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After simply three video games in South Korea, Jesse Lingard has already been sacked by his new supervisor.
The Englishman arrived at FC Seoul to a lot fanfare after failing for months to agree a cope with high-ranking golf equipment in England and all over the world.
The participant endured a troublesome debut as he was criticized on the pitch, obtained a yellow card and his group misplaced 2–0.
Regardless of a lot negativity, the previous United participant insisted he was blissful to make his Korea debut and his look led to a report Ok-League look.
Regardless of this, his group might solely play a 0-0 draw with Incheon.
Issues received higher for the Korean capital group on Saturday as they received 2-0 over Jeju, their first win of the season.
Nevertheless, Lingard as soon as once more began from the bench and carried out poorly, selecting up one other yellow card.
It's truthful to say that FC Seoul supervisor Kim Gi-dong was lower than impressed along with his new movie star recruit.
“Fame doesn't win soccer video games,” the supervisor mentioned after the match, Korea JoongAng Each day reported.
Kim mentioned, “He solely performed a couple of minutes, and even then he didn't play laborious and averted fights.” “For those who run lower than a footballer who performs 90 minutes, you're not even a footballer”.
“Fame just isn’t received within the recreation of soccer. If that was the case, I might have introduced in a well-known retired participant.”
The coach additionally claimed that he wants to speak to the England worldwide gamers about their performances up to now.
This isn’t the primary time that Lingard has confronted the wrath of his new coach.
After his dreadful debut, Gi-dong mentioned, “Since we haven't spent a very long time collectively but, I don't suppose he (Lingard) has proven the efficiency of his glory days. I feel he nonetheless has a number of potential.” Confirmed good strikes a number of occasions. I’ll assist him play higher”.
The reality is that it’s extremely humbling for the United academy product to see that, at simply 31 years of age, he has largely struggled to make any form of impression on the Ok-League.
Though it’s true that he has been out of soccer for a very long time in the hunt for a brand new membership and has solely been out of the group thrice in a protracted season, his supervisor is clearly shedding his endurance with him.
Moreover, his poor type will do little to persuade his critics that he solely went to Asia for the profitable enterprise alternatives in a world-class metropolis like Seoul.
He should wait till Sunday March 31 to regain his coach's belief when FC Seoul takes on Gangwon away from residence.