Heung-Min Son of “Ericsen Love You”, best friend confrontation with “The Miracle Man”

Eriksen (left) and Son Heung-min, who played together for Tottenham in 2018. This weekend, Brentford Eriksen and Son Heung-min will face off against each other. [EPA=연합뉴스]

Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) will face off against “The Miracle Man” Christian Eriksen (30, Brentford).

Tottenham will play an away match against Brentford in the English Premier League Round 34 of the 2021-22 season at 1:30 am on the 24th (Korean time) at the Brentford Community Stadium in England. Heung-Min Son and Brentford Eriksen, who had eaten together at Tottenham, are reunited as enemies, and the British media are also showing interest.

Son Heung-min and Eriksen, born in 1992 of the same age, worked together at Tottenham for five seasons from 2015. Heung-min Son played as a flank striker and Eriksen played as an attacking midfielder, leading to the Champions League final in the 2018-19 season. At that time, it was called the ‘DESK line’ after the initials of Delhi Ali, Eriksen, Son Heung-min, and Kane. The two broke up when Eriksen moved to Inter Milan (Italy) in January 2020.

Eriksen, a member of the Danish national team, suffered a heart attack during the Euro 2020 match against the Philippines in June of last year and underwent a cardiac defibrillator implantation. He canceled his contract with Inter Milan in December last year because he could not play in Serie A while on a defibrillator. Eriksen signed a short-term contract with Premier League Brentford until the end of the season at the end of January.

Eriksen, who has returned from a heart attack and is doing a great job at Brentford. [AFP=연합뉴스]

Eriksen was reborn as a ‘miracle man’. He provided an assist against Burnley on March 12. On the 3rd, he scored the winning goal in the match against powerful Chelsea, leading the team to a 4-1 comeback victory. Just before the end of the Watford match on the 17th, he helped the winning goal with an accurate cross like a courier. Brentford, who has won three straight wins with Eriksen in the lead, is in 11th place (11 wins, 6 draws and 16 losses).

Even after returning to the Danish national team, Eriksen tried to write a story like a ‘Danish fairy tale’. In an evaluation match against the Netherlands on the 27th of last month, Eriksen scored a comeback goal 288 days after a heart attack. He also played in the captain’s armband against Serbia on the 30th and scored a key goal.

After scoring a goal against Lebanon in the Qatar World Cup Asian qualifier on June 13 last year, Son Heung-min ran to the relay camera and made 23 with his finger and said, “Christian. stay strong. I love you,” he exclaimed. [뉴스1]

Heung-Min Son sent his heartfelt support when Eriksen suffered a terrible thing. After scoring a goal against Lebanon in the Qatar World Cup Asian qualifier on June 13 last year, Son Heung-min ran to the relay camera and made 23 with his finger and said, “Christian. stay strong. I love you,” he exclaimed. 23 is Eriksen’s jersey number during his time at Tottenham, and Heung-Min Son was a ceremony to pray for Eriksen’s recovery.

British media are reporting that Tottenham manager Antonio Conte wants to sign Eriksen, a former Inter Milan student. There is a possibility that Son Heung-min and Eriksen will play together again next season.

Eriksen (left) and Son Heung-min high-five together for Tottenham in 2019. [AP=연합뉴스]

Son Heung-min cannot concede to Eriksen. Tottenham Hotspur, who suffered a blow by Brighton last weekend, are narrowly guarding fourth place, the marginal line for the European Champions League next season. Tottenham Hotspur have 18 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses (57 points) alongside fifth-placed Arsenal, and are ahead of goal difference (Tottenham +18, Arsenal +10). The remaining 6 matches should all be played like the finals. In addition, Manchester United, in sixth place, are three points behind.

Tottenham manager Conte said ahead of the Brentford match, “Heung-Min Son is an important player for our team. He has had an amazing time at Tottenham so far. I hope you continue as you are now. We have to score more goals in the future.” Son Heung-min led the 2-0 victory with Brentford on December 3 last year by inducing an own goal and scoring a key in the 14th round.

Heung-Min Son, second in scoring this season (17 goals), is 5 goals behind the leading scorer Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 22 goals). If Son Heung-min adds one more goal, he will break the record for most goals scored by a Korean in a European league (17 goals) in a single season, recorded by Beom-geun Cha at Leverkusen, Germany in the 1985-86 season.

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