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EPL Player Lingard + Ki Sung-yong Midfield Combination... Will Kim Ki-dong's Seoul be Saved?
Lingard “I like everything, including attacking midfielder and left wing… I expect synergy with Ki Sung-yong”
Even before the start of the season, interest is focused on what midfielder Jesse Lingard (31), who played for Manchester United (Man United) in the English Premier League (EPL) and served as the England national team, will show on the K-League 1 stage wearing the FC Seoul uniform.
Seoul, whose pride as a prestigious team was hurt by only making it to the K League 1 Final B for the past four seasons in a row, is showing its strongest presence in this winter transfer market by entrusting the baton to coach Kim Ki-dong, who is considered a 'master', and even bringing in Lingard.
Coach Kim, who led the Pohang Steelers to second place in K-League 1 and victory in the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup last year, has developed a number of top foreign players and has shown the ability to revive and utilize veterans whose skills have been somewhat diminished, so he has a strong relationship with Lingard. Meetings attract more attention. 바카라사이트 추천
At the press conference held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 8th, Lingard said, "I have heard a lot about coach Kim Ki-dong.
I know that he is a person who knows how to win and works hard to win, and that is the most important thing."
He added, “I respect coach Jose Mourinho very much because he is someone who works hard to win and knows how to win, and in that respect, I am also looking forward to meeting coach Kim.”
Lingard, whose strengths include activity, movement, defense participation, and right-footed kicks and passes, is capable of playing a variety of positions, so expectations are high on how Coach Kim will use him.
Lingard said, “The place I played the most was attacking midfielder.
“I played a lot on the left wing,” he said. “I can score a lot of goals on the left side, and I prefer it, but I am used to playing as an attacking midfielder, and I can also play as a central midfielder or striker.”
He played for Swansea City, Sunderland, and Newcastle.
Ki Sung-yong, a veteran midfielder with extensive experience playing in Europe, is staying in Seoul, which will be of particular help to Lingard in his adaptation to Korea.
Ki Sung-yong, who recently renewed his contract with Seoul, was selected as captain this season and will play the central role of the team both on and off the pitch.
I expect to catch it.
If Lingard and Ki Sung-yong play together, Seoul will have a midfield combination that is ‘from the EPL’.
Lingard said, "I faced Ki Sung-yong a few times when he was playing for Swansea.
I expect that we can create a synergy effect by playing together in Seoul and combining the team."
“I’m looking forward to it,” he said.
Lingard, whose uniform number has not yet been decided, will leave for Kagoshima, Japan, where the Seoul team is training, on the 9th and will have time to integrate into the team.
The Seoul team will be in Kagoshima until the 21st.
Lingard, who was without a team for a while after ending the 2022-2023 EPL season with Nottingham Forest, expressed confidence, saying, "It has been a long time since I played a game, but I have put in a lot of effort through personal training in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
I am in very good condition."
Didn't hide it.
He added, "I have done everything to manage my physical strength as a player, taking care of my exercise and diet, and not drinking alcohol.
I can build my body well by the start of the league," and added, "I am looking forward to going to training camp quickly and training with the team."
Fans are very interested in what kind of celebration he will perform at the K-League ground, as he is famous for his goal celebration with movements similar to blowing a flute and is nicknamed ‘the Pied Piper.’
Jesse Lingard said, “I think I will mainly show the ‘JL’ (initials with fingers) ceremony that I showed at the beginning today,” and added, “More than anything, it is important to improve your condition as soon as possible and get on the field.”
“I will just focus,” he emphasized.
