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Lee overwhelmed by warm welcome
10th May 2010
Chung-yong Lee has been overwhelmed by the level of support he has received during his first season at Bolton.
An iconic figure back home in South Korea, he is now starting to develop cult status in a small corner of England.
Just nine months after arriving from FC Seoul the 21-year-old won a hat-trick of top club awards. He was named player of the year, players' player of the year and best newcomer.
Lee came on in the second half on Sunday as Bolton finished their campaign on a high with a 2-1 home victory against Birmingham.
"This season I have had to adjust. Next season will be better," he said through an interpreter. "At first I was worried because it was my first time playing in a European league. But I was so surprised that everyone was welcoming, my team-mates and the fans.
"My ambition was to play as many games as I could. Now I have done that, I am proud of what I have achieved. The pressure was not on me as there was no expectation as I was unknown here. I like a quiet life so living in England suits me as player."
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| 4:00, Sun 9th May | ||||
| Bolton | 0 | v | 0 | Birmingham |
| 3:00, Sat 1st May | ||||
| Tottenham | 0 | v | 0 | Bolton |
| 3:00, Sat 24th Apr | ||||
| Bolton | 0 | v | 0 | Portsmouth |
| 3:00, Sat 17th Apr | ||||
| Stoke | 0 | v | 0 | Bolton |
| 8:00, Tue 13th Apr | ||||
| Chelsea | 0 | v | 0 | Bolton |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Bogdan |
| 3 | Jlloyd Samuel |
| 4 | Paul Robinson |
| 5 | Gary Cahill |
| 6 | Fabrice Muamba |
| 7 | Matthew Taylor |
| 8 | Joey O'Brien |
| 9 | Johan Elmander |
| 10 | Mustapha Riga |
| 11 | Ricardo Gardner |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 12 | Zat Knight |
| 14 | Kevin Davies |
| 15 | Gretar Rafn Steinsson |
| 16 | Mark Davies |
| 17 | Ivan Klasnic |
| 18 | Samuel Ricketts |
| 19 | Gavin McCann |
| 20 | Ricardo Vaz Te |
| 21 | Tamir Cohen |
| 22 | Jussi Jaaskelainen |
| No. | Player |
|---|---|
| 23 | Sean Davis |
| 24 | Dan Shittu |
| 25 | Stuart Holden |
| 26 | Ali Al Habsi |
| 27 | Chung-Yong Lee |
| 30 | Chris Basham |
| 31 | Andrew O'Brien |
| 32 | Jack Wilshere |
| 33 | Daniel Ward |
| 35 | Temitope Obadeyi |
| 40 | Vladimir Weiss |
