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'Tottenham Captain'S Son Heung-min hit a 'Olympic goal' that sealed the victory in the quarterfinals of the 2024-2025 EFL Cup against Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 20th (Korea time), and then 'Forgotten Fullback' Sergio Reguilon appeared.
Reguilon, who has been on loan to Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Brentford without playing in Tottenham's uniform since April 2022, replaced Jed Spence in the first minute of extra time in the second half when Tottenham led 4-2.
Tottenham widened the gap early with consecutive goals by Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski in the 15th minute and the 1st minute of the second half, and Solanke's additional goals in the 9th minute of the second half. However, he allowed Joshua Zirkjay in the 18th minute of the second half and Ahmad Diallo in the 25th minute to score consecutive goals. Tottenham, which was on the verge of being overturned by giving up the lead, ran again in the 43rd minute of the second half with Son Heung-min's 'direct corner kick' leading to a goal, and lost to Johnny Evans in the 4th minute of extra time in the second half to win a close victory by one goal. Tottenham reached the semi-finals with a 4-3 score.
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After the game, Reguilon, who smiled with Son Heung-min, opened his personal SNS account after the game and said, "Mom, look, I played a soccer game yesterday," he said. You can get a glimpse of how much you had a desire for soccer. Reguilon returned from loan this season and was included in the bench for four games, but did not play a minute. Even with the main left-back Destiny Udo-gi injured, the opportunity did not come.
My colleagues must have known that Regilon was struggling more than anyone else. Fullback Pedro Porro commented "Glad to be back again". Son Heung-min expressed sympathy with 'Like' Since Reguilon moved from Real Madrid to Tottenham in 2020 for a transfer fee of £30 million, he has not hidden his affection for Son Heung-min.
Brentford's Joanne Visa raised her thumb "Still the best player".
It is unlikely that the replacement against Manchester United will cause Reguilon to change his position. Reguilon's contract with Tottenham ends next summer. It has long been excluded from Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou's plan. According to a recent Daily Mail report, he hopes to move to a team that is competing in the European club competition. Two Spanish clubs are interested in it, says 'sul'. There is not much time left for 'SON Baragi' to be with Son Heung-min.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
