The South Korean authorities will inspect elite football fields nationally after the Son Heung-Min blamed the bad play areas for affecting their World Cup campaign.
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Seoul, South Korea: The South Korean authorities said Thursday that they would inspect elite level football fields across the country after the son of the National Skipper Heung-Min blamed the bad surfaces for having harmed their hopes of the World Cup.
Bad locations were a current theme in South Korean football with the former Manchester United striker and England Jesse Lingard, now at FC Seoul, also weighing the debate. The qualifications of the original World Cup were far from Seoul due to the state of the Gazon of the Capital stadium, but its also criticized the replacement sites.
“When we are at home, we are supposed to take advantage of the best possible playing conditions, but things have not improved at all,” said his journalists after the disappointing match on Tuesday 1-1 with Jordan in Suwon.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that it would make a thorough inspection of land in all 27 stadiums in the League from April.
Officials will also examine how other countries, including Japan, will maintain their gaming surfaces.
“The state of the field of a stadium directly affects not only the performance of the players, but also the prevention of injuries and the satisfaction of the spectators,” said an official of the ministry.
“Thanks to this inspection, we aim to identify practical solutions to improve football field conditions and strengthen cooperation with the League, clubs and stadium operators to establish a sustainable management system.”
After two home prints in a line during last week, Tottenham’s star son said: “I know we can play better than that, but when the conditions on our home soil bother us, then I wonder where we have to get our home advantage.”
South Korea is still on the right track for the 2026 World Cup in North America, but successive prints meant that they were wasted the chance to seal their place with the place to lose.
Lingard, who moved to League K last year last month stumbled on a piece of lawn while playing at home for his club.
