'SON, release it? Are you arrogant?'→ Shut up! Son Heung-min scored his first multi-goal of the season + MOM of the game...Tottenham win 2-0 against Everton

Aug 25, 2024

Son Heung-min scored multiple goals with his first score this season, erasing criticism of himself. Tottenham won 2-0 in the second round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Everton in the 2024-2024 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 25th (Korea time). Son Heung-min scored the second and fourth goals of the game team on the day, scoring multiple goals. Meanwhile, Son Heung-min had a difficult time after the poor performance against Leicester in the opening match before scoring against Everton, with intense forced criticism such as `I included Son Heung-min on the list of players Tottenham should sell this summer,' and this multi-goal proved his value again in one game. REUTERS Yonhap News

Son Heung-min scored multiple goals with his first goal of this season, erasing criticism of himself.

Tottenham won 2-0 in the second round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Everton in the 2024-2024 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 25th (Korea time).

Tottenham played in a 4-3-3 formation. Brennan Johnson, Son Heung-min and Wilson O'Dowbert made the front-line three-top, while James Madison, Yves Bissouma and Dejan Kulusevski were in the midfield. Pedro Porro, Christian Romero, Mickey Panderpen and Destiny Udogi came out for the four backs. The goal was guarded by Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham had a bad injury ahead of the game. Dominic Solanke, who put in the club's highest transfer fee, was injured. Coach Enze Postecoglou decided to fill his vacancy with Son Heung-min's one-top and send freshman Wilson O'Dober as the left winger.

Everton faced off in a 4-4-1-1 format. Dominic Calvert Lewin is the front-line one-top and Dwight McNeil is the second line, with Idrissa Gana Gueye, Tim Iroegbunam, Abdullaye Dukure and Jack Harrison as midfielders. The defense was made up of Roman Dixon, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski and Vitali Mikolenko. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Jordan Pickford.

Tottenham took the lead from the first half and pushed Everton. In the third minute of the first half, Son Heung-min passed the pass to Romero in the Everton box, and even tried to shoot, but was blocked by Pickford's good defense. Son Heung-min also did not hesitate to shoot. In the 6th minute of the first half, a mid-range shot attempted from the right side of the penalty box arc deflected off the defense and headed to the corner of the box, but Pickford blew himself over the crisis.

Everton also fought back. After a sharp attack in the 10th minute of the first half, Romero blocked Dukure's cross with a tackle.

Tottenham scored the opening goal as they went on to create a menacing attack near the Everton box. In the 14th minute of the first half, the ball passing through Johnson, Madison and Kulusevski flowed to Bissouma, who was waiting in front of the penalty box. Bissouma immediately attempted a mid-range shot, but the ball flew hard and hit the top of the net and shook the net.

Tottenham, who scored the opening goal, added an early goal. The main character was Son Heung-min. In the 25th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min pressed Pickford forward to take the ball away and advance to the empty net. He seemed to lose his balance, but he finished calmly and split the goal. It was a scene where Son Heung-min's calmness and concentration stood out. Son Heung-min scored his 121st EPL goal with the goal. Son Heung-min was tied with Steven Gerrard with 120 goals until last season, but he passed with this goal.

There was a dizzying situation for Tottenham, which widened the gap. In the 40th minute of the first half, Panderpen collapsed holding his knee in the defense process. Panderpen, who complained of pain with his knee bent, was fortunately able to return to the ground after treatment. The first half ended with Tottenham's 2-0 lead.

Tottenham did not stop attacking Everton in the second half. Madison's movement, which penetrated into the box after Romero's pass in the fourth minute of the second half, was unfortunately ineffective as Pickford caught the ball first. Son Heung-min also contributed to the attack with a huge amount of activity. In the 6th minute of the second half, when Johnson grabbed the ball from the right and advanced, Son Heung-min quickly advanced from the half line to the box to save the opportunity. However, Johnson's cross was caught by Mykolenko.

Everton also shook Tottenham to make up. In the 13th minute of the second half, Vicario fired a shot by Yesfer Linström, who stole the ball after Odobert's mistake, and blocked it with his hands to overcome the crisis of losing points.

In the 22nd minute of the second half, Tottenham replaced Pape Sarr and Hishalisson without Odover and Kulusevski.

Tottenham sealed the match by adding a point. In the 26th minute of the second half, Madison's sharply raised ball hit Romero's head, which rushed to the center of the box. The ball headed straight into the Everton goal, heading straight between Pickford's hands and the net.

Son Heung-min added a goal and was in charge of his team's fourth score. In the 32nd minute of the second half, Panderpen advanced to the front of the penalty box and gave the ball to Son Heung-min on the left. Son Heung-min calmly tried to shoot deep into the box and the ball pierced Pickford and shook the net.

In the end, the game ended with Tottenham's 4-0 victory.

After the game, praise poured in for Son Heung-min. The official EPL website said Son Heung-min was selected as the most valuable player (MOM) selected by fans of the game.

England's Football London gave Son Heung-min nine points, the team's highest rating, and set an example by overpowering Pickford and scoring a goal. It also provided Romero with a big opportunity, and praised the second score for drilling through Pickford's leg. England's 90 minutes also gave nine points, admiring his scoring ability, saying, `Whether it's in the center or the side, Son Heung-min is still scoring a goal.' England's Give Me Sports increased the score due to Pickford's mistake, showing keenness to overpower the goalkeeper with a top rating of eight. His quality shone with two goals.'

Meanwhile, before scoring against Everton, Son Heung-min had a difficult time due to severe forced criticism after the poor performance against Leicester in the opening game.

Tottenham drew 1-1 in the first round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Leicester City in 2024-2025 at King Power Stadium in Leicester, England on the 20th. It was a disappointing result for Tottenham. Tottenham took the lead by scoring the first goal of the game. It was an attack that started with Son Heung-min. In the 29th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min delivered a pass to Madison from the right, and Madison crossed from the front of the penalty box arc to the center. Inundated, the prisoner pushed it into his back and shook Leicester's net as it was.

Son Heung-min was the starting point of the game's first goal, but Tottenham showed poor overall decision-making power in the box in the second half and lacked performance. After that, he was replaced by Hishalisson in extra time in the second half and had to finish the game unfortunately.

Pointing to this performance against Leicester, Football365 pointed out that "Tottenham's unique attack was an early success, but it collapsed due to frustration in defense and overall wrong decisions, and eventually had to raise questions about the overall strategy. But we found a more specific problem. We won't judge too harshly for Dominic Solanke to miss a couple of chances on debut. Brennan Johnson is also a promising player, so we wouldn't judge it that way either when it comes to making a decision and refusing to be a complete player. For both young players, there is a hopeful reason that their careers will continue to rise. But it is Son Heung-min who surprised us the most. His career is not on an upward trajectory now, he noted.

Then 'Son Heung-min is clearly a great player at Tottenham, but now he needs to express it in the past tense. "He can no longer be regarded as a person who cannot be excluded from the list." He even claimed that it would be difficult for Son to keep his starting position firmly.

Football 365 said Son should be treated as one of the many options. The media is a point that needs to change. Son Heung-min is the perfect option for Tottenham's attack, but it should now be seen as just one of many options. Now he doesn't deserve a starting position against every situation, every opponent. There is no question about this either. Also this is a counter-argument to one night, but not all of it. Already, we have included Son Heung-min on the list of players Tottenham should sell this summer, adding that Son Heung-min should be placed on the release list.

He also did not hide his argument that Son Heung-min should consider whether he will play in the upcoming home opener. Football 365 could be a good match for Son Heung-min to get his form back up. But what's more enticing might be the game of using a new fast and clever winger? To say that Tottenham should exclude Son Heung-min and put Wilson O'Dowbert instead is a sentence that sounds crazy a week ago. But now I can't deny it makes sense, saying Tottenham should also consider the input of new resources such as Wilson O'Dowbert.

Craig Burley, a former member of the Scotland national team, also pointed out Son Heung-min. Burley "Tottenham saw Leicester City as too much of a pushover. I felt that way as I watched the pass and shot finish. That's what Tottenham's strikers, including Son Heung-min and Madison, looked like. It felt like they thought they could never get enough of this game. This attitude came from the arrogance of 'Since we are dominating the game, the second goal will soon be scored.' It's really embarrassing. He criticized Son Heung-min, saying, "It's an action that only stronger teams than Tottenham do." Tottenham senior Jamie O'Hara also said, `Son Heung-min was not good enough. I wasn't able to overwhelm enough in the first half," he said, expressing regret.

However, Son Heung-min had no intention of hearing such criticism until after the match against Everton. He proved his true value with a clear multi-goal. Son Heung-min will try to score for the first two consecutive league games this season in an away game in Newcastle on September 1.

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