After the whistle to end the game, his father, Son Woong-jung, who silently watches Son Heung-min from the audience, greeting his teammates and opponents, has been caught and the attention of many people is focused.
Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur, who is playing in the English Premier League (EPL), has been unable to score in seven official matches since the start, and the silence is getting longer.
Heung-Min Son’s early steps this season contrasted with last season when he became the top scorer in the Premier League with 23 goals, including six league matches and the first leg of the UEFA Champions League group stage against Marseille (Ligue 1, France). They played against Southampton in a total of 7 games that year. One assist in the opening game is the only attack point.no see.
Considering the expectations that Son Heung-min is receiving around the world, this is a bit of a disappointment.
Son Heung-min started on September 8 (UK time) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, receiving the trust of coach Conte and starting the 22-23 season UEFA Champions League Group D first leg match against Marseille.
Director Conte has once again activated the attacking line Heung-Min Son – Kane – Richalisong, which showed a good performance in the 6th round of the league against Fulham.
Heung-Min Son, who showed a lot of excellent performances in the Champions League, also entered the game with extraordinary enthusiasm.
Heung-Min Son applied strong pressure from the beginning of the game, almost inducing Marseille goalkeeper Lopez’s mistake, and shortly after the second half started, he induced a foul on the opposing defender Mbemba with a unique explosive sprint, causing the referee to pull out a red card. and eventually helped the team to change the game for Tottenham by giving them a numerical advantage.
After a numerical advantage, Tottenham won 2-0 with a multi-goal from Richalisson, but Heung-Min Son, who was replaced by Matt Doherty at the end of the second half, recorded only two shots and his goalless score continued.
It was noticeable that Son Heung-min’s performance was rising little by little, but it was definitely different from his good form and stats.
in that match Heung-Min Son recorded a pass success rate of 76% in terms of stats, and the number of turnovers in which the ball was stolen from the opponent in the ball competition was recorded 3 times..
But Successfully tackled one attempt and created three chances, and also recorded four recovery counts of bringing the ball back to the opponent’s possession.I have proven that there is nothing wrong with my form itself.
After the game on that day, his father, Woong-Jeong Son, looked at Son Heung-Min as he greeted his fellow players and opponents, and he looked worried.
A person who witnessed Sohn Woong-jung at the local stadium said, “(Son Woong-jung) Heung-min Son silently watched the player and left the field with heavy footsteps.“He said.
another person “During the match, Son Woong-jeong gave a thumbs up to Son Heung-min.“He also testified to the affection of a father for his son.
Son Heung-min’s father, manager Son Woong-jeong, seems to have known in advance that the same situation might come when his son became the top scorer.
When Sohn Woong-jung asked how Heung-min Son felt as the top scorer in the Premier League in the 21-22 season, “Not proud, more cautious. Because I don’t want Heungmin to be arrogant or arrogant. Please always be humble. nothing is forever The day will surely come when Heung-min loses his form.‘ I have answered.
Director Son continued, “You have to have the heart of a farmer. Even if there is a good harvest, you should not like it too much, and even if there is a bad year, you have to think that there is a next year. Of course, being the top scorer in the Premier League is a great thing, but I hope Heung-min will continue to be consistent.“He was wary of this situation.
Son Heung-min’s humility is a topic of conversation around the world, and acquaintances say that this humility was learned from his father.
Judging by what director Son said at the time and the current situation of Son Heung-min, his prediction appears to be accurate.
Experts say “(Heung-Min Son) There is no big problem with the content of the game, but the title of top scorer last season seems to have raised people’s expectations too much.“said”Due to the performance of the top scorer title and the Harry Kane-Son Heung-Min duo, there is an aspect that the checks against him have become more severe.” he analyzed.
As a result, voices of experts pointing out Son Heung-min’s mistakes are coming out during the game, and non-match problems are also bothering him, such as a Chelsea home fan who criticized Son Heung-min for racism in the second round Chelsea away game.
However, there are many Tottenham fans who say they are not worried about Son Heung-min’s slump.
Spurs Web, a local Tottenham fan community, said, “Even though Son Heung-min failed to score in the 6th round of the league against Fulham, he showed the same performance as in the past, and statistics support this.” Expected Help 0.5 Help has been released.
‘Spurs Web’ said, “This is a much higher record than Heung-Min Son’s record in the last five games. Those who have watched the Fulham match will know how unfortunate it was for Heung-Min Son not to score.” The analyst explained, “In this game, Son Heung-min succeeded in making a shot a total of 8 times, which was Son’s season best record, which was higher than Richalisong (7 times) and Harry Kane (4 times).” .
Heung-Min Son also expresses the view that he is not worried about the performance because he and his team are not bad except for scoring.
Son Heung-min said in an interview with the British media ‘The Independent’ on September 9, Korean time, “If he didn’t score without creating chances, he might have been worried. But I’m still creating opportunities“He said”Goals are coming soon as there is plenty of room for improvement“He said.
he “The most important thing is that our team is doing very well. I will do everything the team needs to win (not just score)“added”Of course, it’s a pity when you miss an opportunity you thought was of course a goal. When that happens, I sometimes laugh out loud. However, the staff, colleagues, and fans around me are helping me, so I’m not too worried. Times like these make me stronger. Once you score one goal, you will be able to score more goals after that.“He showed confidence.
Meanwhile, Heung-Min Son, who was born in 1992 and turned 31 this year, was playing for Tottenham Hotspur and was about to play against the defending champion Manchester City of the Premier League, but the 7th round Manchester away match was postponed to January due to the death of Elizabeth II, the symbol of England.
The British media ‘The Independent’ also mentioned, “Man City is a strong team, but Son Heung-min scored 6 goals in the last 8 matches against Manchester City, and he is a player who is good enough to enjoy this match.” there is.
Heung-Min Son will challenge for the first goal in the second leg of the Champions League group stage against Sporting CP (Portugal) to be held in Lisbon, Portugal on the 14th (Korean time).
Netizens are longing for Son Heung-min’s first goal together, such as “Let’s go to Son Heung-min’s first goal of the season”, “Four in the morning?