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Mar 09, 2025

'I can't help you if you do this!'

Lee Kang-in (23), who is on the verge of being released from the French League 1 Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), got a chance to start in a league game for the first time in a long time. It is one of the few chances given to Lee Kang-in, whose position has become extremely unstable. If this game proves his value and competitiveness, it was an opportunity to get out of the danger of being thrown out miserably in the summer transfer market.

However, Lee Kang-in failed to take advantage of this opportunity. He started and played 64 minutes until he was replaced in the 19th minute of the second half, but he did not make an impressive scene. In the end, it can be seen that it has not escaped the crisis of release at all. The team won the game, but Lee Kang-in couldn't laugh.

PSG continued its unbeaten league streak for the 25th day by winning 4-1 against Stade Rennes in the 25th round of the 2024-2025 French League 1 at Roazon Parc in Rennes, France, early on the 9th (Korean time). It's an overwhelming lead.

Lee Kang-in started as the right wing forward of the offensive three-top for the first time in a long time. He said Lee Kang-in was completely cold in the team. Coach Luis Enrique praised Lee Kang-in at the beginning of the season and took on various duties. Lee Kang-in faithfully carried out Enrique's instructions like 'Madangsoe'. Fake No. 9, right wing forward, center midfielder, etc. were all-weathered. Lee Kang-in certainly contributed a lot to PSG's early rise.

However, around the transfer market in January, Lee Kang-in's position in the team almost disappeared. Interest in Lee Kang-in has cooled since PSG recruited Khvicha Kvaratshelia (24) with a 'Lee Kang-in's high compatibility'. In addition, Usman Dembele's awakening and Desiree's portrait victory overlapped, erasing Lee Kang-in's position. Young midfielders such as João Neves and Seni Mayulu have also been in fairly good condition recently.

As a result, Lee Kang-in was turned away by Enrique. In the meantime, the playing time continued to decrease. The first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Liverpool on the 6th was the peak. Lee Kang-in only heated the bench from the beginning to the end. In the previous three games, the attendance time continued to decrease to 30 minutes → 16 minutes → 15 minutes.

However, Coach Enrique gave Lee Kang-in a chance to start in League 1 against Stadren on the same day. Lee Kang-in was deployed to the offense along with Bradley Barcola and Gonzalo Hamus, who are his competitors. After that stood Mayulu, João Neves and Desiree Doue. Luca Hernandez, Veraldu, Willian Pacho and Warren Zairemeri made the four backs. Matvel Saponov came out as the starting goalkeeper.

Lee Kang-in showed a pretty sharp movement in the beginning. In the 25th minute of the first half, he passed to Due outside the penalty area and Due immediately hit a right-footed shot, but it was slightly off the goal. Two minutes later, Lee Kang-in, who hit forward in line with Zaire Emery, stabbed a forward pass to Hamus, who was running inside the box. But offside was declared. The shot was also blocked by the keeper.

In the 38th minute of the first half, he even showed a sharp shot himself. Neves passed from the center and hit a hard shot with his left foot. However, the opposing goalkeeper saved it.

Lee Kang-in was in Stadren's right side throughout the first half, but he failed to leave a definite impact.

Rather, Barcola, Gonzalo Hamus, and Usman Dembele, who are the main players who pushed Lee Kang-in to the bench, scored goals and showed off their power. Barcola scored the first goal in the 27th minute of the first half. Hamus scored an additional goal, and Dembele was substituted in the 19th minute of the second half and showed the power of scoring two goals while playing for only 26 minutes, showing a clear ability to distinguish himself from Lee Kang-in.

PSG, which finished 1-0 in the first half, scored three goals in the second half to seal the victory. In the fifth minute of the second half, Hamus dashed Barcola's cross into the leg. Dembele, who was replaced, then scored consecutive goals in the 1st and 4th minutes of extra time in the second half. He was the leading scorer in League One. This aspect is also compared to Lee Kang-in.

Lee Kang-in received a low rating. European soccer statistics media "SofA Score" gave 7.2 points. He is the sixth player on the team. He recorded a 93% pass success rate (44 attempts, 41 successes) and one key pass for 55 ball touches and one effective shot. The success rate of ground ball competition was 50% (4 attempts, 2 attempts), and the success rate of aerial ball competition was 0% (1 attempt, failed).

HuscoardCom evaluated it on a harsher basis. As a result, Lee Kang-in gave a 6.96 rating. Barcola, on the other hand, received 8.32. Usman Dembele of the multi-goal received 7.89 points and Desiree Doue, who competes with Lee Kang-in, received 7.84 points. All were higher than Lee Kang-in.

In the end, Lee Kang-in showed that his position in the team is still weak and his contribution is also low through the match against Stade Ren. Recently, French media 'Foot01' reported that the team's leaders and coach Enrique are trying to sell Lee Kang-in in the summer transfer market. It remains to be seen whether it is credible, but it is true that Lee Kang-in's role has been greatly reduced. If he continues to show poor performance as it is, Lee Kang-in may no longer be able to wear PSG uniforms in the summer transfer market.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

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