New Years Celebration with Son Heung-min’Tottenham 100 Goal ‘



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▲ After Tottenham Son Heung-min started in round 17 of the EPL in the 2020-2021 season against Leeds United played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London the second (Korean time) the second (Korean time) and scored the goal by Toby Alderweireld (left). We rejoice together. AP = Yonhap News

Son Heung-min (29) shot ‘Tottenham No. 100 Goal’ as a celebration for the New Year 2021.

Son Heung-min started in round 17 of the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) in the 2020-2021 season against Leeds United played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, the second (Korean time), and with Harry Kane’s help in the first 43 minutes2. A goal was scored to make a great 0

Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in August 2015, is the 100th goal scored in this team uniform. According to the BBC, Son Heung-min is the eighteenth player to score 100 goals for Tottenham. This is the first player who is not of British or Irish nationality.

Son Heung-min scored 65 EPL goals with Tottenham, 12 goals in the FA Cup of the English Football Association, 3 goals in the League Cup, 14 goals in the Champions League of the European Football Federation (UEFA) and 6 goals in the UEFA Europa League (including qualifying). Scored 100 goals.

Son Heung-min also scored the 12th goal in the EPL this season, going from a tie for second in the scoring standings to second only. The gap with leader Muhammad Salach (13 goals, Liverpool) narrowed to one goal.

Son Heung-min also collaborated with Kane for the thirteenth time of the season, with Alan Shearer-Chris Sutton, who scored 13 goals for Blackburn Rovers in the 1994-1995 season, as a duo in a single season.

Son Heung-min, who even helped Tottenham’s 3rd goal on this matchday, scored 15 goals and 8 assists in this season’s official game (12 goals and 5 assists in the EPL and 3 assists in the Europa League).

In an interview with the announcer after the game, Son Heung-min said: “I knew that today’s goal is Tottenham’s 100th goal. I’ve been waiting a long time. “

“I am very happy and grateful to the team members and everyone who helped me,” he said. “It is an impossible record with my own efforts.” I am very proud to have achieved such a wonderful record with the help of the people around me. “

Then he emphasized: “It looks like the best start to the new year by scoring 100 goals.”

Son Heung-min said: “I couldn’t help Kane’s goal, but Kane found me. When Kane grabbed the ball and turned around, he already knew I was there, and I gave him the perfect pass. ” Thanks to ‘best friend’.

Tottenham, who achieved a 3-0 victory thanks to Son Heung-min’s performance, cut the slowness of a draw (2 draws, 2 losses) in 4 regular league games and ‘jumped’ from 7 to 3 place (29 points, 8 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses) in a short time.

The difference between Liverpool leading (33 points, +17 goals) and Manchester United in second place (33 points, +9 goals) is reduced to four points.

After the game, Son Heung-min was also named in the ‘King of the Match (KOM)’, which fans vote on on the EPL website. He was well ahead of Kane (33.0%) in second place with 62.4% of votes.

Meanwhile, Son Heung-min was selected as the ‘Best Asian Player of 2020’ by the IFFHS. On the first (local time) and the first (local time), the IFFHS announced ‘The best male and female players by continent 2020’ and selected Son Heung-min as ‘THE BEST MAN PLAYER IN AFC 2020’.

IFFHS said: “Son Heung-min was the first Asian player to score 50 goals on the English Premier League stage, and as a Korean player, Cha Bum-geun, the second to score 100 goals on the European stage.” He is counted as one of the Asian players ”. Yunhap news

Gyeongsang Ilbo, KSILBO



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