'The most powerful one-top, please Captain' Son Heung-min returns to the front line and starts against Fulham, scoring his 5th goal of the season

Dec 01, 2024

'The only person we can trust is SON CAP.'

Coach Enze Postecoglou once again put a heavy burden on Son Heung-min (32)'s shoulder. This is due to the team's situation where the number of injuries has continued. The card that was brought up again in a crisis situation was the formation of Son Heung-min's one-top, which was the most powerful attack option last season.

Son Heung-min will start again as a one-top front-line striker for the first time in a long time. Son Heung-min was included in the selection list for the 13th round of the English Premier League (EPL) home game in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10:30 p.m. on the 1st (Korea time).

Tottenham's starting list, announced about an hour before the match, consisted of a 4-3-2-1 formation. Here, Son Heung-min was given a one-top role in the front line. Timo Werner and Brennan Johnson will be the left and right strikers who will support Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min's original main position is a left-sided striker. However, Son Heung-min played well as a one-top forward last season as well. He was forced to take charge due to team circumstances, but he was so versatile and goal-scoring that he played a role in maximizing Postecoglou's tactics.

However, this was not what Postecoglou preferred. We need a player who is better at one-top than Son Heung-min." So the player brought in is Dominic Solanke. But Solanke is below expectations He was recently injured against AS Roma in the Europa League. Then again, Postecoglou summoned Son Heung-min to the one-top.

He is stingy in respecting Son Heung-min, but he always looks for Son Heung-min when he needs him.

Meanwhile, James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr were in the midfield supporting the offensive. Destiny Udoghi and Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin and Pedro Porpo were deployed for the four backs. Veteran goalkeeper Fraser Foster will start instead of goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who suffered an ankle fracture.

Tottenham, currently ranked eighth in the league with six wins, one draw and five losses (19 points), will try to win its second consecutive league title on the day. If he wins the day and adds three points, he can leap to the top five. There are currently 22 points for fifth-place Chelsea. Tottenham may rise to fifth place if Tottenham wins and Chelsea fails to add points.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.