Seoul boss Kim Gi-dong blasted Lingard’s underwhelming performances since joining the club
Jesse Lingard has insisted reports of FC Seoul manager Kim Gi-dong’s criticism of him have been exaggerated.
The former Manchester United and Nottingham Forest midfielder made the move to South Korea in February but is still without a goal or an assist after three appearances for his new club, and his underwhelming start to life at the club brought some fierce criticism from Kim.
“I’ve been thinking a lot about removing Jesse [from the team],” Kim said. “If a player who only plays for a few minutes doesn’t go in and show off, fight and run as well as players who play for 90 minutes, I don’t think he is a football player.
“His name has no value on the pitch, and I will tell him that exactly.”
Unsurprisingly, the comments caused quite a stir when picked up by the English media, but both Kim and Lingard have since played down the severity of the message.
SOURCE – Jesse Lingard responds to brutal criticism from FC Seoul manager (90min.com)
