Coach Shin Tae-yong advises Son Heung-min to forgive Lee Kang-in

" I know both of them well. I hope that when we meet again, Son Heung-min, as a senior, can be generous with Lee Kang-in. As for Lee Kang-in, he must admit his mistakes to his senior, who is also the eldest brother of the Korean team. Both of them should lower their egos ," coach Shin Tae-yong told a TV channel in Korea.

The 53-year-old coach did not hesitate to point out that Lee Kang-in still "thinks short-term and makes youthful mistakes". Mr. Shin led Son Heung-min at the 2018 World Cup and has a good relationship with the captain of the Korean team.

Son Heung-min is at odds with Lee Kang-in.

A few days ago, Yonhap News reported that a conflict occurred between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in right before the Asian Cup semi-final. During the dinner before the match against Jordan, some players including Lee Kang-in, Seol Young-woo, Jung Woo-young ate very quickly, then left to play table tennis.

When he saw 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's neck and was then punched by the PSG player. The captain dodged. Others rushed in to stop him. Son later dislocated his finger.

The incident caused Lee Kang-in to be heavily criticized because he insulted his senior Son Heung-min, the player considered the number 1 star of Korean football. The PSG midfielder was also "dug up" about his past when he used to swear and insult many teammates at the U20 Korea.

" 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 a very early age ," wrote Money Today.

A series of brands in the land of kimchi have just canceled contracts with Lee Kang-in, causing him heavy economic losses. On the sports front, both Lee Kang-in and Son Heung-min face the possibility of being removed from the Korean national team's training list for the next two matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Mai Phuong

Source: https://vtc.vn/hlv-shin-tae-yong-khuyen-son-heung-min-tha-thu-cho-lee-kang-in-ar853887.html