On his personal account, PSG midfielder Lee Kang-In wrote: “I am Lee Kang-in, the press recently reported that I had a fight with Son Heung-min during the 2023 Asian Cup. We disappointed our fans, I’m very sad about this.
I should have listened to my seniors. But I didn’t do that and I’m really sorry for leaving a bad image in the eyes of the fans. I understand the expectations of the fans in this tournament. From now on, I will strive to make myself and my teammates better players.”
In the most recent appearance, Tottenham fans were startled to see captain Son Heung-min having to bandage his finger. It turned out that he was not hurt while training at Tottenham, but before that.
SunSport revealed that this unfortunate incident happened during the Korean team’s dinner before the semi-final match with Jordan. The match took place on February 6 at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Qatar).
Accordingly, because they wanted to attend an internal table tennis match, some young Korean players, including PSG’s Lee Kang-in, ate very quickly and left the dining room.
This makes Son Heung-min unhappy, because the Korean captain sees meals as an important occasion to unite the team spirit.
Therefore, Son Heung-min immediately reminded him and of course, the “younger brothers” felt uncomfortable so the two sides exchanged words.
During the argument, Tottenham’s captain dislocated his finger. Therefore, the 31-year-old striker was seen wearing bandages on two fingers before the match with Jordan.
The minor injury due to a collision with a teammate does not affect Son’s opportunity to play in the 2023 Asian Cup semi-finals. However, the spirit of the Korean team seems to be affected by this brawl.
Perhaps that is why the Korean team played very poorly against Jordan, thereby losing shockingly with a score of 0-2 and having to stop at the 2023 Asian Cup, despite being considered the number 1 candidate for the championship, after Japan lost to Iran in the quarterfinals.
For his part, after the Korean team was eliminated, Son apologized to fans. The 31-year-old striker personally returned to London to play for Tottenham. Son himself played and contributed an assist to help Tottenham win 2-1 against Brighton in round 24 of the Premier League last weekend.
