End of controversy Tottenham's new history super bonanza SON, EPL Lee Ju's performance in the first half of the team selection
Dec 18, 2024
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The English Premier League (EPL) secretariat announced the 16th round of the EPL in the 2024-2025 season selected by Alan Shearer on the 18th (Korea time). Son was proudly listed as a left-sided striker. Shearer scored one goal and two assists against Son Heung-min. This is a record that only played in the first half. Son Heung-min played only 45 minutes in the first half and rested" he evaluated.
Tottenham, led by coach Enze Postecoglou, beat Southampton 5-0 in an away game at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, on the 16th. Tottenham (23 points) recently rose to 10th place with a valuable victory after wiping out the slump in five consecutive official games (1 draw and 2 losses in the regular league, 2 draws and 1 loss in the Europa League).
Son Heung-min was at the center of the victory. Son Heung-min started as a left-side striker in the 4-2-3-1 formation.
Son Heung-min flashed his left foot in the 12th minute of the first half when his team was leading 1-0. When the cross from the right side deflected off the opponent's defender, he opened the scoring with a left-footed shot near the front of the penalty area. It was the moment of his fifth regular league goal and sixth of the season. With the goal, Son scored his 125th goal in the EPL. Along with Nicola Anelka of France, she tied for 18th in the EPL's total score.
Dejan Kulusevski finished the deflected ball when Son Heung-min's cross from the left side hit Dominic Solanke's body in the 14th minute of the first half, leading 3-0.
No one could stop Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min added an assist in the 25th minute of the first half. Pape Sarr caught the pass that Son Heung-min gave away from the left side and scored with a left-footed shot. Tottenham scored additional points in the extra time of the first half when James Maddison again caught Son Heung-min's decisive pass.
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After the game, Son Heung-min received the number 68 and a uniform with his image on it as a gift. "It was an appropriate result for the team's performance through personal social media (social network service). I'm proud of my teammate. It's time to stay focused and move on. The result on this day is the level of the game that we expected ourselves.
There was a lot of praise for Son Heung-min. SofaScore, a soccer statistics media outlet, gave Son Heung-min the highest rating of 9.3 in both teams. Footmob scored 9.1, the second highest rating in the team, after Madison (9.2 points), who scored multiple goals.
British media Football London gave Son a rating of 9 points, saying, `He scored one goal in the first half and recorded two assists.'
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min was not selected by the British media BBC despite various favorable reviews, sparking controversy. Earlier, BBC's Troy Deeney did not include Son Heung-min in the 'Migration Team'.
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