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'Captain Son'One of Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham)'s numerous nicknames is 'Yellow Killer'. It is a nickname created by showing good performance when meeting a team wearing yellow uniforms like Borussia Dortmund. Of course, Son Heung-min is not strong against all yellow teams. It gets strangely small in front of the 'Wolf Corps'.
Son Heung-min was silent again against Wolverhampton 'Hwang Hee-chan's team'. Son Heung-min started in the 19th round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Wolverhampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 30th (Korea time) and spent 64 minutes on the ground until he was replaced by Timo Werner in the 19th minute of the second half, but failed to exert much influence.
Son Heung-min had a golden opportunity to score a come-from-behind goal in the 43rd minute of the first half when it was 1-1 with Hwang Hee-chan's early first goal as Wolverhampton's top and Rodrigo Bentancur's equalizer in the 12th minute. The penalty was declared when Brennan Johnson tripped over Andre in the penalty box. The kicker is Son Heung-min. However, Son Heung-min's ball aimed at the bottom of the left side of the goal was blocked by Wolverhampton goalkeeper Jose Sa.
It is the first time in four years and 10 months that Son Heung-min missed a penalty in the EPL since the match against Aston Villa (3-2 win) in February 2020. In the meantime, he has scored three consecutive times in the league: against Southampton (2-1 wins) in April 2021, against Newcastle (4-1 wins) in December 2023 and against Arsenal (2-3 losses) in April 2024. Including the national team and their teams, they have made 10 consecutive PKs since the last miss. Son has scored 14 times as a penalty kicker for his team and the national team so far, according to Transfermarkt. 성공률은 70%.
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| ◇Record of each club Son Heung-min faced. Only the score column against Wolverhampton can be found empty. Source =Transfermarkt |
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| Son Heung-min, a heat map against Wolverhampton on the 30th. Source = Sofa Score |
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Son Heung-min, who entered the English stage by joining Tottenham in 2015, couldn't shake off the Wolverhampton jinx. Including this day, he met Wolverhampton 13 times and recorded only two assists without a goal. He had six wins, two draws and five losses in 13 games, and his winning rate barely exceeded 50%. Wolverhampton is the only team Son Heung-min has not scored more than 10 times in his professional career. He scored 13 goals (18 games) and 10 goals (17 games) against Southampton and Leicester City, respectively. For Son Heung-min, Wolverhampton is a tougher team than strong teams such as Arsenal (8 goals), Manchester City (8 goals), Liverpool (7 goals), Dortmund (9 goals) and Bayern Munich (1 goal). Is this day especially because Wolverhampton players wore purple away uniforms?
Tottenham led the first half 2-1 with Johnson's comeback goal in the third minute of extra time in the first half, but they drew 2-2 in the 42nd minute of the second half when they dedicated an equalizer through Jorgen Larsen. Tottenham (24 points), which failed to win one draw and two losses in the last three games in which Son Heung-min remained silent, remained in 11th place. Son has only scored five goals in 16 games this season.
Son recorded just 28 cheek touches, two shots, one key pass and one tackle in 64 minutes. There was a torrent of harsh criticism. The London-based magazine `FootballLondon' blocked Son Heung-min with four points, the lowest score in his team, and a penalty for the Emperor. It was a game that had difficulty influencing. 'I couldn't refute the replacement in an hour.' 'Express' also gives the lowest 5 points and 'Will his days end in EPL? The pace dropped, and the poor game was intensified by the missed penalty kick.
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Son Heung-min received the lowest rating in the team after defender Radu Dragusin (6.3 points) with a 6.4 rating based on the statistics company Sofascore. The 6.4 points is the second lowest rating this season after receiving 6.3 points against Liverpool (3-6 losses) on the 23rd.
Hwang Hee-chan, who scored his second and second goal in two consecutive games in front of his teammate Son Heung-min, received 7.1 points, the third-highest rating in the team. Hwang Hee-chan opened the goal by connecting the ball cleverly given to the side by his colleague Rayan Aitnuri with a picturesque non-stop right-footed shot from the penalty arc. Hwang Hee-chan, who replaced Manchester United (2-0 win) in the last round and scored the decisive goal of winning in extra time in the second half, clearly impressed coach Vitor Pereira, who was appointed this month. This is the first time Hwang Hee-chan scored a goal in front of Son Heung-min. Hwang Hee-chan was replaced by Carlos Borges in the 33rd minute of the second half when his team was dragged 1-2ㄹ, and the team later scored an equalizer to build a valuable point. Wolverhampton, who remained in the relegation zone, rebounded with seven points from three games. With 16 points, he remained in 17th place, which is the right to remain.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
