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| ◇Son Heung-min is not hiding his regret on the bench after an early substitution out in the 11th minute of the second half against Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the 3rd. Son Heung-min helped Brennan Jonsson equalize 1-1 with a sharp cross seven minutes before being replaced. AFP Yonhap News |
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| ◇Son Heung-min is puzzled when he was ordered to replace him early in the 11th minute of the second half against Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the 3rd. Son Heung-min helped Brennan Jonsson equalize 1-1 with a sharp cross seven minutes before being replaced. Relay screen relay screen |
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What? Me?"
The expression of Son Heung-min (Tottenham) who returned was clearly disappointing.
Son Heung-min started in the 10th round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Aston Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 3rd (Korea time) and helped Brennan Johnson equalize with a sharp left-footed cross in the 4th minute of the second half when he was dragged 0-1 by Morgan Rogers in the 32nd minute of the first half. The ball that was accurately poked between the opposing goalkeeper and the final defender was pushed to a non-stop by Johnson. Son Heung-min, who scored his third goal of the season against West Ham after returning from a hamstring injury in three weeks, showed off his strong performance this time by exploding his third help of the season in four games.
Son Heung-min, who completely shook off his injury, looked light in his movements from the first half. In the 6th minute of the first half, Pedro Porro volleyed a ball that crossed strongly into the gate from the left side, but it was high. In the 20th minute, he induced a foul with a clever foot dribble that pierced two opposing players.
While building up the momentum by accumulating attack points early in the second half, Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou's 'Bench Call' was suddenly delivered. Postecoglou replaced Son with Hishalisson seven minutes after scoring the equalizer, perhaps due to concerns about Son's physical condition. Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur swapped for Yves Bissouma. Son Heung-min, who was ordered to replace, looked toward the bench and pointed his finger at his chest. Son Heung-min, who returned to the bench with his head down, could not hide his anger and regret. You must have thought that you could show better performance in a situation where you gained momentum. He bit his uniform with his lips and looked at the ground with a blank expression. Son Heung-min's facial expression that is not easily seen in his career.
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Tottenham scored 16 points by winning 3-1 in the 30th and 34th minutes of the second half with Dominic Solanke's come-from-behind goals and additional goals, jumping three places from 10th to 7th. Following the EFL Cup round of 16 (2-1 win) against Manchester City during the week, he won two consecutive games. As a result, coach Postecoglou's mercenary skills, which changed the results to new players, hit the mark while saving Son Heung-min, who remained concerned about his physical condition. Coach Postecoglou also came from behind to win 4-1 against West Ham in the eighth round with a clever replacement in the second half.
Meanwhile, Postecoglou started Son Heung-min after returning from injury. Son Heung-min is on the left side, and Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson are on the front line and right wing, respectively. Dejan Kulusevski played the attacking midfielder role again on the day, while Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Matar Sarr were in charge of the midfield. Along with Pedro Porro, Christian Romero and Destiny Udoghi, Radu Dragusin replaced Mickey van de Penn, who suffered a hamstring injury, at centre-back. Guglielmo Vicario kept the goal as it was.
In response, Villa put Ollie Watkins in the lead in attack. John McGinn, Morgan Rodgers and Jacob Ramsey will take the second term, while Yuri Tillemence and Amadou Onana will take over the midfield. Matt Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres and Lucadinho are in charge of the four backs, while Emiliano Martinez, who has been the Ballon d'Or's goalkeeper of the year for the second consecutive year, has worn goalkeeper gloves.
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Villa led with the first goal in the 32nd minute of the first half. In a corner kick situation, the ball that passed Tottenham's head in the near post hit Vicario's body in front of the goal. Rogers calmly pushed it in. Tottenham shot a total of eight in the first half, but failed to score an effective shot. Bentancur's mid-range shot went off the post, and Johnson's shot rolled weakly in front of the goalkeeper.
Tottenham, who struggled with Villa, which managed the game stably, scored an equalizer in the fourth minute of the second half after aiming for an opportunity with forward pressure based on strong energy early in the second half. It was a scene created by an amazing cross made by Son Heung-min on the left side.
Tottenham, which brought Son Heung-min and Bentancur to the bench in the 11th minute of the second half and put in Hishalisson and Yves Bissouma, scored a come-from-behind goal in the 30th minute of the second half. After blocking the opponent's counterattack at the half-line, he launched a counterattack. Solanke, who was handed a ball stabbed by Dejan Kulusevski from the front of the arc toward the goal, shook the net with a sensational chip shot over the goalkeeper who ran out. Four minutes later, he also connected the attack from the ball blocking to an additional goal. Solanke calmly pushed a cross that Hishalisson stabbed into the door from the left side.
Hishalisson suffered a hamstring injury in the moment of the cross. Tottenham, which earlier lost its main centre-back Christian Romero to injury, had a bad luck of being replaced by two injuries. Ben Davis, Archie Gray and James Maddison were deployed one after another to fill the void of the injured. Villa also tried to rebound by putting in the 'special Joker' Jon Duran, Leon Bailey, Jadon Pilogene, and Boubacar Kamara, but it collapsed without getting a significant chance. Rather, he dedicated his fourth goal to Tottenham's Madison with a free kick in the 6th minute of extra time in the second half. Tottenham, which beat Villa 4-1, had a 4-1 record in five league home games this season. Son Heung-min scored three goals and three assists in the five matches and scored all offensive points, playing the role of 'Winning Hayang Sae'.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
