Lee Tae-seok, a member of the 父 national team, who wrote "I wear it 13 times like my dad"..."Honestly, I don't remember my dad. Call me after this"
Lee Tae-seok, a member of the 父 national team, who wrote "I wear it 13 times like my dad"..."Honestly, I don't remember my dad. Call me after this"
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Lee Tae-seok (Pohang Steelers), the "long man" who finally wore the national team uniform after his father Lee Eul-yong, expressed his impressive thoughts on his A-match debut.
The South Korean national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, won 3-1 against Kuwait in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Jabeur Al Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait's capital, on the 14th (Korea time).
Oh Se-hoon (Machida Zelvia) and Son Heung-min scored consecutive goals in the early hours of the first half, and Joker Bae Joon-ho's net goal in the middle of the second half to defeat Kuwait, which scored a comeback goal in the second half.
Korea had four wins and one draw (13 points) through the victory. In the first match, the team tied 0-0 at home against the Palestinians, before winning four consecutive games. Korea won 3-1 in the second match against Oman, and 2-0 in the third match against Jordan. It had a 3-2 win at home against Iraq last month. Kuwait, which was the first team to hold two consecutive matches in the Middle East in November, also gained momentum by garnering a complete victory in an away match.
It was a tough match, but there were some gains. Lee Tae-seok, the eldest son of Korean soccer legend Lee Eul-yong, made his A-match debut successfully. He received passing marks for his easy performance as a left-back resource, which is a concern for Korean soccer.
"I'm so happy. I didn't expect to play today, but I'm thrilled and happy to debut so quickly," Lee told reporters at the mixed zone after the game.
Lee Tae-seok also reflected on the memorable moment, saying, "I was looking forward to it as a player when I was warming up, but when the coaching staff called me, I think I realized it at that time."
"I was a little nervous because I thought about what to do when I went in and suddenly got nervous. Now I think the images I was trying to do came out well with confidence in the game," he said. "I think I tried to save a lot in that part because Bae Joon-ho, who went in with me, is a good friend with a one-on-one breakthrough. I talked a lot about that when I went in. I kept it stable and went in with the baby so that Jun-ho could be more aggressive."
Lee, who was the first player to join the national team, marked the fourth day of his convocation. "I felt so awkward at first. I was nervous when I first joined the national team, and I had to do it, but I focused on it because I had to show myself to play in any game," Lee said. "I tried hard to talk to the guys without hesitation, and I think I prepared it because it suited me well because I have young players. The coaches took good care of me, so I was able to adjust to the situation more easily."
Lee Tae-seok, who met Lee Kang-in again when he was a shooting idol, said, "I haven't seen him in a long time, except when I was really young. Actually, it was awkward at first, but we talked a lot while eating together. I'm doing well now."
As a national team player, he said, "We have to prepare the same way. The national team is a position where we always have to do well rather than work hard, so we will always try to do well so that we can do well in the remaining games and call up the national team in the future."
Lee said he didn't think of his father. "Actually, I don't think I had time to think about my father's face. All I could think of was focusing on the match," Lee said. "Actually, I was so nervous that I just wanted to focus on the match rather than on other things."
Lee Tae-seok, who received a text message from Lee Eul-yong after the game, said, "As soon as the game is over, I ask my father for his feedback on the game. I asked him how the game was after today, and he also told me that he did well for the first game," adding, "He always talks about his shortcomings first, but he said he liked it more because he couldn't see them well in today's game." 온라인카지노
Lee Tae-seok also did not forget his thank-you message to his mother, who must have been watching the game. Lee Tae-seok said, "You raised me like this, and my mother always took good care of me. That's why I can come to the A-team again and play games. You always take care of me a lot when I grow up, and I'm so happy to give you a gift wrapped like this. Thank you so much and I love you so much."