[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = The key defender of the Korean national football team, Kim Min-jae (26, Napoli) recently cut ties with Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham Hotspur) on a social network service (SNS), admitting that he has created controversy and has officially apologized. .
On the 1st, through the agency Orange Ball, Min-jae Kim said, “I briefly thought about Son Heung-min and I was wrong.” I acted out of common sense. Heung-min contacted hyung separately and apologized, and I want to apologize again.”
Previously, Kim Min-jae met with reporters in the joint broadcast area (Mixed Zone) right after the friendly match against Uruguay held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 28th and said, “I’m a little tired right now, and I’m I’m breaking mentally. I just want to focus on it,” he said. “I can’t say it’s coordinated (with the Korea Football Association).
Controversy arose over Kim Min-jae’s interview as speculation continued that he may be retiring from the football team. The football world was shocked, and some fans criticized Taegeuk’s goal for taking it too lightly.
In the end, Kim Min-jae said via SNS, “I never took Taegeuk’s mark for granted.” I wanted to tell you that the responsibility to do well and the disappointment of losing a goal as a defender is difficult.” At the same time, he officially apologized, saying, “As a player of the national football team, I apologize once again to the fans and players who may have been disappointed, for not being careful , for not being mature, and for being disappointed.”
But the debate did not subside easily. This is because the fact that Kim Min-jae unfollowed (unfollowed) Son Heung-min and social media became known, and a cold atmosphere continues amid various speculations, such as rumors of discord within the national team.
In particular, since the fact that Son Heung-min did not follow soon after expressing his feeling of being called up to the national team and being honored through SNS, unlike Kim Min-jae, it was announced that he did not following him, there are many speculations about a relationship between the two among football fans. Fortunately, however, the misunderstanding was resolved, and now I’m following them again.
In addition, Kim Min-jae said, “As you know, I received a lot of attention from the public and the media as I went to a good team in a short period of time. Being put in such a sudden position made it It was difficult for me to do things in the football team before, and I was very worried about the situations where I lost points.” I made a mistake because I was under pressure to become more sensitive and do better.”
He added, “I felt a lot of pressure because I thought that playing for the national football team was a position where I had to have so much responsibility and an honorable position.”
As for talking about the football team’s call-up, he said, “I didn’t ask to be taken off the call-up list or let the game rest. To be honest, I said it was demanding in mental and difficult. to come to the football team and play.”
Regarding the allegation of a brick within the football team, Minjae Kim drew a line harshly saying, “It is not true,” and emphasized, “It is a very embarrassing story to say that a line born in 1996 creates a squad. There’s nothing more to say about this.”
He said, “To be honest, I avoided interviews and treated reporters with hostility. It was because I thought I was being bullied by various transfer rumors at the time of the transfer. “I admitted that it was very difficult. .
“It started in China, but I was immature when I was young. I think that feeling has continued until now,” he said. I think,” he apologized repeatedly.
