Son Heung-min, who only had one shot in the first loss of the season against Newcastle, gets a score of 5-6
Son Heung-min, who only had one shot in the first loss of the season against Newcastle, gets a score of 5-6
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Son Heung-min, who played as a striker in the match against Newcastle, where Tottenham Hotspur (England) suffered its first bitter defeat this season, but remained silent, was criticized by local media.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 in an away match against Newcastle United in the third round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) held at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England on the 1st.
It is Tottenham's first defeat of the season.
Son Heung-min started as a striker.
In the first half, he moved to the left side rather than in front of the goal to participate in the attack, and in the second half, he moved his active area to the penalty box and competed with the opposing defense in earnest.
But I wasn't able to create any scenes worth mentioning.
Son Heung-min, who failed to score a shot in the first half, finally caught the ball outside the penalty box 10 minutes into the second half, drove the ball forward and shot.
It deflected off the opposing defense and went out of the goal. This was Son Heung-min's only shot of the day.
Fans who expected Son Heung-min, who scored multiple goals in the 4-0 victory against Everton in the second round, to score in two consecutive games are likely to be disappointed.
In the second half, when he started to play at the forefront, 토토 Son Heung-min worked hard to match up with Brennan Johnson, who played as a right-wing attacker.
However, Johnson's passes to the goal were not precise, which left us with regret every time.
Football London in England gave Son Heung-min a rating of 5 for his silence. It is the lowest rating among Tottenham players who started alongside regular center back Christian Romero.
Football London evaluated Son Heung-min's performance that day, saying, "He struggled to create impressive scenes near the (penalty) box."
The Evening Standard also gave Son a rating of 5. The paper analyzed that "he made several threatening passes into the box from the left flank in the first half, but struggled to show his form as a central striker after half-time."
Like in Football London, he is evaluated as having poor attacking power as a striker who can invigorate the team with his shots.
WhoScored.com, a soccer statistics media outlet, gave Son Heung-min a rating of 6.85, which is higher than these media outlets.
Son Heung-min, who finished his third match of the season with his club without any income, will now return to Korea for the September international match period.
He will join the Korean national soccer team led by coach Hong Myung-bo and prepare for the match against Palestine on the 5th and Oman on the 10th.