The advice Ahn Jung-hwan gave to Lee Kang-in (Atlético Madrid) is now drawing renewed attention, and coincidentally, similar challenges have been addressed to Lee Kang-in in Spain. Atlético Madrid won 3-0 against Real Sociedad in the 5th round away match of the 2026~2027 Spanish La Liga season against Sociedad 3-0, but it was not a very satisfying match for Lee Kang-in personally. On this day, Lee Kang-in used an attacking 3-4-2-1 formation He started as a midfielder and led the attack alongside Giuliano Simeone and Alexandre Seurlotte, but was substituted after playing 60 minutes. After the match, Spain's leading newspaper 'Marca' evaluated, "Lee Kang-in's greatest strength is his biggest weakness." Marca praised him, saying, "Technically, Lee Kang-in has no ball he can't control," and added, "He lowers his center of gravity, touches reliably, and protects the ball." However, Marca pointed out, "The problem arises when you need to quickly increase the tempo of the match, and as Lee Kang-in has more possession of the ball, it can become difficult to raise the team's tempo at moments when fast attacking is needed." Coincidentally, Ahn Jung-hwan also sincerely advised Lee Kang-in, saying, "Lee Kang-in is still doing well, but I dare say that if he could reduce his ball possession by just one second, he could become an even more world-class star." He said he gave him this advice.
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