Liverpool to reach FA Cup and Champions League finals
Tottenham can only focus on league matches
3 games remaining… 1 more game
With 22 goals, the goal silence of Mohammed Salah (left, 30, Liverpool), the English Premier League (EPL) top scorer, is getting longer. Expectations are growing that Son Heung-min (right, 30, Tottenham), who has followed up to a two-goal gap with a scary momentum, can become the top scorer by flipping at the last minute.
Liverpool defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the 36th round of the 2021-22 season at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 11th (Korean time). Liverpool with 26 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses, had 86 points with Manchester City (Man City, 27 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses), which played one less game, but remained in second place by three goals in goal difference.
Salah, who came in as a substitute in the 27th minute of the second half to balance his stamina, ran around the ground for about 20 minutes and fired one shot, but did not score a goal. 4 games in a row without a goal.
After scoring his 21st and 22nd goals in home matches against Manchester United on the 20th of last month, Salah remained silent until this day following Everton (April 25), Newcastle (April 30) and Tottenham (May 8).
On the other hand, Heung-Min Son has scored 10 goals in the last 10 matches and has risen to the top 20 goals in the league. Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick in an away game at Aston Villa on the 10th of last month. He did not score in the following two matches, but added two in a match against Leicester City (1 May). Son Heung-min, who played at Liverpool on the 8th, scored his 20th goal in front of Salah, increasing the possibility of a reversal in the last minute of the competition for the top scorer.
It is widely believed that Salah’s recent scoring streak was halted due to poor stamina. UK Sky Sports explained that “Salah has appeared in 62 matches this season alone, including Liverpool and Egypt.” Liverpool also have the FA Cup final and the UEFA Champions League final, both of which are important titles not to be missed. On the other hand, Heung-Min Son’s Tottenham Hotspur only needs to focus on league matches. The number of games remaining in the league also favors Son Heung-min. Heung-Min Son’s Tottenham Hotspur have three Premier League matches remaining against Arsenal, Burnley and Norwich City, while Salah’s Liverpool have only two league matches remaining against Southampton and Wolverhampton.
Reporter Jang Hyung-woo