[OSEN=서울월드컵경기장, 노진주 기자] Offensive midfielder Jesse Lingard (31) was looking forward to working with ‘FC Seoul legend’ Ki Sung-Yong (35, FC Seoul). I am also looking forward to meeting director Kim Ki-dong (52).
Lingard attended the press conference to join FC Seoul at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the afternoon of the 8th and said, “I am confident of a synergy effect with him in the future,” saying that he had previously faced Ki Sung-yong, then of Swansea City, on the English Premier League (EPL) stage. I expected it.
Ki Sung-yueng transferred from Celtic in the Scottish League to Swansea City in August 2012 and played for about six years. He went on loan to Sunderland during the 2013-2014 season.
Lingard, a member of Manchester United’s youth team, began playing for the first team in 2011. He remains with Manchester United until 2022. During that period, he went on loan five times, from Leicester City to Birmingham City to Brighton & Hove Albion to Derby County to West Ham United. Lingard’s actual contribution to Manchester United lasted from the 2015-2016 season to January of the 2021-2022 season.
He played in a total of 232 games wearing a Manchester United uniform, scoring 35 goals and 21 assists.
Lingard and Ki Sung-yueng have been on the English stage for overlapping periods of time. The two players faced each other in an EPL match between Manchester United and Swansea City held at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on March 31, 2018 (local time).
Lingard also knew this. He said, “When I was in England, I played against Ki Sung-yong, who played for Swansea City. “It was an honor,” he said. “Now we get to play together at FC Seoul.” I am sure of the synergy effect in the midfield. And Ki Sung-yueng is a legend of this team, so I’m even more excited,” he said without hesitation.
Ki Sung-yueng, who recently renewed his contract with FC Seoul, was also selected as captain this season. While it is expected that he will lead the team both on and off the field, a reliable resource has been created in the form of Lingard, an EPL graduate, who will lead the midfield together.
Following ‘captain’ Ki Sung-yueng, Lingard also looked forward to meeting FC Seoul coach Kim Ki-dong.
Coach Kim Ki-dong, who led the Pohang Steelers from 2019 to last season, consistently maintained the top ranking despite his absence. They finished second in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League in 2021 and reached the top of the FA Cup in 2023. It was the ‘first trophy’ of his managerial career.
Coach Kim Ki-dong was recognized for his achievements by receiving the ‘2023 Coach of the Year Award’ hosted by the Korea Football Association.
Lingard said, “I’ve heard a lot about coach Kim Ki-dong,” and “I know he’s a coach who knows how to win and wants to win. Coach Jose Mourinho did the same. So he respected me. “I’m looking forward to meeting director Kim Ki-dong,” he said with a twinkle in his eye.
Lingard will join Kagoshima, FC Seoul’s second winter training camp, and begin full-scale efforts to adapt to the team. Departing on the 9th.
Meanwhile, regarding the reason for recruiting ‘big name’ Lingard, FC Seoul said, “In celebration of the 20th anniversary of returning to Seoul, we will further solidify the status of a leading K-League club, and we will strive to bring FC Seoul and the K-League to a world-class level. “We made this transfer happen in order to lay the foundation for a leap forward.”
FC Seoul expects that Lingard’s addition will not only be a great addition to coach Kim Ki-dong’s aggressive tactical management, but will also greatly help increase the team’s power. Above all, in terms of marketing, Lingard’s ripple effect is expected to greatly expand the scale of the K-League industry, so we plan to do our best to prepare for related activities.
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2024-02-09 13:52:00
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