'Fox hunter SON is out!' Tottenham announces starting list against Leicester...Son Heung-min returns to LW →'NEW Sonke Duo' for the first time

Aug 20, 2024

'Fox hunter SON is out!' Tottenham announces starting list against Leicester...Son Heung-min returns to LW →'NEW Sonke Duo' for the first time
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'Fox hunter SON is out!' Tottenham announces starting list against Leicester...Son Heung-min returns to LW →'NEW Sonke Duo' for the first time
ReutersYonhap News
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min will play in the first league game of the 2024-2025 season to seek victory.

Tottenham announced the starting list ahead of the first round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Leicester City in the 2024-2025 season at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England on the 20th (Korea time).

Tottenham will play in a 4-3-3 formation. Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson will be in the front three-top. James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Papesar will work together in the midfield. The Four Bag consists of Destiny Udogi, Mickey Panderpen, Christian Romero and Pedro Porro. The goal is guarded by Guglielmo Vicario.



Leicester face off in a 4-3-3 formation. Abdul Fattau, Jamie Vardy and Bobby Reid lead the attack. Parkundo Buonanote, Harry Winks and Wilfred Ndidi will play in the midfield. The defense is guarded by James Justin, Bout Pas, Yannick Vestergord and Viktor Christiansen. The goalkeeper's gloves are worn by Mars Hermansen.

'Fox hunter SON is out!' Tottenham announces starting list against Leicester...Son Heung-min returns to LW →'NEW Sonke Duo' for the first time
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Tottenham will play their league opener against Leicester, the promoted team. It is the first showdown in two years. Leicester were relegated in the last 2022-2023 season, but have now returned to the EPL stage in one season under the leadership of Enzo Maresca, who has left for Chelsea. Currently, Son Heung-min's close colleague Harry Winks is active in Leicester, and Tottenham player Oliver Skipp has also been excluded from the opening list due to the imminent transfer to Leicester.



As for Son Heung-min, he had a good opportunity to hit his opening celebration by meeting Leicester as his first match in the league. Son Heung-min scored nine goals, four assists, and 13 offensive points against Leicester on the EPL stage. Except for Southampton (10 goals and 5 assists), Son Heung-min scored the most offensive points.

I also have good memories. Son Heung-min played as a substitute in the 2022-2023 season, when he suffered from injuries and sluggishness, and showed a tremendous performance against Leicester with a hat trick. In his last three showdowns with Leicester, Son Heung-min has scored as many as five goals.



Tottenham also drew attention from the opening game to a new offensive duo. Tottenham announced the recruitment of Solanke on the 10th. Solanke joined Tottenham with a record transfer fee of 65 million pounds (about 113 billion won). As the performance of the newly formed 'Sonke Duo' is an important factor that will determine Tottenham's performance this season, more attention will be paid to the teamwork and performance of the two players against Leicester.



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