Lingard from EPL also sighed K-Zandhi, "really serious."
Lingard from EPL also sighed K-Zandhi, "really serious."
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Professional soccer K League 1 FC Seoul striker Jesse Lingard sighed about South Korea's soccer field grass, calling it "serious."
Seoul beat Suwon FC 1-0 at the 32nd round home game of Hana Bank K League 1 2024 at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Sunday. Lingard assisted Lee Il-Chenko's winning goal in the 21st minute of the second half by scoring his first assist in the K-League.
One of the topics of the game was the state of grass.
Recently, major domestic soccer fields, including the Seoul World Cup Stadium, have been suffering from grass problems. The grass has been greatly damaged due to heat waves and heavy rains, and the soil is visible and the ground is in such bad condition that the ground is uneven.
Son Heung-min (Tottenham), the captain of the Korean national team who recently played in A-match games, even criticized him by saying, "This is a matter that is directly related to performance. We need to improve our performance." After controversy, the team decided to move its home game of the third qualifying round for the North Korea-China World Cup in October 2026 to Yongin, not Seoul.
Since then, the Seoul World Cup Stadium has been restored several times, but the grass condition was still in a mess on the day. Players often missed the ball due to irregular boundaries and fell while trying to turn around.
Lingard already shook his head and sighed while listening to the interpreter's question. He then made a determined remark, saying, "The level of turf is serious."
"In the English Premier League, we don't need to think about catching the ball well because the ground is good. However, in this situation, we need to pay attention to keeping the ball well before thinking about the next play," he said.
He then appealed, "I think Seoul is playing really cool soccer, but in order to continue to play good soccer, we desperately need good condition."
"I don't want to make an excuse that I lost because of grass. But if the environment gets better, I'm sure I'll be able to show better performance," he added.
The coaches of both teams who watched the game also criticized the grass problem.
Suwon FC coach Kim Eun-joong said, "If the grass was good, I would have scored a goal."
"Anderson had a good chance, but he missed it because of the huge irregular bound. Not only us, but Seoul also had a lot of influence on our performance because of the grass," he said. "We all need to pay more attention to our performance." 토토사이트
"I was surprised when I went to the ground to say hello to the fans. I'm glad the players weren't hurt," said Kim Ki-dong, head coach of Seoul's home team. "It was hard to come out with a good quality game due to poor conditions. I have to show good performances to the fans, but I'm really sad."