Written by Youngsub Lee
Football Tribe Korea
Korean youngster, Lee Seung-woo has finally debuted at the Jupiler Pro League since his move to Sint-Truidense V.V. this August.
The former-FC Barcelona youth player suffered a horrendous exemption in his new club in Belgium. After joining the club on 30th August, the 21-year-old winger was sidelined from the previous manager, Marc Brys.
However, dim lights of hope were shone upon the 57-year-old manager’s sacking. In an interview with Belgian media, ‘Het Laatste Nieuws’, the interim head coach, Nicky Hayen remarked “Lee is not performing badly. He is part of our squad. However, he needs to take more proactive actions.
“Lee needs more experience in a team with different styles like Sint-Truidense. This is why he can’t play. However, he will always be fielded if he adapts to the team.”
Has the departure of his fellow Asian compatriot given him a message? Lee, who was once labeled as the ‘Korean Messi’ was fielded against Waasland-Beveren days after Nguyễn Công Phượng’s exit.
Replacing his Brazilian teammate, Alan Goncalves Sousa at 69th minute, Lee displayed decent performance. However, the debutant could not stop his side from suffering a loss at the Freethiel Stadion.
Sint-Truidense now stands 11th in the league, 12 points different from last-placed, Cercle Brugge K.S.V. The team will go on a three weeks break until they face K.V. Kortrijk on 19th January.