Son Heung-min to start against daily Vissel Kobe amid storm of praise for Postecoglou 'Tokyo received'
Jul 27, 2024
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Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou unveiled the best 11 of the J-League's friendly match against Vissel Kobe at Tokyo National Stadium at 7 p.m. on the 27th. It is a 4-3-3 system.
Son Heung-min leads the attack with Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Jones. James Maddison, Pape Sarr and Ives Bissouma are in the midfield. Pedro Porro, Emerson Royal, Archie Gray and Ben Davies line up at the four-back, and Guglielmo Vicario protects the goal.
On the 26th, a day before the match against Kobe, coach Postecoglou predicted that Hishalisson and Destiny Udoji, who ended the season early due to injuries last season, are still recovering. In defense, Christian Romero and Mickey van der Penn did not join the Copa America and Euro tournaments, respectively.
It is the first official exhibition of the East Asian tour to South Korea after Japan. Tottenham played their first pre-season friendly match against Hearts in Edinburgh, Scotland, on the 18th (Korea time). He won a 5-1 victory in the first half and the second half.
On the 20th, they clashed with the Queen's Park Rangers of the Championship (second division) in London, England, and won 2-0. Tottenham are currently on a two-game winning streak.
Son Heung-min scored two goals in an unofficial practice game against Cambridge United in League 1 (division 3) on the 13th, leading his team to a 7-2 victory. However, in the official friendly match, he did not shake the net despite several chances.
Coach Postecoglou's expectations for Son Heung-min need no explanation. At a press conference against Kobe, he said, `There are many stories that Tottenham is connected to Yang Min-hyuk. Son Heung-min is also a Korean, so please tell me the status of the transfer and why you want him.
Postecoglou brought out Son Heung-min 'Captain' Postecoglou said, `There were many Korean players, but none were bigger or better than our Son Heung-min. He is an outstanding player and an outstanding personality. He's the captain of our club, he's just an outstanding individual. We are fantastically pleased to have him at our football club. That's why we look far and wide to get good players."
Yang Min-hyuk has yet to come out with 'Official'. Postecoglou said it was difficult to comment on whether the transfer was confirmed and the progress" and then a big smile.
Postecoglou plans to gradually increase the playing time of key players from 45 minutes.
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