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Jung Dae-se confessed that he envied the success of Shinji Kagawa and Yuto Nagatomo.
Japanese media Soccer Digest shed light on Chung's remarks on Kagawa and Nagatomo on the 13th. Jung confessed that he did not want the two players to go to the best big clubs in Europe.
There was an article that Kagawa would transfer to Manchester United when Jung Dae-se was active in Bochum, Germany. Recalling the time, Jeong Dae-se smiled "I was spending a pre-season in Japan at the time, and when I saw an article saying 'Kagawa, 'Don't go'" "I wasn't jealous of Kagawa. Jealousy is done to a similar level of players. If you're a completely outstanding player like Kagawa, you have to admit it."
It seems that it was difficult for Jeong to acknowledge his gap with Kagawa easily. "But I was also producing results at Bochum, so there was a impatience that "Please don't let me go further away"." Manchester United members were amazing at the time. It was really tearful that Kagawa was playing in the likes of Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs."
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Kagawa was the best playmaker in Europe at the time. After moving to Borussia Dortmund, he played a key role under Jurgen Klopp. Kagawa's short-term impact on the Bundesliga is the highest ever in Asia. As such, Kagawa's performance was remarkable.
But Kagawa went to Manchester United and completely ruined himself. Kagawa's success was important because Manchester United needed a player who would continue to target the Asian market as Park Ji-sung moved to Queens Park Rangers (QPR). For Alex Ferguson, who was a manager, there had to be a player to replace Wayne Rooney with certainty. Kagawa had to end his career at Manchester United without fulfilling either.
Jeong did not feel this feeling only in Kagawa. Nagatomo, who was playing in Italy's Serie A, felt a similar feeling. He said "When Nagatomo moved to Chesena, I went to Bochum. However, after hearing rumors that he would move to Inter Milan half a year later, he said 'Don't go' At the time, I got impatient and told the agent 'If Nagatomo goes to Inter Milan in half a year, I also scored eight goals at Bochum, so I can't go to another team?' asked. It was totally self-centered," he said with a smile.
Nagatomo succeeded in Inter Milan, unlike Kagawa. He is Nagatomo, who played more than 200 games in seven seasons for Inter Milan. Although it was for a while, he became a player who even served as vice-captain. Nagatomo, who clearly left his name in Serie A, became the best fullback in Asia. Currently, Kagawa and Nagatomo have returned to the Japanese J-League and are burning their last active life.
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After playing for Bochum, Jung joined Suwon Samsung, a prestigious K-League club, through FC Cologne. After returning to Japan, he announced his retirement in 2022. Currently, he is in his second career while working in broadcasting in Japan and Korea.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
