Heung-min is also included.
However, Klinsmann has high hopes for Li Gangren and has entrusted him with important tasks in this Asian Cup, so it is difficult for him to accept this suggestion.
In the end, South Korea lost 0-2 to Jordan in the Asian Cup semi-finals. The South Korean team had zero shots on target. Lee Gang-in and Son Heung-min both started and played the entire game.
A senior official from the Korean Football Association said: "Even the chairman of the Football Association, Chung Mong-kyu, knew about this."
It was confirmed that the Korean team participated in the competition with a very divided internal situation, and more and more people criticized that, The failure of the Asian Cup was actually an expected result.
In response to this, netizens said, "Klinsmann is a fraud, he is nothing."
"Klinsmann didn't care about anything before. He watched several Korean games in the Asian Cup. It was really a fool's errand. Really." He is a kicker. Pushing Son Heung-min to the front line and letting him take the ball with his back is too much."
"The battle dramas of various Korean national teams are quite enjoyable."
"The key is that South Korea does not organize the midfield. Lee Gang-in can at least move in. Helping with the ball, it would be difficult to play without him."
"If it weren't for Lee Gang-in, South Korea wouldn't be able to qualify in the group. Sun Xing-min made a contribution in reversing the Australian game. His performance in other games is really not as good as Lee Gang-in."
"Klinsmann is wrong. He didn't even pay attention to the senior members of the team and allowed this little piece of trash to attack the authority of the big boss."
