Jesse Lingard wastes no time making enemies as former Manchester United star has a FC Seoul debut to forget
Jesse Lingard finally ended his wait to make his first appearance for new club FC Seoul, but it was not a dream debut.
The midfielder made the surprise switch to South Korea last month, but he has had to be patient while waiting to return to the playing fields.
Lingard He had been without a club since Nottingham Forest sacked him at the end of last season, and it appears he is yet to shake off the rust that comes with nine months out of the game.
The day finally came on Saturday when the former manchester united Ace entered the field for the first time in the Seoul jersey in his first game of the new season.
But it didn't go as planned as he couldn't prevent his team from succumbing to a 2-0 defeat in Gwangju.
It didn't take long for Lingard to make an impact, although not in the way he would have liked.
Within 15 minutes of coming off the bench as a second-half substitute, he earned the first booking of his Asian career, receiving a yellow card for a flying tackle that really could have been much worse.
He was then seen pushing a Gwangju player, who appeared to be asking Lingard what his problem was.
The 31-year-old received a good reception from fans at the 10,000-capacity Gwangju football stadium, with fans cheering and getting up from their seats to take photographs of the former Premier League star.
But he hopes his performance on the field will improve soon to help lift his new team up the table, with FC Seoul finishing seventh in the K League last season and just two points above the relegation places the year before. .
His coach spoke to Korean media after the match and admitted that Lingard is still not up to speed, despite the star post. Videos and photos of your training sessions. while looking for a new club.
“Because he didn't spend enough time with us, he is still not in his best shape,” said boss Kim Gi-dong.
“However, he still had some good moments today, I will try to do (better).”
