Jesse Lingard’s new supervisor has reportedly slammed the Englishman’s efficiency after solely his third outing for FC Seoul.
The winger, 31, made a shock transfer to South Korea in February in a bid to kickstart his flagging profession. Lingard made his third look for his new aspect on Saturday, approaching instead within the 58th minute when Seoul had been already 2-0 up.
He acquired a yellow card whereas Seoul held on to their two-goal result in choose up their first win of the season in opposition to Jeju. But regardless of the victory, supervisor Kim Gi-dong was brazenly lower than impressed with the previous Manchester United star’s cameo.
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Gi-dong is reported to have blasted Lingard’s lacklustre exhibiting, claiming he lacked power in his publish match interview. “Even though he came on as a substitute, he didn’t work hard and avoided tussle,” the manager said.
“The identify worth has no that means on the pitch. I’ll inform him this precisely.”
Lingard was booked for arguing with the referees after he appeared to score from a corner, only for it to be ruled out by the officials. He was also seen taking part in Seoul’s traditional post-match tradition afterwards, making three fist pumps at the supporters as they chanted his name.
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Both of his earlier appearances had been off the bench. And he had not performed a single sport of soccer since April 2023 previous to his transfer, earlier than being launched by Nottingham Forest on the finish of final season and present process trials at Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq.
Lingard grew to become a free agent final summer time and continues to be but to finish a full 90 minutes since August 2022. He will hope to provide a greater account of himself underneath his new supervisor when Seoul face Gangwon after the worldwide break.