LAFC suffers a 1-3 defeat to the bottom-ranked team... local criticism of Son Heung-min spreads
Controversy over Son Heung-min's poor run at LAFC, criticism despite his 12th assist of the season in an MLS defeat Check the reaction from fans and panelists, and quickly review the key turnaround points and match details
Los Angeles FC (LAFC) lost 13 to bottomoftheWesternConference Kansas City in an away MLS match on the 13th (Korean time). They had hoped to bounce back with a win in the previous match, but this defeat prevented them from maintaining their momentum.
Son Heungmin started and played the full 90 minutes, and assisted Denis Bouanga's goal in the 2nd minute of the second half to record his 12th assist of the season. However, as the team suffered a heavy loss, some local fans and panelists raised criticism, questioning Son Heungmin's finishing ability.
A podcast panelist claimed that Son Heungmin's performances are different from before and pointed out that, given LAFC invested a large sum to bring him in, he has fallen short of expectations. At the same time, he said he hoped Son Heungmin would bounce back, adding that he could not escape responsibility for failing to capitalize on scoring chances.