Son Heung-min scored his first goal for Europa...'Injury Ward' Tottenham Announces Selection List for Galatasaray
Nov 08, 2024
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Tottenham will play Galatasaray at 2:45 a.m. on the 8th (Korea time) at Neff Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye, in the fourth round of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) phase of the 2024-2025 season. Tottenham, which has won all three games in the UEL, is second overall. Galatasaray, who has two wins and one draw, is in fifth place, so it is not expected to be an easy fight.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou would have liked to give Son a break. Coach Postecoglou replaced Son Heung-min, who also returned in the previous match against Aston Villa, in the 10th minute of the second half. The reason was for injury management. Although Son Heung-min expressed some dissatisfaction with Postecoglou's choice to replace him, Postecoglou said he would manage Son's playing time in around 60 minutes under any circumstances.
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Timo Werner was out of power after the Manchester City match. Hishalisson, who replaced Son Heung-min in the last game, cannot play for at least four weeks due to a hamstring injury. Tottenham's rising prospect Mikey Moore was not accompanied away to Turkiye because he was not feeling well. Wilson O'Dowbert's return is still a long way off. In the end, Son Heung-min had no choice but to step up.
Not only the offense but also the defense has a hole. Key centre-backs Christian Romero and Mickey van der Penn were not accompanied on the road. Romero may return soon, but Van der Penn is out of power until the November A-match period.
Coach Postecoglou had to rotate the rotation as much as possible in UEL, but many players were out of power, forcing him to release his main resources.
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In contrast, Galatasaray made up the best list of Fernando Muslera, Davinson Sanchez, Mauro Icardi, Dries Mertens, Lucas Torreira and Victor Osimhen.
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