On February 14, according to the British media, in the just-concluded Asian Cup, the star of the South Korean team, Tottenham striker Son Heung-min clashed with teammate Li Gangren and others, Son Heung-min did not let young players play table tennis, and as a result, he dislocated his finger in the conflict with Li Gangren and others. According to South Korean media follow-up reports, Son Heung-min and others also proposed to head coach Klinsmann to kick Lee Gang-in out of the national team, but the Germans did not agree.
According to the British "Sun", before the South Korean team was eliminated from the Asian Cup semifinals with a 0-2 upset defeat to Jordan, Son Heung-min clashed with his teammates during dinner, resulting in his dislocated fingers, and Lee Gang-in was one of the teammates who clashed with him.
Some of the young players of the South Korean team quickly finished dinner and were ready to play table tennis, but Son Heung-min asked the children to come back and sit down, sources said. A motivational argument broke out between the two sides, and they were persuaded to fight, and in the conflict, Sun Xingmin's finger was injured and dislocated.
Subsequently, according to a number of authoritative Korean media reports such as South Korean media SBS, the Korean Football Association admitted that the report of "The Sun" about the infighting between Son Heung-min and teammate Lee Gang-in caused a dislocated finger was true.
After that, South Korean media Seoul Sports exclusively broke the news, and a number of people familiar with the national team said: Before the semi-finals with Jordan, many senior players of the South Korean team communicated with head coach Klinsmann. Klinsmann was asked to exclude Lee from the squad. According to KBS sources, Son Heung-min is also among them.
However, Klinsmann has high hopes for Li Gangren and has been entrusted with a big role in this Asian Cup, so it will be difficult for him to accept the suggestion.
In the end, South Korea lost 0-2 to Jordan in the semifinals of the Asian Cup, and the South Korean team had zero shots on target.
A high-level official from the Korean Football Association said: "Even the chairman of the Football Association, Chung Mong-kyu, knows about this. ”
It has been confirmed that the South Korean team entered the tournament in a very divided situation internally, and there is a growing criticism that the defeat in the Asian Cup was actually expected.
In this regard, netizens said, "Klinsmann is a fraudster, nothing"
"Klinsmann didn't care what was going on before. I watched several Korean matches in the Asian Cup. It's really a blind kick. It's really a kick. Pushing Son Heung-min to the front line and letting him carry the ball with his back is too much. ”
"South Korea's various national team palace fighting dramas are quite enjoyable"
"South Korea's key is not to organize a midfielder, Li Gangren can help with the ball, and it is difficult to play without him"
"If it weren't for Li Gangren, South Korea couldn't get out of the group, Son Heung-min made a contribution to the reversal of Australia's game, and the performance in other games was really not as good as Li Gangren"
"Klinsmann is wrong, he doesn't even pay attention to a few old seniorities in the team, and let this little garbage impact the authority of the big guy."