Tuesday evening on Canal+, before PSG-Newcastle in the Champions League, Hervé Mathoux and Laure Boulleau laughed when David Ginola compared Lee Kang-In’s left foot to that of Lionel Messi…
It was one of the surprises in Luis Enrique’s starting lineup for PSG’s match against Newcastle in the Champions League on Tuesday evening at the Parc des Princes: Lee Kang-In started in place of Vitinha in the hybrid position of left relay midfielder/left attacking midfielder depending on the phases of play. The South Korean, if he did not manage to stand out against the Magpies, is interesting for his dynamism and the quality of his left foot since the start of the season.
David Ginola attempted a daring comparison between Lee and Lionel Messi, on Canal+ before the meeting: “ When you look at footage of him, even when he was playing in Mallorca, there is a left foot that looks a lot like Messi’s left foot, he hasn’t yet… » Presenter Hervé Mathoux did not let the former PSG star develop his remarks (“ oh there, you’re going far anyway “) and Laure Boulleau, the other consultant on the set (with Samir Nasri), mocked the analysis of “El Magnifico” (” he will be in top tweet “).
“There is a left foot that looks a lot like Messi’s left foot” 🎙️
Kang-in Lee compared to Lionel Messi, what do you think ❓#PSGNEW | #UCL pic.twitter.com/P06RbqP7RC
— CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) November 28, 2023
Recruited for 22 million euros from Mallorca, the player trained in Valencia has two goals and an assist in 10 matches in all competitions. Without being a world crack for the moment, he is in fact capable of accelerating the full-axis game and of balancing deep passes for Kylian Mbappé or Randal Kolo Muani in depth, while PSG lost Lionel Messi and Neymar last summer. Lee Kang-In is a quality offensive option for Luis Enrique.
