It's a fight again. PSG Lee Kang-in's performance is undermining, and he said he wasted the pass

Sep 29, 2025

It's a fight again. PSG Lee Kang-in's performance is undermining, and he said he wasted the pass



The French local media's 'Lee Kang-in's bad language' has started again.

Lee Kang-in (24) of Paris Saint-Germain has played a lot of time this season and performed well. There was no offensive point, but the stat recorded on the day, such as the number of passes and the success rate, was not bad. Based on this, European soccer statistics companies that give objective ratings gave Lee Kang-in a moderate rating within the team.

However, the evaluation by local French media was harsh. Lee Kang-in devalued his performance and gave him a low rating, saying that he did not help the team at all. There is a suspicion of deliberate 'knocking down'.




It's not a new phenomenon. The French local media's evaluation of Lee Kang-in was like this last season as well. It seems that Lee Kang-in is very disappointed.

Lee Kang-in started the home game against Osher in the 16th round of the league in the 2025-2026 season at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 28th (Korea time). Coach Luis Enrique activated a 4-3-3 formation and put Lee Kang-in as a right midfielder. Lee Kang-in was placed in the midfield alongside Mayulu-Vitinya and played a kicker in charge of corner kicks.

The result was a success. PSG led the game from the beginning with its share in the midfield. On this day, PSG's ball possession rate was 66%, and the pass success rate reached 90% (607 times). The result was also a 2-0 clean sheet victory. With this victory, PSG rose back to No. 1 in the league with its fifth win (one loss) of the season.




Lee Kang-in actively worked in the midfield before being replaced in the 35th minute of the second half, helping the team to attack. In particular, both goals started with Lee Kang-in's toes.

It's a fight again. PSG Lee Kang-in's performance is undermining, and he said he wasted the pass
PSG's first goal came in the 32nd minute of the first half. Lee Kang-in's corner kick from the right was the starting point of the goal. Lee Kang-in did not kick a long corner kick, but passed it to Vitinya briefly. Vitinya raised the ball toward the penalty box, and Ilya Zavarny shook the net with a volley shot.

Lucas Veraldu's net goal in the 9th minute of the second half also started with Lee Kang-in's left corner kick. Again, Lee Kang-in passed to Mayulu from the left, and Mayulu crossed. Veraldu finished this with a header goal.




According to the European football statistics media WhoScored, he recorded one shot, one effective shot, two key passes, a pass success rate of 88.9%, and 93 blushes. The rating was 7.40. It was the sixth place among the selected members. It's not a bad number.

Footmob, another statistical media, gave Lee Kang-in a rating of 7.5 points for his performance. The ranking within the team was slightly lower than that of Huscoord.

It's a fight again. PSG Lee Kang-in's performance is undermining, and he said he wasted the pass
However, local media in France poured out harsh criticism and low ratings.

Foot Mercato came out to midfield in the absence of Fabian Lewis and Joao Neves on Lee Kang-in, but he couldn't handle much of the ball. Contributed to pointless ball possession. The pass was wasted, and only one shot was blocked by a good shot, giving him only 4.5 points.

Another medium 'Parifans' evaluated that 'always shows active and excellent ball control, but lacks second movement, agility, and fast tempo' In short, it means Lee Kang-in is too slow. The media also gave Lee Kang-in six points. The Paris media continues to be unfavorable to Lee Kang-in. In the transfer market last summer, he also led the evaluation of 'No. 1 sale'.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.