Ignore the jeers and focus on the World Cup, says South Koreas Lee

South Koreas Lee Kang in encouraged his teammates to disregard the detractors and concentrate on the World Cup following the supporters boos in their lacklustre 1 0 friendly victory against Ghana.

The South Koreans managed a narrow win on Tuesday concluding a year in which they secured qualification for their eleventh consecutive World Cup yet struggled to impress on the field.

Under Hong Myung bos leadership the team suffered a 5 0 thrashing by Brazil in a home friendly last month watched by 63 000 fans prior to unimpressive triumphs over Paraguay and Bolivia that disappointed the audience.

By comparison just 33 256 attended the Ghana match with numerous voicing their disapproval towards Hong.

Paris Saint Germain midfielder Lee recognised that the South Koreans underperformed but urged his colleagues to maintain faith in their approach.

There are various viewpoints among football enthusiasts and even within the squad the manner in which we observe and interpret the match varies so its inevitable for such views to arise said the 24 year old.

However instead of dwelling on those our players and coaching team concentrate on the elements required for peak performance and optimal outcomes.

Lee Tae seok netted the decisive header in the 63rd minute after which Wolves striker Hwang Hee chan squandered a penalty roughly ten minutes afterwards.

Supporters applauded upon seeing captain Son Heung min on the jumbotron yet expressed frustration at the manager.

Ideally wed like to offer a playing style that pleases all and we are committed to achieving that said Lee Kang in.

That said as we gear up for the World Cup our main emphasis must be on a team oriented method mutual support and elements that enhance our collective efficacy.

Hong voiced dissatisfaction with the display noting he did not believe the first half flowed well.

We encountered issues in midfield and the initial build up phases fell short of our expectations stated the coach.

Nonetheless we adapted switched personnel and the replacements elevated our game.