Son Heung-min's lowest rating humiliation was too quiet" A harsh comment...SON lost a critical opportunity
Dec 02, 2024
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Tottenham drew 1-1 in the 13th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10:30 p.m. on the 1st (Korea time). Tottenham, who had to settle for one point, remained seventh in the league.
Postecoglou decided to trust Son's scoring ability against Fulham. Son Heung-min's position on the starting list announced ahead of the match against Fulham was at the forefront. Dominic Solanke was removed from the list of games. Tottenham already has a lot of injuries from strikers to defenders, but the power leakage has increased as Solanke is absent. Son Heung-min was the only player who would be responsible for scoring.
James Maddison, Timo Werner and Brennan Johnson were on the second line to assist Son Heung-min. Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma joined the midfield. Destiny Udogi, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin and Pedro Porro were placed on defense. Frazier Foster made his first start in the league this season.
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Tottenham didn't take the lead after Son's chance. Rather, he was embarrassed by Fulham's speedy attack and solved the game with difficulty. In the 17th minute of the first half, Fulham had their first chance. Alex Iwobi stabbed Raul Jimenez as he ran. Jimenez's touch was unstable, and the poster came out quickly and blocked it.
Son Heung-min's performance was not very good at the beginning of the game. In the 19th minute of the first half, the prisoner stabbed Johnson. Fulham defender blocked and sent Leno a back pass. Son Heung-min read the pass path and blocked it. Son Heung-min tried to give Johnson a chance when he saw Leno come out, but the pass was inaccurate.
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Foster began to save Tottenham. In the 36th minute of the first half, Fulham advanced quickly and sent a cross to the gate. Jimenez dug in properly and even shot, but Foster blocked it with animal reflexes.
Fulham's counterattack is starting to get fierce. Fulham's counterattack was delivered to Iwobi after a fantastic pass play in the 42nd minute of the first half. Tottenham overcame the crisis as Iwobi's shot hit the post.
Tottenham also launched a counterattack. In the 44th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min handed it over to Werner, who was running to the other side. Werner got a free kick in a good position. Madison stepped up as a kicker. I tried a sensible shot to kick under the wall, but I hit the goalpost. The first half ended without a goal.
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Tottenham scored the first chance of the second half. Werner accurately delivered a cross to Johnson in the counterattack in the 9th minute of the second half, and Johnson lightly pushed it in. In the 15th minute of the second half, Tottenham had Son Heung-min's rough tackle during the counterattack, but fortunately, it was not an injury.
Tottenham did not continue the atmosphere of the first goal at all. In the end, he gave up an equalizer in the 23rd minute of the second half. Iwobi easily advanced to the penalty box. Tom Cairney's fantastic shot that came in as a substitute drilled the poster.
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Tottenham didn't take advantage of the numerical advantage at all. Even though he turned Son Heung-min to the left without Werner, he did not make any threatening attacks. On the contrary, there was also a crisis of losing points. Dragushin made a decisive defense on Fulham's counterattack after U Do-ki's mistake in the extra time of the second half. In the end, Tottenham couldn't even create a proper chance and had to accept a 1-1 draw.
At the press conference after the game, there was another talk about Son Heung-min's goal-scoring ability. This was because Son Heung-min, who did not have a good scoring opportunity against AS Roma, missed the best scoring opportunity of the day.
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"I don't feel like the player is worried about the current situation because he knows that Son has proven himself year after year at this level. I'm sure Son Heung-min will score again," he said, giving the player a boost.
The harsh criticism on the ground was hard to avoid. This is because Son Heung-min was not seen throughout the game. Son Heung-min's shot at the beginning of the game was his last shot. Including the 0% cross success rate, his presence in the attack has fallen significantly.
English Football London gave Son the team's lowest score of four points, "We had a couple of chances in the early stages, both of which were blocked by Leno. Since then, it has contributed little. The captain had to grab the game by the neck, but it was a very quiet day" he criticized.
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