'Multi-help explosion + MOTM' Son Heung-min is crazy! It flew...Tottenham Wins 3-1 Over Brentford → Ranked 18th in EPL's All-Time Help

Sep 22, 2024

Son Heung-min saved Tottenham from losing the league in a row with his first and second assists of the season. Son Heung-min, who added two assists, ranked second with the most assists in Tottenham Premier League history and 18th with the most assists in league history. He even achieved his 100th career European assistance. He didn't score, but he proved his dignity as an ace. Photo = Tottenham

Son Heung-min saved Tottenham from losing the league in a row with a crazy performance. With two assists, Son Heung-min marked the history of Tottenham and the English Premier League.

Tottenham won 3-1 in the fifth round of the EPL in the 2024-2025 season against Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10 p.m. on the 21st (Korea time). Tottenham, which had lost two consecutive league games, added three points again, raising its ranking to 10th place in the league.

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Tottenham desperately needed a change of atmosphere. Public opinion did not turn around at all as they won the Carabao Cup but came from behind to beat Coventry City, who are in the bottom of the English Championship (minor league). It was not strange to say that Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou was replaced if even Brentford was defeated because the trend was so bad that he had lost seven games in the last 11 league games.

Despite rumors of a crisis, Postecoglou did not pursue major changes. I chose the existing tactic, the 4-3-3 formation. Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson made up the offense. James Medicine, Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski were deployed as midfield combinations. Destiny Udogi, Mickey van der Ben, Christian Romero and Pedro Porro made four hundred. Guglielmo Vicario defended the goal.

Away side Brentford opted for a 5-3-2 formation. Brian Mbomo and Fabio Carvalho were responsible for the attack. Mikel Damsgaard, Yehor Yarmolyuk and Vitaly Janelt worked together in the midfield.

Keane Lewis - Potter, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sef van den Bergh and Christopher Ajer defended. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Mark Flecken.

▶ first half

It was Tottenham who lost a point 23 seconds into the game. As soon as it started, Brentford went up. Lewis-Potter crossed from the left. A fantastic volley shot from Mbömo that escaped Van der Ben's check shook Tottenham's net. Vicario ran, but it was an unstoppable trajectory.

Tottenham quickly picked up the mood. Son Heung-min stepped up. The ball flowed to Solanke in the 7th minute of the first half. I connected him to Son Heung-min, who penetrated. Son Heung-min immediately put it into the penalty box, but Madison's finish was disappointing.

Tottenham immediately balanced the game. In the seventh minute of the first half, Madison intercepted Brentford's rear build-up. He even tried to shoot himself, but he was blocked by the goalkeeper. The second ball was directed to Solanke, who lightly pushed it in. It was Solanke who scored his debut goal for Tottenham. He performed a ceremony with Son Heung-min.

Tottenham began to get more and more excited. Woo Do-ki, who oversaw in the 9th minute of the first half, was given a bold pass. U Do-ki pulled the defense and handed over the pass to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min made a bold shot, but it was in front of the goalkeeper.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Kulusevski made a direct advance and created an attack opportunity. Johnson took over and shot, but headed to the side of the net.

Son Heung-min took the decisive opportunity to score. Son Heung-min was injected with a penetrating pass. Son Heung-min created a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper at a tremendous speed. However, he was blocked while trying to beat the goalkeeper. Kulusevski, who followed, continued his shot, but was blocked by the defender's hand-to-hand defense.

Son Heung-min made up for the scene where he missed the opportunity to score. Madison intercepted the pass in the 28th minute of the first half and handed it over to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min pulled out the defender and left it out to Johnson. Johnson boldly fired a shot and succeeded in turning the tables. Johnson, who has suffered a lot of criticism recently, performed a hissing ceremony. Son Heung-min also gave Johnson a big hug. It was Son's first help of the season. It's been a long time since the game against Everton.

Tottenham continued its momentum. In the 32nd minute of the first half, Kulusevski moved to the left and supported the attack. Madison gave up the pass after moving to half-space, but Solanke's shot was caught in the defensive wall.

Tottenham almost had a disaster in the 40th minute of the first half. During the rear build-up process, Vicario dedicated the ball by making a ridiculous mistake. Mbomo shot right away, but Vicario managed to block it. Tottenham's concentration was shaken at the end of the first half. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Brentford launched another counterattack. It was a crucial scoring opportunity, but Lewis-Potter's shot was in front of Vicario. Tottenham, who lost a point early, quickly turned the game around.

▶Second half

Tottenham continued to flow in the second half. In the fifth minute of the second half, Madison passed a sensational pass to Kulusevski in the center. Kulusevski took advantage of the pass and continued with a non-stop shot, but was blocked. Bentancur brought the ball under active pressure soon after. He calmly took the shot from the penalty box but was blocked. Solanke aimed for a second ball, but there were too many defenses.

Son Heung-min's influence in the game has gradually revived. In the 15th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min lightly handed the pass to Kulusevski, who was moving to the center. Kulusevski sent the ball to Johnson, who had space on the right. Johnson's shot was weak.

In the 19th minute of the second half, Madison once again stabbed Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min accelerated the pace, but the two defenders were strongly in check. He gave Johnson the chance to pass the perfect pass. However, Johnson's finish was an ambiguous judgment, not a shot or a cross. It was a moment when 60,000 spectators lamented.

Brentford began to revive as Tottenham missed their chances one after another. In the 23rd minute of the second half, Berg sent the ball to the center. Chade jumped high and tried to get a header, but Vicario blew himself out and blocked it.

As the trend went on, Postecoglou excluded Johnson and put in Pape Matar Sarr. Despite the replacement, the atmosphere at Brentford continued.

Son Heung-min finished the game. When Yves Bissouma made a tackle in the 40th minute of the second half, Romero immediately sent it to Son Heung-min, who was running forward. Son Heung-min sent it to Madison succinctly. Madison made it 3-1 with a neat shot over the goalkeeper's height. It was Son Heung-min's second assist of the season.

Postecoglou immediately put in Mikey Moore, Archie Gray and Lucas Beribal without Solanke, Porro and Madison to prepare for the Europa League game during the week. It ended with Tottenham's victory.

▶Son Heung-min rating

After the game, the EPL secretariat selected Son Heung-min as the man of the match. This was the second time Son Heung-min, who scored two goals in the second round of the league against Everton, was selected by MOTM. Son Heung-min was voted the best player of the game with a landslide of more than half of the vote.

English Football London gave Son an eight-point rating. It was second only to Madison, who received a perfect score, and Bentancourt, who received a 9. The media outlet said, `Son Heung-min has always been a threat. In Tottenham's second score, he passed to Johnson to record the help. He also scored another goal with a perfect pass for Madison. I ran around hard and created seven opportunities for my colleaguespraise '

On the other hand, the British Evening Standard had a harsh evaluation of Son Heung-min. It was a game in which other players went on offense with a normal score of 7 points. Still, I recorded two assists.

▶Son Heung-min New Record Organization

Son Heung-min, who added two assists in this game, has also made a new history. First, it changed Tottenham's history. Before meeting Brentford, Son Heung-min was the third most assists in Tottenham's EPL history. By adding two assists in this game, he recorded 64 assists in the EPL game alone, ranking second in Tottenham's EPL history, surpassing his former teammate Christian Eriksen.

Tottenham's EPL history is the club legend Darren Anderton, who has 67 assists. Even if Son Heung-min maintains his current pace, he is expected to become the most helpful EPL player in the club's history within this season.

In EPL history, Son Heung-min ranked 18th with the most assists ever. It is tied with EPL legends Alan Shearer and Gareth Berry. In terms of active players alone, he has surpassed Raheem Sterling, who currently has 63, and ranks sixth with the most assists in the EPL. If Son Heung-min makes more than 10 assists this season, he can enter the top 16 in league history.

Son set a personal record as well. Son recorded his 100th career assist in Europe. Son Heung-min has scored 86 for Tottenham, 11 for Leverkusen and three for Hamburg. In addition, Son Heung-min, who created seven chances in the game alone, set a personal record for a single game in his EPL career.

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'Multi-help explosion + MOTM' Son Heung-min is crazy! It flew...Tottenham Wins 3-1 Over Brentford → Ranked 18th in EPL's All-Time Help

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