"Let me show you!" Director Kim Ki-dong 'Honjat'→Anger Explodes, FC Seoul Lingard'"A Moment to Wake Up"
Oct 17, 2024
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The behind-the-scenes story of 'Superstar' Lingard (FC Seoul) became a true 'Seoul man' was revealed. Lingard, a former England international, joined Seoul ahead of this season. He made 21 league appearances, scoring five goals and one assist. He is leading the team as captain in place of Ki Sung-yueng, who left due to injury. Lingard played on and off the ground, helping Seoul advance to the Final A for the first time in five years. In fact, there were ups and downs at the beginning of the season. FC Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong said, `A player who does not play for a few minutes does not even fight. I think he's not a player if he doesn't play more than a player who plays for 90 minutes. If you think you're going to play soccer with 'name value', shouldn't you take retired players. I talk in a meeting once a day, and (Lingard) says 'Clean up". It doesn't come out as an action, so it's something that shouldn't be done." But coincidentally, on that day, Lingard's mindset changed 180 degrees.
Lingard attended the official press conference for the final round of 'Hana Bank K League 1 2024' held at Nuri Dream Square in Seoul on the 16th. In a press conference before the official event, he said "I didn't think it would be this hard at the beginning of the season. I think it was unconscious that it was okay to do a little 'take it easy' The director once said it officially badly. That's when I got a fever. 'I'll have to show it to you. I should show you how hard I workI thought ' It was an opportunity for me to come to my senses myself. I prepared hard with the intention of not deceiving myself. I think I tried to do my best in every training session. I think I got better naturally," he said with a smile.
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Lingard was "It was my daughter's birthday. I've been preparing for a party for a long time. I thought I should go without fail. Going into the final round was important, so I didn't intend to go for a long time. I planned to go to Korea the day before my birthday and have a birthday party and come back to Korea in the evening. But I felt my muscles were tight in training. I had to take a 14-hour flight, and I was worried that I could be damaged if I went to (Britain) where the time difference is different. On the same day, I told the director 'It'd be better not to go' My daughter was very upset. While talking on the phone, he said that his father was in this situation and that he would not be able to go because it was an important part. Thankfully, my daughter understood me well, so I think I moved on well."
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Lingard "I thought the coach was a little hard at the beginning of the season. The relationship seems to have naturally improved as there was a lot of conversation and comfort. I think he always showed good performance under the director who talked a lot one-on-one in the UK. I think the director helped me a lot," he said, expressing confidence.
epi17@sportschosun.com
