Lee Kang-in (22) of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) made a successful French Ligue 1 debut. His performance was well received.메이저사이트
PSG played the opening game of the 2023-2024 season with Lorient at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France at 4:00 am (Korean time) on the 13th and drew 0-0.
On this day, PSG came out with a 4-3-3 formation. Lee Kang-in sortied as a left striker. In addition, Gianluigi Donnarumma (goalkeeper), Luca Hernandez, Milan Shkriniar, Danilo Ferreira, Yasuraf Hakimi, Vitinha, Manuel Ugarte, Warren Jair Emery, Gonzalo Hamus and Marco Asensio sortied as starters. Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, who are at the center of transfer rumors, were excluded from the list.
Against this, Lorient pulled out a 5-4-1 card. Yvonne Mbogo (goalkeeper), Vincent Le Gough, Montassar Talbi, Julien Laporte, Bamo Meite, Gedeon Kalulu, Theo Le Vries, Jean-Victor Macengo, Laurent Abergell, Romain Fevre and Bamba Dieng took the ground first. stepped on
The PSG attack started at Lee Kang-in’s toes. In the first minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in took the corner kick and raised the ball. The ball was delivered accurately to the gate, but no player received it properly.
In the 7th minute of the first half, PSG aimed for the opening goal. Lee Kang-in almost played the starting point. He stripped two opponents from the front of the arc. Afterwards, a quick pass to Asensio, the ball finally caught on Hamus’ toe, and a shot came out right away. However, it was caught in the advance. Lee Kang-in’s dribbling reminded me of Messi, the ‘god of soccer’.
Lee Kang-in even tried to shoot. In the 16th minute of the first half, he was in possession of the ball from the right corner of the box, and he hit the ball and headed towards the center near the arc. In the process, he cooked two defenders at will. Finally, the shot came out, but it was blocked by the blocking of the defense that rushed for the third time.
The initiative continued to be held by PSG. In the 20th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in, the ‘dedicated manager’, raised a corner kick. However, this time, neither a header nor a sharp shot came out.
Lorient wasn’t standing still either. In the 30th minute of the first half, Abergell attempted a surprise right-footed shot from the front of the arc, but it bounced off the body of a PSG player.
In the 36th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in was caught on the screen again. This time, he stole the ball from the opponent near the PSG defensive line and dribbled it into the opponent’s camp. It didn’t lead to a threatening scene, but I could see his aspect of using the ground widely.
In the first minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in showed a good move. After seeing a long cross coming from the left rear, he moved inside the box and caught the ball that bounced off the opponent’s body and hit a right-footed shot. However, he was hit and deflected.
Despite Lee Kang-in’s remarkable performance, PSG rarely scored a goal. In the 10th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in tried to create an attack by attempting a reverse conversion pass. It was not immediately connected to the bitter scene.
PSG cried at the super save. In the 33rd minute of the second half, ‘substitution resource’ Fabian Ruiz managed to win the ball in the match before the goal and fired a shot right in front of the goalkeeper. However, he was blocked by the goalkeeper who stretched out both his hands and legs.
In the 36th minute of the second half, Lee Kang-in was replaced by Hugo Ekitique and finished the game first.
Lorient, who came out with a defensive tactic, blocked PSG’s attack well. In the end, no goals came from either team and the score ended 0-0.
According to Whoscored.com, a European soccer statistics site, Lee Kang-in had 3 shots (0 shots on target), 1 key pass, 88.1% pass success rate, 85 ball touches, 3 dribbles, 2 tackles, 1 ball steal. recorded times, etc.
‘WhoScored.com’ gave Lee Kang-in a rating of 6.90, which is equivalent to 5th place in the team.
This summer’s transfer market, a total of six players, including Lee Kang-in, who wore PSG uniforms, made their official Ligue 1 debut against Lorient . All of them were selected.
Defender Milan Škriniar, defender Luca Hernández, midfielder Manuel Ugarte, striker Marco Asensio and striker Goncalo Hamus had a thrilling debut.
After the game, the French media ‘L’Equipe’ gave good reviews to the 6 players who made their debut.
The media said, “The six freshmen showed great potential. I tried to be a threat in the opposing camp. They seemed to have already adapted well to the Luis Enrique system.”
‘League 1’ selected Lee Kang-in as ‘The Player’ against Lorient through the official website after the game. Lee Kang-in was chosen as the player who stood out the most in this match.
“The passion that Lee Kang-in and Asensio brought to PSG is commendable,” Ligue 1 said, “other days they might end up on the winning side.”
He continued, “As Messi left (PSG), there was a vacancy for him, but Lee Kang-in enjoyed playing in the space Messi used to play,” and “(PSG) will be satisfied with his performance as the first Korean to represent the club.” added.