Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), who confronted fans who booed and criticized them during the game, said, “I approached the fans and told them because I wanted them to cheer for the players,” adding, “I just wanted to lose and not be able to do so, but I had no aggressive intention at all.”
Kim Min-jae did not leave the ground immediately after playing full-time in the first round of Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Palestine at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 5th. Closer to the stands, he raised his hands to the fans with a firm look on his face and confronted the fans for a while, making a gesture of “restraint.”
Kim Min-jae raised his hands and made a gesture of “restraint” to the fans because of the strong booing and criticism from the fans throughout the game. Fans were angered by the Korea Football Association’s abnormal system, irresponsible attitude, and “controversy over preferential treatment” in the process of appointing Hong Myung-bo as the head coach of the Korean national team, and they booed and criticized Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, and Hong.
Fans booed and criticized Hong when the announcer called him during the introduction session of the team and the head coach, which took place about 30 minutes before kickoff. Also, Hong’s criticism such as “Pinoki Hong” was suspended, and slogans such as “Hong Myung-bo, get out” filled the whole area. Since then, fans have booed Hong whenever he was caught on the electronic display.
After the kick-off whistle, fans booed Chairman Chung. Just before the kick-off whistle, fans put up a hanger with a message of high criticism against Chairman Chung, including “Hyundai Zerri,” “The Dark Ages of Korean Football,” “Chukhyup, they do all kinds of things,” “He’s too harsh even if he does it,” and “He’s the first class player and the chairman =?” and shouted “Jung Mong-gyu, get out!” in unison.
Kim Min-jae explained the situation at the time, saying, “I think everyone is thinking seriously, but I wanted them to cheer for the players,” adding, “Actually, we didn’t fail to start. There are people who distorted (my intention) and come to my social network service (SNS) and say that, but we weren’t bad at it from the beginning.” 메이저사이트
“I just said that to the fans because I felt sorry for the parts I wanted to lose and not be able to lose. I had no aggressive intentions at all,” he said, adding, “It wasn’t a serious atmosphere and I hope you don’t take it seriously. However, it depends on your thinking, so those who take it that way can take it that way.”
When asked if he was uncomfortable even though it was a boo to the Korea Football Association, Chairman Chung, and Coach Hong, not the team, Kim Min-jae replied, “I said it because I felt sorry because I heard (the yayoo) before the game started.” Asked if the booing affected his performance, he then said firmly, “I don’t want to make an excuse with that.”
“I’m sorry I had to bring home results, but I didn’t, and I’ll prepare well to win next time,” Kim Min-jae said. “I think I didn’t bring back results because I think what I prepared didn’t go well for this game. The grass was in bad condition, but that’s part of the game. I don’t want to make excuses for that.”
Finally, Kim Min-jae said, “The players are really grateful for the fans’ support even though the atmosphere was bad. I didn’t have any bad intentions or aggressive intentions for the part I visited the fans,” and then emphasized again, “I had to show good performance, but I’m sorry for the fans that I couldn’t. I’ll make sure to win the next game.”
