'1st and 2nd goals in the season' Son Heung-min's thoughts'"I just got lucky"
Aug 25, 2024
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Tottenham won 4-0 in the second round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Everton in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the afternoon of the 24th (local time). Son Heung-min started on the day and scored two goals. He was inundated sharply in the 25th minute of the first half when he was playing as a one-top. He snatched goalkeeper Jordan Pickford's dribble. And he shook the net and shot at the empty goal. In the 32nd minute of the second half, he received a pass from Mickey van der Ben and scored a goal with a shot that cut between the goalkeeper's crotch.
I met Son Heung-min after the game. He said "Pickford players have a good kick. I could see him relaxing, but I tried to make it uncomfortable. I was lucky." On the second goal, Van der Ben gave up a pass at a good time"It is impressive that Van der Ben drags the ball out, intercepts it, and tries to pass it in a timely manner until the end."
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-Leaving the disappointment of the last game behind, we showed good performance and results in today's game.
▶As we talked about last time, I trained and prepared for the shortcomings in the last attack area for a week. I'm grateful that the players showed great performances in today's game. Now we have two games. I don't want to like it too much, and I'll calmly wait for the next game and do my best every game.
-Son Heung-min's first goal was impressive as he did not give up until the end.
▶Actually, it depends on the goalkeeper's tendency. Pickford has really good kick power. As a result, I could see him wanting to kick the ball a little more leisurely. I thought it was the striker's position that made it uncomfortable. When you're in that position, you always have to aim for those things. Even if I can't take the ball out of that chance, I thought we should help our defenders to have the ball as easily as possible. In the case of today, Pickford looked a little more relaxed. I think I intercepted him well. I was very lucky to score my first goal of this season.
-To talk about Son Heung-min's second goal scene. I hit a good shot from a narrow angle.
▶ Van der Ben raced a great distance and gave up a pass at good time. My control was good. I think I tried to keep the situation calm even though the angle wasn't good. In such a situation, the goalkeeper always cuts the angle roughly, so I always looked between the goalkeeper and hit the shot. I feel very good because the shooting went in the way I wanted it to. I think Van der Ben's situation of dragging the ball out, the situation of intercepting it, and the way he tried to pass it in time to the end were all impressive goals.
-A lot of new players have been reinforced.
▶The new young players are working really hard. In fact, in the case of Wilson Verdorsil Wilson O'Dober, he only came to the team and trained for a few days. Nevertheless, I think we know exactly what kind of soccer our team is pursuing and what color we are trying to do. I'm so proud that I understand it well and I think I'm trying to put it into practice. Since we have a lot of games left in the future, rather than making a lot of evaluations with one game today. Please help us so that we can continue to show good performances. The players need to help and take good care of each other to maintain the atmosphere. I'm going to do it with a lot of care.
-Next game is Newcastle away. It was difficult in the recent away trip to Newcastle.
▶In fact, thanks to the result of today's game, I can go to the stadium in a good atmosphere, so I might think I'm a little light-hearted. But I think every game is pretty much the final. I wish I could show you a good side like today. Obviously, I think it will be a difficult game because Newcastle Stadium has a long history and the passion of the old fans is huge. However, I think we should prepare really well and try to bring good results this time.
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