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Tottenham’s Son Heung-min is celebrating after scoring first in the 2020-21 English Premier League ninth round against Manchester City held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 22nd. © AFP = News1 |
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Kim Do-yong = Son Heung-min (28? Tottenham) started the scoring cannon in about a month. This is a significant goal that arose amid many concerns about physical strength and health, as he was selected by the Korea national soccer team during the period of match A.
Son Heung-min scored the first goal in the 2020-21 English Premier League (EPL) ninth round against Manchester City (hereinafter Man City) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on 22 (Korean time ), leading a 2-0 victory.
Son Heung-min, who rarely takes a break as Tottenham’s main forward this season, made a name for himself for the Korean squad called up in Austria during the period of Game A in November.
Sohn Heung-min, the captain of the national team, played 90 minutes full time in both games against Mexico and Qatar. Son Heung-min showed a high level of performance by raising an aid for each while receiving intensive controls from both opponents in the two A matches after one year.
However, despite Son Heung-min’s performance, there were many voices concerned about his physical strength. Some argued, ‘Don’t you have to call Son Heung-min to play the evaluation match?’ Here, Tottenham coach José Mourinho and Korean national team coach Paulo Bento revealed their beliefs about Son Heung-min’s playing time, and Son Heung-min’s physical strength caught the attention of fans. of football.
Furthermore, many were concerned about the health of Son Heung-min, who had been on the national team. During the period of match A, six Korean national teams were confirmed to have a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Also, Hwang Hee-chan (Leipzig), who played with Son Heung-min in the match against Qatar, was concerned about Son Heung-min’s Corona 19 infection after the match was positive for Corona 19.
Amid growing concerns about Son Heung-min’s physical strength and health, Tottenham showed dedication to sending a letter to Austria in accordance with the Korean national team schedule. Son Heung-min used a letter to return to London, England, and was tested for Corona 19 to prepare for the match against Man City.
Head coach Mourinho said: “Son Heung-min did two tests for Corona 19 at the club, and both were negative. We will compete in the match against Man City.”
And Son Heung-min, starter against Man City, scored in 5 minutes, repaying the expectations of the club and coach Moinho. Son Heung-min, who usually played as a left-handed forward, came out as a right-handed forward on this day and scored the first opportunity that came in the fifth minute of the first half.
Son Heung-min infiltrated the Man City defense space flooding from the right side towards the center. Subsequently, he scored the first goal, calmly connecting his left-handed shot in a heads-up with the goalkeeper who received a penetrating pass from Tanggui Ndombele.
Son Heung-min, who operated on the scorer a month after the game against Burnley on 27 last month, registered the 11th goal in all competitions this season. He is the only league leader to score with 9 goals in the EPL alone.
After that, Son Heung-min threatened the Man City defense by attempting an explosive sprint in the offensive situation. Furthermore, even in the defensive situation, he played diligently to control the opponent’s left flank attack.
On this day, Son Heung-min showed that he had no major problems with his physical strength and health by showing excellent performance in offense and defense for 90 minutes, such as operating the scorer in a month.