'Postecoglou desperately hopes SON to return' On the 19th, likely to make a comeback against West Ham
Oct 10, 2024
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British media 'Daily Mail' reported on the 10th (Korea time) 'Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou will be desperate for Son Heung-min to return to the squad as soon as possible'
Son Heung-min was injured in a home game against Karabakh FK in the first round of the Europa League on the 27th of last month. In the 26th minute of the second half, when he complained of thigh pain, he collapsed.
Since then, he has been excluded from the away match at Manchester United in the sixth round of the Premier League, the away match at Ferencvaros in the second round of the Europa League, and the away match at Brighton in the seventh round of the Premier League. He was not also called up for the third Asian qualifying team for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup.
Postecoglou said "The national team is the custodian of the national team players. We provided them with all medical information. They have a good understanding of the situation` Tottenham asked the South Korean team for their understanding.
British media Evening Standard predicted Son Heung-min will return to the match against West Ham in the eighth round of the Premier League on the 19th.
Tottenham recorded 2-1 in three games without Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min's gap was not revealed immediately, but it is not good because the gap is long. Son Heung-min's replacement Timo Werner's performance is up and down. Brennan Johnson has scored six consecutive goals to cover his scoring ability, but there is no guarantee that this performance will continue throughout the season.
Tottenham fan community Hotspur HQ said 'Johnson showed a brilliant performance. When Son Heung-min was out, he naturally became a substitute. When Son Heung-min returns, Postecoglou will be in happy trouble, he speculated.
Despite missing two Premier League games due to injury, Son Heung-min was selected as the best 11 selected by the statistics website 'Sofas Score'.
According to the Daily Mail, Son averaged a season average of 7.88. In the best 11, only Holan (8.06), Palmer (8.14) and Saka (8.23) have higher scores than Son Heung-min.
SofaScore picked 11 players with a 3-1-4-2 system. First, the goalkeeper is Mars Hermansen of Leicester City.
Backsley consisted of Manchester City's Yoshko Gvardiol, Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Tottenham's Christian Romero.The defensive midfielder is Mateo Kovacic of Manchester City.
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Manchester City's Elling Holan and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah were two top players.
The Daily Mail said, `Son Heung-min's absence was sensitive. It was the same in Tottenham's 3-0 win over Manchester United. If Son Heung-min had played, not Timo Werner, Tottenham would have won twice as easily.
The Daily Mail said Son played in five Premier League games. He scored two goals and two assists. With Dominic Solanke in charge of the center forward, Son Heung-min seems to have revived on the wing. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou predicted that Son Heung-min would be desperate to return to the squad as soon as possible.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
