Knetizens’ Thoughts On Son Heung Min and Lee Kang In’s Discord

Lee Kang-in recently took to his Instagram Story to issue an apology, expressing regret over reports of a dispute with Son Heung-min before the recent Asian Cup semifinal. He conveyed, “I apologize sincerely to the football fans who have consistently backed the Korean national team, for any disappointment caused.”

Afterward, the entire incident related to the altercation between Son Heung-min and Lee Kang-in was revealed, causing a shock.

Shocked by the incident involving top national team players, netizens left numerous comments:

• Please be nice to Son Heung-min.. Really.. Why is everyone doing this to the captain?
• The Football Association, which seems to be trying to manipulate public opinion, is the main problem, but I don’t feel particularly positive about Lee Kang-in either… Anyway, it’s said that he went to play table tennis the day before the tournament.
• The youngest member punching the captain is a legend hahaha Seriously, if we compare it to the 2002 team members, it’s like Lee Chun-soo hitting Hong Myung-bo. Even Lee Chun-soo wasn’t that much of a troublemaker, lol.
• The apology letter is oddly insincere.
• Player protection? Which player are you talking about? Are you talking about protecting a player who has dedicated 10 years to the nation, played sincerely in every match, and promoted national prestige? Or are you talking about protecting a player who ruined the game by punching a teammate ten years his junior while everyone else was united and playing table tennis? It’s March, and there are World Cup qualifiers coming up. Son Heung-min, Hwang Hee-chan, and Kim Min-jae still want to play for the national team, but because of Lee Kang-in, they have to cover it up and boycott? If this incident hadn’t been exposed and those players boycotted, only three of them would have been criticized. Especially Son Heung-min, lol.
• Isn’t it reasonable to tell them to stop playing table tennis and focus on the game since the semi-finals are tomorrow? Isn’t that something that should be done before saying anything else? Besides, isn’t it absurd to hit a player who has recovered from a fractured cheekbone with your fist, especially when you’re supposed to be a team captain, and even worse, it’s Son Heung-min?
• Lee Kang-in has touched someone he shouldn’t have. He dared to touch a national hero…
• Lee Kang-in is a troublemaker. He has no manners. Exclude him from the national team.
• Living abroad doesn’t justify anything… Do European and South American national teams ignore their captain’s words and play table tennis instead? lol The Football Association might be at fault, but the player himself should also face criticism for his wrongdoing. If all he does is make excuses, how is he any different from the Football Association?
• The day after the physical altercation, Lee Kang-woo, Seol Young-woo, Jung Woo-young, and others were seen fooling around and laughing among themselves. Tsk tsk.