National Team Midfielder Lee Sun-min's 'Claim Theory'... “You must have the Courage to be Hated”
Appointed K League 1 Daejeon captain immediately after transfer... “I have no intention of being a good person to everyone.”
Midfielder Lee Soon-min, who began being selected for the national team last year, was appointed captain of the Daejeon Hana Citizens of the K-League 1 professional soccer team.
Although he transferred this winter, Daejeon coach Lee Min-seong looked for Lee Sun-min as he judged that he needed a weighty player who could anchor the team after Jo Yu-min (Sharjah) left. 파워볼게임
Lee Soon-min, who led Gwangju FC to a good record of 3rd place in the league with coach Lee Jeong-hyo last season, wore a Daejeon uniform and met with reporters at Deokam Soccer Center in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon on the 21st.
Lee Soon-min, who took over as captain along with Lee Juk, said, "I have no intention of being a good person to everyone.
In this position, you have to have the courage to be hated," and added, "The most important thing is to lead the team in a good direction."
Soon-min Lee said, "I think it can be difficult to set a direction and move forward if you listen to everyone's stories," and "I think the director also wanted to make sure that I was centered in the situation where (Cho) Yu-min left.
I'm that type of person." He emphasized.
Coach Lee Min-seong said that he was always looking for someone who would serve as an example among players who would take the field, and chose Lee Soon-min, who had just joined the team.
Coach Lee Min- seong explained, "His performance and hard work were close to what I thought of as a captain.
He said he would work hard if left to him."
Just like national team captain Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who caused controversy by physically clashing with Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) during the Asian Cup, Lee Sun-min, who injured the middle finger of his right hand, said, "I have nothing to do with the national team incident."
“Don’t misunderstand that I got hurt while training,” he said.
Lee Sun-min, who was especially used by coach Lee Jeong-hyo in Gwangju, said that moving to Daejeon was a decision that was beneficial to both Gwangju and himself.
Lee Sun-min, who said leaving Gwangju was not an easy decision, said, “ I am not worried because I know that Gwangju, where coach Lee Jeong-hyo is, is not a team that will collapse if I am missing.
“Obviously, my role was to allow a new player to fill my position and create a situation where someone new was born,” he said.
“I thought it would be a more beautiful and wise decision to transfer as it would help the team,” he said.
“My role in Daejeon was “I thought this would happen.
It was a good choice for me to grow myself further through new changes,” he added.
Soon-min Lee said that he will support his teammates in both offense and defense in Daejeon, just like he showed in Gwangju.
He said, "I am a player who acts as a link in the midfield with a lot of activity," and "I will help and support my teammates depending on the game situation, regardless of offense and defense.
I will do my best to make sure the players do not feel lonely when fighting the opponent."
Soon-min Lee, who contributed to Gwangju's promotion to the first division in 2022 and advancement to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite (ACLE) playoffs in 2023, said he learned that if you tenaciously push in one direction, you can achieve results.
Soon-min Lee said, "Coach Lee Jeong-hyo has consistently pushed for the soccer he wanted to play for two years in Gwangju.
He has maintained the color and solidly built the soccer he wants."
“We will be able to show soccer with color,” he said.