"SON is the best pressure player. He's so talented"

Aug 25, 2024

'SON is the best pressure player. He's so talented'
'SON is the best pressure player. He's so talented'
[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, England) = Egan Sports Chosun, reporter] Tottenham manager Enzi Postecoglou praised Son Heung-min.

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.

Postecoglou, who held a press conference after the game, was satisfied with Son's two goals and threatening performance. He praised Son Heung-min's play, saying, `That's the direction we want to develop.' "Son Heung-min scored a goal in the center as well as a goal from the side. He was threatening in various positions" he evaluated. Postecoglou said "If we want to continue our strong performance to consistent results, we need to have a variety of attacking routes and we showed that well today"Joyed.

The praise continued for Son Heung-min. After emphasizing once again that Son's performance today was really good, the reason he deployed Son as a one-top forward was because of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Pickford plays an important role in Everton build-up play. He makes a lot of use of it. Son Heung-min explained, "The best pressure player we have." He said, `Son Heung-min's ability is incredible. Son Heung-min enjoyed the role. Even after moving to the left, he showed a threat with a nice finish"Joyed.



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