'Sangam Lawn Serious'Lingard Admits to Be a National Audit Reference
Oct 08, 2024
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The National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee said on the 8th that Lingard will be called as a reference to the Seoul Metropolitan Government's parliamentary audit scheduled for the 15th at Seoul City Hall. It has been confirmed that the request for attendance has already been sent. An official from the Seoul club said, `We received a call from the Public Safety and Security Commission that they would send a related official document.'
The reason why Lingard was adopted as a reference for the parliamentary inspection is because of the grass. Rep. Wi Sung-gon of the Democratic Party of Korea applied for Lingard as a reference to hear opinions on the lawn condition of the Seoul World Cup Stadium. It is not a story that the grass condition at the Seoul World Cup Stadium is not good, but it has worsened this year due to the terrible heat and large concerts. As a result, the fourth match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Iraq, which was scheduled to be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 15th, was changed to Yongin Mir Stadium due to grass conditions. After the last game against Palestine 'Captain' Son Heung-min " (Jandi condition)It affects the players' performance and directly affects their injuries, so I hope you pay attention to it," he said.
Lingard has also given a blow about the state of the grass. He thinks it's serious"In fact, the condition of the training ground is very bad and the stadium is not very good." Then "In the Premier League, I didn't have to think that I had to catch the ball well. I have faith that the ball will come well. "But here, I have no choice but to think that I have to catch the ball first before thinking about the next play. It is an environment where good quality cannot be produced.
"The players say not to make excuses for each other, but the environment itself is very disappointing," he said. "I think Seoul is playing really good soccer, but we desperately need good condition to continue playing good soccer." "I don't want to make an excuse for the outcome of the game," he said. "I want to tell you that if the environment improves, we can show a much better performance."
Rep. Wi presented data that the Seoul Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation spent only 200 million won on grass management even though it made 8.2 billion won in profits from renting soccer games and holding major concerts this year, and pointed out that the low cost of investment compared to profits is the reason for the 「Nondureung Lawn」. The National Security Council, which audits the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which includes the Seoul Facilities Corporation, seems to have called the National Assembly to ask Lingard from Seoul, who uses the Seoul World Cup Stadium as his home stadium, about the grass.
While it is unclear whether Lingard will actually appear at the National Assembly, there are voices in the soccer community questioning whether it is appropriate to call him a reference. A soccer official said, `It seems that they are trying to attract attention rather than calling out Lingard's opinion because they are really curious. Isn't it hard to see Lingard as an `expert on turf' ?````````````````````````````````.
The 15th, when the Seoul Metropolitan Government inspection will be held, is included in the October A-match period, and Seoul is set to play away against Gangwon FC on the 20th. The Act on Testimony and Appraisal at the National Assembly provides for punishing 'disappearance', but this applies only to witnesses and appraisers and does not apply to reference persons. There are no separate punishment regulations for reference persons who are obligated to attend or absent.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
