'Emergency' Lee Kang-in, injured in his debut → first half replacement , Pre-season schedule unclear

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Lee Kang-in was substituted in the first half due to an injury. The pre-season schedule is also unclear.
Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 in a pre-season friendly match against Le Havre held at Campus PSG at 0:00 pm (Korean time) on the 22nd. The first half ended 0-0, but Hugo Ekitike and Kylian Mbappe scored back-to-back goals in the second half to give the team victory.
Lee Kang-in also participated as a starter. On this day, PSG put forward Lee Kang-in, Manuel Ugarte, Marco Asensio, Luca Hernandez and other freshmen as starters. Milan Skriniard also sat on the bench and watched the game before being put in for the second half.
The match was dominated by PSG. The center was Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in became the center of the attack by going back and forth between the center and the flanks. As in his days at Mallorca, he took off the opponent's pressure with a brilliant but calm dribble, then drove the ball up and pricked it to a teammate at the right time. It was his unofficial debut, but he made an impressive performance. It was no exaggeration to say that the first half of PSG was centered on Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in created chances for his teammates with several good passes, but none of them scored.
While the game was going well, a problem arose. Lee Kang-in suddenly grabbed his hamstring and complained of pain. In the 42nd minute of the first half, while trying to sprint to join the attack in PSG's attack chance, Lee Kang-in briefly touched his right hamstring with his right hand. Even in the 43rd minute of the first half, Lee Kang-in touched his hamstring with a look of pain, and was eventually substituted before the end of the first half.
A hamstring injury is an injury that occurs when force is suddenly applied while the affected area is maximally relaxed. It is also a relatively common injury for soccer players who have to try to sprint. However, if you suffer a hamstring injury, you must take a break for at least one to two weeks, and it may take more than that to return. In addition, since it is an injury with a high possibility of recurrence, it is an injury that can remain a chronic disease. There are quite a few players who struggle with hamstring injuries throughout their careers.
PSG made the choice to quickly replace Lee Kang-in. It is also a pre-season game, and it is speculated that it is a dimension to protect Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in played a key role in the national team after playing many matches in Mallorca last season, playing in all A-matches in March and June, and played a lot of matches in one season. It is natural that fatigue would have accumulated.
Due to this injury, it is uncertain whether Lee Kang-in will be able to digest the rest of the preseason schedule. PSG is going on an Asian tour soon. After moving to Japan, he will play against Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nasr in Osaka and Cerezo Osaka of the Japanese J-League based in Osaka, and then go to Tokyo to play a friendly match against Inter Milan. Afterwards, a friendly match against Jeonbuk Hyundai is scheduled in Korea.
Lee Kang-in's own schedule is also tight. Lee Kang-in is in a situation where he can participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games in September after the start of this season. It is known that it is still being coordinated with PSG, but Lee Kang-in is currently included in the final list for the Asian Games.
Also, in the middle of the season, in January next year, there is a high possibility of participating in the Asian Cup. Since Lee Kang-in is considered a key resource in the A national team, it is highly likely that coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who is hoping to win the Asian Cup, will take Lee Kang-in. That's why this injury is even more regrettable.
As explained earlier, a hamstring injury is an injury that can take a week if it is short and a month or two if it is long. Even considering the timing of his injury right now, it is difficult to say for sure that Lee Kang-in will play in the pre-season games that will be held over the next two weeks.
In addition, since it is an injury with a high possibility of recurrence, even if Lee Kang-in recovers quickly, it is highly likely that PSG will not be able to easily put Lee Kang-in into the game from a player management perspective. Besides, now is the pre-season, PSG needs to prepare for this season.
This is news that domestic fans will regret and regret. Many fans are hoping to see Lee Kang-in playing for PSG and when he visits Korea during the summer pre-season Asian tour. Fans who watched Lee Kang-in's first preseason game seem to be nervous.
Lee Kang-in, who left Mallorca to join PSG in the transfer market this summer, finished his domestic schedule including an A match in June and moved to Paris to join PSG's pre-season training. He also became a hot topic in Korea by meeting and training with PSG's world-class players such as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe locally.
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