SON, he scored a goal and induced an own goal.. I'm done!→"2~3 weeks out, perfect for recharging"
Oct 20, 2024
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Tottenham defeated West Ham 4-1 in the eighth round of the English Premier League in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 19th (Korea time).
Son Heung-min, who returned from injury and started, showed off his strong performance by directly participating in three goals, including a netting goal. Son Heung-min arranged his physical strength by replacing Timo Werner in the 15th minute of the second half when the victory became clear.
According to British media 'Football London', Son said in an official interview "Sometimes it may be a good time to miss out due to injury. We have a very busy time. Two or three weeks was perfect for recharging myself. I felt really good today," he said.
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.
Tottenham did well with two wins and one loss in Son Heung-min's absence. However, Werner waited for Son Heung-min's return as he showed a disappointing performance in goal-scoring.
Son Heung-min said "When we lost our first goal, coach Enze Postecoglou was in a bad mood. He said we have to protect our goal like a house. However, I was very satisfied with the overall performance."
Football London said Son admitted he felt pressure to produce results in Postecoglou's system, but he didn't care much.
Son Heung-min said, "(Postecoglou's soccer) is fun, but there is a lot of pressure. Winger has to create chances and score goals. I think where we need to be, there is a lot of joy, of course, a lot of pressure," he replied.
Son Heung-min showed off a very light movement in his return match. In the 6th minute of the second half, when the score was 1-1, he stabbed a pass that became the starting point of the upset goal. Son Heung-min caught the ball and sneaked into the left side to see the opportunity. When Destiny Udogi penetrated, he put a forward pass into the out front. Udo-gi connected to Yves Bissouma with the correct cutback. The non-aqueous shot with a one-touch shot to explode the goal.
Son Heung-min also induced his opponent's own goal in the 9th minute of the second half. Son Heung-min connected a long forward pass to Dejan Kulusevski in a counterattack. Son Heung-min then overlapped Kulusevski with a sincere sprint. Kulusevski saw Son Heung-min and pushed him. Son Heung-min's shot hit the opponent's goalkeeper and hit the defender again and was sucked into the goal.
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West Ham, who put up a lot of lines, was punished by Son Heung-min.
Tottenham blocked West Ham from attacking. Papesar found Son Heung-min, who was sitting on the left side of the front line, and stabbed a deep forward pass. Son Heung-min played one-on-one with the center back. Son Heung-min broke the defender's balance with a false-legged fight and broke through to the left to open the shooting angle. Son Heung-min scored a decisive goal with a left-footed shot.
Son Heung-min played for only 70 minutes and swept the team's highest rating.
Soccer statistics media WhoscoredCOM gave Son an 8.34 rating, the highest in both teams. Football statistics media Footmob also gave Son the highest rating along with Kulusevski, who was considered the best player in the team with an 8.5 rating. Sofa Score also picked Son Heung-min as the most valuable player of the game with 8.0.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
