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Lee Jae-seong of the national soccer team suffered from 'evil comments' that exceeded the limit due to a mistake in the last match against Iran, but he stood up again with positive power, saying that he thought of criticism as medicine.
Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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Lee Jae-sung literally went back and forth between heaven and hell on an expedition to Iran last month.
He helped Son Heung-min's opening goal with an awl-like through pass, but after driving the ball away in midfield, Iran allowed a counterattack, and eventually provided an excuse for an equalizing goal.
Immediately after the match, Lee Jae-sung's social media was flooded with malicious comments from some fans, and Lee Jae-sung complained, "It hurts my heart to criticize my family."
Jae-Sung Lee rose from the pain.
As soon as he returned to his team Mainz, he recorded an assist against the strong Dortmund, and after that, he started four games in a row and scored his debut goal in the big league.
[Lee Jae-seong/Soccer national team midfielder: That seems to be the turning point. It was an opportunity for me to feel a sense of responsibility that I had to repay you with good performance, so it seems to have been a medicine for me.]
Lee Jae-sung, who has matured further with the power of positivity, has now turned to cheers by adding his strength to qualifying for the 10th consecutive World Cup. promised to do.
[Lee Jae-seong/Soccer national team midfielder: I want to score a goal now, and I think that I will be able to relieve stress while playing soccer and play in better condition.]
(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, video editing: Kim Byeong-jik)