2024-04-02 07:56:37
British media revealed that Son Heung-min (Tottenham), captain of the Korean national soccer team, fractured his finger while fighting with juniors ahead of the Asian Cup semifinals. As a result of confirmation by the Korea Football Association (KFA), it was true that there was a fight between players and that Son Heung-min was injured in the process.
British media ‘The Sun’ reported on the 14th (Korean time), “Korea suffered a shocking defeat in the semifinals of the Asian Cup against Jordan,” and added, “Son Heung-min suffered a dislocated finger in a fight with a teammate the day before being eliminated from the Asian Cup.” .
In fact, Son Heung-min came out with a bandage on his finger in the semifinals against Jordan (0-2 loss) on the 7th, and the same was true in the English Premier League (EPL) home game against Brighton on the 11th.
According to the media, captain Son Heung-min was dissatisfied with the fact that some of the younger players on the national team had to eat dinner early to play table tennis. The media interpreted that he did not like leaving the meal early at a time when team bonding was important.
The Sun reported, “Among the juniors that Son Heung-min took issue with was Paris Saint-Germain’s ace Lee Kang-in.”
The media explained that several young players quickly ate and left to play table tennis, and an argument broke out as Son Heung-min got angry. In the process, it was reported that some players made rude remarks to Son Heung-min, and while trying to calm the players down, he suffered a dislocated finger injury.
Regarding this, a KFA official said, “It is true that there was a fight between some players during the tournament,” and “There was friction in the table tennis court. It was not a collision at the level of a physical (fist fight). Son Heung-min injured a finger in the process of shaking off (a player). “I was harmed,” he said.
This is to some extent an acknowledgment of the conflict within the team during the Asian Cup, which was pointed out by the British media.
Korea, which attempted to win the Asian Cup for the first time in 64 years, bowed its head in a complete loss after the worst performance in the semifinals against Jordan. Voices are growing for the dismissal of Coach Klinsmann, who has performed poorly and failed to properly regulate internal operations.
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2024-04-02 07:56:37