Son Heung-min is starting the North London derby! Tottenham announces starting list against Arsenal 'Solanke + Van Der Penn return'...Injury ward Arsenal power leak severe!

Sep 15, 2024

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min will start in the North London derby against Arsenal. Attention is focusing on whether Son Heung-min, the current English Premier League (EPL) North London derby player, will be able to play as an Arsenal killer again.

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Tottenham captain Son Heung-min will start in the North London Derby.

Tottenham will play Arsenal in the fourth round of the English Premier League (EPL) from 2024 to 2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10 p.m. on the 15th (Korea time). Tottenham, which is in 10th place, can rise to a higher position than Arsenal in 4th place depending on the result of the game.

Starting with Son Heung-min, Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou started Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, James Madison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski, Destiny Udogi, Christian Romero, Mickey van der Ben, Pedro Porro and Guglielmo Vicario.

Tottenham with Solanke and Van der Penn back. Solanke, who transferred this summer as he broke Tottenham's all-time transfer fee, had no choice but to rest after suffering an ankle injury in his debut match against Leicester City. Solanke returned to training after an A-match break and started against Arsenal.

Solanke's birthday was on the 14th, the day before the game. I got a lot of congratulations from Tottenham fans. Attention is focusing on whether Solanke will be able to burst his birthday celebration with Tottenham's congratulations. With Solanke's return, Son Heung-min moved back to his original position, the left wing. Tottenham fans will hope Son Heung-min and Solanke's 'Sonqueduo' will be shown against Arsenal for the first time.

Another point is that Bentancur started in the central midfielder position. Originally, Yves Bissouma was expected to make a start, but Bissouma injured his foot while playing for the Mali national team. Bissouma's injury was worse than expected, and he was excluded from this game altogether.

Another point to watch is whether Bentancourt will be able to maintain her mentality in out-of-game controversies. Ahead of the match, the English Football Association (FA) announced in June that it had indicted Bentancourt, who made racist remarks against Son Heung-min.

Rodrigo Bentancourt accused by the England Football Association of racist remarks directed at Son Heung-min. They can be disciplined for up to 12 games.

On the 12th, the BBC in England was indicted by the FA on charges that Tottenham midfielder Bentancur made racist slurs against his teammate Son Heung-min. 'The FA said Bentancur was charged with violating FA Regulation E3 for misconduct related to media interviews'

The FA is suspected of behaving in an inappropriate way, using abusive or insulting words, or disgracing Bentancourt. Even if it was not intentional, the reason for the indictment was explained in a statement that there were allegations of violations of the rules because there were comments related to nationality, race or ethnic origin. Players who violate the regulations can be disciplined for up to 6 to 12 games.

Rodrigo Bentancourt accused by the England Football Association of racist remarks directed at Son Heung-min. They can be disciplined for up to 12 games.

In this regard, Postecoglou said, "In time Bentancur should be punished, but we should give him a chance to atone, to learn from him, and hopefully others can learn from this case."I defended Bentancourt, creating further controversy.

It remains to be seen whether Bentancourt, who was indicted by the FA, will be able to show a full performance.

Away side Arsenal have given David Raya, Julian Timber, Gabriel Magalyangis, William Saliba, Ben White, Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Leandro Trossar, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz a starting opportunity.

Arsenal is one of the biggest victims of this A-match. Captain and ace Martin 외degaard suffered a broken ankle and became crutches. If it is fortunate during the misfortune, there is a prospect that Odegaard can return before the A-match in October.

Declan Rice, another key midfielder following Odegaard's injury absence, will also be banned from playing in the North London derby due to his last game's suspension. Existing injuries Mikel Merino and Takehiro Tomiyasu were also excluded from the list of games.

Arteta chose Jorginho and Trossar as replacements. It is important how Jorginho and Trossar can perform against Tottenham.

Arsenal included Raheem Sterling on the bench. Gabriel Jesus, who has returned from injury, is also on standby for the start. However, the rest of the bench resources are only prospects and backup players. Arsenal have a huge power leak due to injuries and disciplinary action. It will be a difficult game if it is pushed back by allowing the first goal.

Son Heung-min is the player Arsenal should be most wary of. Ahead of this match, Arsenal legend Martin Kearn also insisted that Son Heung-min should be most wary of Tottenham.

The history of the North London derby also shows Son Heung-min's dignity. Son Heung-min is ranked fourth in the history of the North London derby with the most goals scored. Son Heung-min is followed by Harry Kane with 14 goals, Emmanuel Adebayor with 10 goals, and Robert Pires with seven goals. Son Heung-min, who scored the most goals in the North London derby among active EPL players.

Son Heung-min met Arsenal and scored seven goals in 19 games. Especially last season, he met Arsenal and scored three goals in two games. Even if Solanke returned to the front line, the scariest player in Tottenham is Son Heung-min, so Arteta and Arsenal players would have prepared a strategy to block Son.

It is also important how much Son Heung-min's physical strength has recovered. Son Heung-min came to Korea from England in the A-match in September and immediately played full-time against Palestine. The next day, he moved to Oman immediately and played an active role with one goal and two assists, but he couldn't rest at that time either. It has only been four days since the match against Oman. Tottenham will be hoping that Son Heung-min, who has not yet fully adjusted to the time difference, will show good condition.