Участник:PSG defeated 3-1 to achieve No. 1 in the first half of the Year

"Lee Kang-in is already a superstar. He has all the advantages."

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique's praise was not a lie. Lee Kang-in recorded an exquisite assist to quell local public opinion in France, which was biting and biting him excessively. He raised his help as if to look at the point of attack when it was absolutely necessary.

Paris Saint-Germain played the 17th round of the French Ligue 1 in the 2023-24 season against FC Mes at Parc des Princes, its home stadium, on the 21st. Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 as Lee Kang-in helped his team score the first goal.

Paris Saint-Germain, which had 12 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss, and 37 points with the victory, successfully finished the first half of the year at the top. Paris Saint-Germain, which missed the away game against LOSC Lille by allowing an equalizer just before the end, was meaningful in that it won again against Messe in the middle and lower ranks.

Lee Kang-in started without fail. Coach Enrique, who showed trust in Lee Kang-in ahead of the game, placed Lee Kang-in in the left midfielder against Meath. According to the 3-4-2-1 formation, Kylian Mbappe was at the forefront, while Bredley Barcola and Randall Colo Moani were placed under one space.

In the case of the midfield where Lee Kang-in took the left side, Manuel Ugarte, Vitinha and Warren Zeir-Emeri were composed. Marquinos, Danilu Pereira and Milan Shkriniar were the last three backs, and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma returned after disciplinary action.

Lee Kang-in showed his strengths. Paris Saint-Germain clearly showed the difference in power from the beginning. He recorded his first shot nine minutes after the kickoff. Lee Kang-in participated in the shooting attempt. He passed to Barcola correctly and developed a cross attack. This opened the door for Vitinha with a mid-range shot.

Lee Kang-in's penetration pass also shone. In the 13th minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in, who intercepted the ball through pressure from the opponent near the halfway line, had an eye contact with Mbappe, who penetrated the gate. Lee Kang-in stabbed the through pass with his left foot without delay. Mbappe took it and claimed a penalty kick, but offside was declared. Even if the attack was canceled, Lee Kang-in caught the eye with a pass that connected him from the center line to the front of the opponent's goal at once.

Lee Kang-in also played devotedly in defense. In the 18th minute of the first half, he raised the line and pressed it to intercept the defender's pass. Paris Saint-Germain was able to counterattack Lee Kang-in's defensive success immediately. However, Lee Kang-in, who has a significant number of points, began to cross directly.

Lee Kang-in's pass, Mbappe's rush to the goal gate, and Muani's shooting created several chances, but Paris Saint-Germain finished the first half without a goal. The team also lacked efficiency enough to shoot just one shot on goal.

Enrique began to use Lee Kang-in more aggressively. Lee, who changed his position to right wing forward in the second half, made a special assistance to open Messe's goal just five minutes into the second half. He assisted Vitinha's header goal with a cross that exquisitely bent his left foot toward the goal ahead of the opponent's defense.

This is the season's second assistance that he has been waiting for. Lee Kang-in helped at the match against Brest in late October and accumulated assist again in about two months. Lee Kang-in raged from October to November. He scored his debut goal at the Paris Saint-Germain match against AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League, before helping at the match against Brest, and scoring his first goal at the Ligue 1 match against Montpellier. He has displayed robust performance by scoring attack points in three consecutive matches, but has remained somewhat subdued since then.

Hence, he had to face considerable criticism. The French media are continuing to criticize Lee Kang-in every single day. He has been showing his true face since he failed to produce an offensive point despite consistently playing as a starter recently. Since the match against Borussia Dortmund of Germany in the final Group E match of the UEFA Champions League held last week, Lee has displayed considerable number of attacks on him.

He is pouring out the lowest ratings ever. After the match against Dortmund, "Lee started as a midfielder of Paris Saint-Germain. It was an opportunity to display offensive capability and technological dominance with the ball. However, Lee continued to display inaccurate passes. It was his performance in the opposite direction, which did not affect his defense. He missed an inevitable opportunity at Muani's cross." They gave a low evaluation of three points.

Even French soccer commentator Pierre Menes emotionally criticized him, saying, "He has no personality. He doesn't have the forward pass skills we expected." Menes worked for influential French newspapers L'Equipe and television station Canal Plus.

"Planet PSG," familiar with the Paris Saint-Germain news, quoted Menes as saying, "French soccer commentator and analyst Menes was 'overrated' by Lee Kang-in's recruitment and questions about the game. He doubted Lee Kang-in's qualifications and did not hide his skepticism."

Paris Saint-Germain's Paris team also said that it was a disappointing game as it failed to find its place. Le Parisienne, a local media outlet in Paris, also said that he displayed no good pressure. He only frequently caught the ball between Dortmund lines. He needs to show better performance at the frontier like he did in front of the goal," adding that he scored 4.5 points.

Another Paris Saint-Germain source said, "Get Football News France showed sloppy and wasteful play, missing a golden opportunity to score at an early date. He also handed over ownership of the ball several times in vain and put it in danger."

Analysts had similar views on Lille and the 16th round. On the day, Lee showed good performance as if he was washing away his sluggish performance in the match against Dortmund. He was in charge of Paris Saint-Germain's attack by scoring a total of 63 ball touches. Lee, who had been busy constantly sending balls to the front, attempted 43 passes and connected 38 times, displaying a high success rate of 88 percent. He also recorded two key passes.

It was a game that would rather express regret to his teammates who could not solve it, given that he created two attempts to create vaporization that can be expected to score. In particular, in the 21st minute of the first half, he induced Usman Dembele's closing shot with a pass that was deeply connected to the goal in the counterattack situation. Dembele's decisive shot, which he tried to see the opposite goal, escaped and swallowed his regret.

Based on Lee Kang-in's game records, "Huscoord Dotcom," "Sopa Score," and "Footmob," which deal with ratings, were ranked high within the team. "Huscoord Dotcom gave a not bad 6.91 rating, and "Footmom" and "Sopa Score" gave them seven points as they judged that they moved actively.

Foot Mercato, who had eyes on Lee Kang-in in the match against Dortmund, also said, "Lee Kang-in was responsible for all corner kicks of Paris Saint-Germain and actively participated in the attack. In particular, he has good teamwork with Dembele, so Dembele's shot also started from Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in tried hard to bring speed and rhythm in the process of changing the offense," not bad.

Le Parisien, however, excessively pointed out Lee Kang-in. They failed to show good performance. Even if there was one, it was hard to find it," he said, adding, "It was too neutral or ambiguous." He was the only one who gave the lowest rating among numerous channels that lowered their ratings. Only their eyes can feel different things.

Against this backdrop, the coach asked Enrique to evaluate Lee Kang-in ahead of the match against Messe. Enrique welcomed the move. "It may be relatively obscure outside of Spain," he said. "However, as we saw in the Korean tour in the summer, Lee Kang-in is already a huge star."

At a press conference, Enrique listed seven strong points of Lee Kang-in. He talked about his multi-position ability, technical skills, defensive prowess, defensive commitment, potential, personality, and humorous nature. "Lee is a very important player for us. He can play both right and left sides of the midfield as well as the right wing. He can play with a fake No. 9 player," Enrique continued to praise Lee. "He already has top-level skills and excellent defensive skills."

He never stopped. "More than anything, Lee Kang-in knows how to sacrifice for his team. He is a player who possesses both talent and potential at a young age," Enrique said. "He is also fun and kind," he added.

Coach Enrique clearly prefers Lee Kang-in's play. Since Lee Kang-in has identified his strengths and weaknesses since he played in Spain, he uses them in all-weather conditions according to the situation. As he gave a pass to multi-player earlier, Lee Kang-in was limited to the side at the beginning of the season, but he is playing in many ways these days. Although the main task is to play the game from the side, he also shows his capabilities in the middle of the front line. Just looking at the last match against Reims, he was located as a striker but came down and connected the ball.

As such, there were as many as seven advantages of Lee Kang-in that Enrique revealed without any hesitation to the question. "Coach Enrique fell in love with Lee Kang-in's charm. He seemed happy to take advantage of Lee Kang-in's talent," he said. "Lee Kang-in is already a clear starting resource for Paris Saint-Germain. He has started five consecutive games recently."

In terms of soccer, Lee can give high scores to players in diverse positions. "Lee Kang-in is an indispensable player in Enrique's tactics. Currently, Enrique is placing Lee Kang-in at the center midfielder or on the left and right sides. Lee Kang-in is definitely an important asset for Paris Saint-Germain as he has good left foot and quick judgment," RMC Sports said.

As if to prove this, he started the day despite criticism, and Lee Kang-in also assisted the first goal with his help as if replying. Lee Kang-in felt lighter. Immediately after the assist, he continued to contribute to the attack with a pass that created a shooting opportunity for Mbappe.

After Lee Kang-in flashed, Mbappe played the role of troubleshooter. Mbappe scored an additional goal in the 15th minute of the second half when he put a bullet-like shot from the outside of the left side of the penalty box toward the top of the opposite goal.

While Paris Saint-Germain was winning 2-0 at the 27th minute of the second half, Messe also scored a comeback goal at a corner kick. However, Paris Saint-Germain did not have a crisis like the one against Lille, and just before the end, Mbappe scored multiple goals to end the 3-1 victory.

Lee Kang-in was substituted for extra time in the second half for more than 90 minutes. In fact, Lee Kang-in, who played full time, took a total of 68 ball touches, tried 54 passes and succeeded 51 times. He showed his talent well with a high pass success rate of 94%. He was active with three key passes and six crosses.

Sofa Score gave Lee Kang-in a good rating of 7.7, and Footmob also gave him a good 8.3, the third highest after Mbappe (9.2 points) and Vitinha (9.1 points). Fuscoord also gave Lee Kang-in 7.5 points, emphasizing that he was the third leading player in the victory.

Lee Kang-in, who broke through criticism with help, is now joining the Clinsman team to win the Asian Cup in Qatar with a light heart. 토토