Boro's South Korean striker Dong Gook Lee has been, today, banned from international duty for 2 years after disgracing himself in a late night drinking session during the Asia Cup.
Dong Gook Lee gets 2 year ban for drunken disgrace
Lee, along with others from the South Korean team including Captain and goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae, abandoned the team base during the competition earlier this year following their 2-1 defeat by Bahrain.
Captain, Lee Woon-Jae, offered an emotional plea before the KFA (Korea Football Association) hearing, but it did little to influence the decision as the board opted to come down heavy on the players; issuing a 3 year ban and 80 hours of community service to Woon-Jae and 2 year bans along with 40 hours of community service to the others involved.
The ban will surely see the end to the international career of 34-year-old captain, Woon Jae who had been dealt a harsher penalty after leaving the Korea team hotel 2 nights before the game to meet up with friends at a local bar as well as taking the others to a karaoke bar the day after the 2-1 defeat.
Lee's disgrace comes at a time when he is desperately trying to fit in and prove himself at BORO as he has failed to score a Premiership goal since joining in January this year.
3 comments:
Boro should really dispense with Lee's services in January to clear room off the wage bill for a striker who can find the net. After the brief substitute performance against Spurs he appears to be getting worse not better. I doubt he will ever cut it in the Premiership and it seems like he was brought in more of a marketing tool to sell shirts in the lucrative Asian market rather than his goalscoring prowess.
I could not agree more!
Lets get rid off Lee in January and bring in this Afonso Alves we've heard so much about, from Heerenveen, before one of the bigger clubs decide to bag him. 44 goals in 35 games? Not there's a guy who knows how to find the net
True Dave, Alves is a prolific goalscorer in Holland. There is no guarantee that he would do it in England, but he would worth a gamble. The only problem is gaining a work permit for Alves plus his recent scoring feats will have put him on the radar of some of Europe's big guns. I fear he would now be out of reach for Boro.
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