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45 minutes was enough. Son Heung-min (Tottenham) showed an overwhelming performance. Of course, he was also responsible for the highest rating.
Tottenham scored five goals in the first half alone in the 16th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in 2024-2025 at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, on the 16th (Korea time). Tottenham, which has not won in five games, including the Europa League recently, changed its mood with a cool victory for the first time in a long time. Tottenham scored 23 points with the victory and jumped to 10th place in goal difference, beating Brentford.
On the other hand, Southampton fell into a slump of one draw and five losses in the last six games, including three consecutive losses. He remained at the bottom.
Son Heung-min's one-man show shone. Son Heung-min scored one goal and two assists in the first 45 minutes of the first half, scoring as many as three offensive points. After preheating with a shot in the 10th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min scored with a sharp left-footed shot two minutes later. When the cross from the right fell forward after hitting the opponent's defender's head, he attempted a left-footed shot without delay. The shot to the near post shook the net as it was. Son Heung-min has been performing a roaring ceremony as if washing away his mental troubles. 6th goal of the league and 6th goal of the season.
Son Heung-min's light pass in the 25th minute led to help. Papesar scored with a shot following a bold breakthrough. With Tottenham's 67th career help, Tottenham tied legendary Darren Anderton with this help. Tottenham became the joint No. 1 assist in history.
Son Heung-min added one more assist in the extra time of the first half. Son Heung-min, who caught the ball on the left side, connected the ball to James Medicine with an exquisite right-footed out front pass. Medicine scored the goal, leading to a goal. Son Heung-min's sixth assist of the season. Son surpassed Anderton as the No. 1 assist in Tottenham's history. Tottenham also congratulated Son Heung-min, who became Tottenham's new king of help, through SNS.
Anderton is a legendary side midfielder who played for Tottenham from 1992 to 2004. He also played for England. He used a lot of activity and elaborate crosses as his main weapon.
Son Heung-min jumped to 17th place alone in EPL history. Above Son Heung-min are Andy Cole (73), Ashley Young, Thierry Henry (74), Teddy Sheringham and Christian Eriksen (76). At the current pace, there is a possibility that it will catch up within this year. Son Heung-min was replaced after the end of the first half to arrange his physical strength.
Son Heung-min played in the first half of the day and made 31 touches. He shot as many as seven times in 45 minutes, four of which were effective shots and one goal. The pass record was also huge. He attempted 16 passes and made 15 passes, with a whopping 94% success rate. Among them, the key pass reached three times, and the help recorded two. Crosses and long passes were also successful.
Naturally, it received the highest evaluation. It was overwhelming in mechanical ratings. HuscoordCom gave a whopping 9.7 points, which is close to a perfect score. Footmob scored 9.3 points and SofaScore scored 9.1. All of them were the highest ratings in the game and the highest ratings in the team.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
