Oh! Son Heung-min, who claimed to be a helper, delivered four key passes but failed to make it 7070…You're so energetic. 7 points
Feb 17, 2025
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Son Heung-min started in the 25th round home game of the English Premier League (EPL) against Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 17th (Korea time) and selflessly focused on his role as a helper for 87 minutes until he was replaced in the 42nd minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min, one of Tottenham's most threatening goaltenders, delivered four key passes to his teammates on the same day. It is a joint first-place record with Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes.
But none of the four key passes led to a goal.
In the 26th minute of the first half, when James Madison's early first goal led the team 1-0, Son Heung-min, who dug into the back space of the defense, stopped the ball near the end line and connected the pass to Matisse Tell, who followed. Tel didn't hold the ball and tried to score an extra goal with a left-footed nonstop shot, but it was missed by the foot and floated over the net.
Son Heung-min helped Dejan Kulusevski shoot with a sharp cross in the 21st minute of the second half, and in the 30th minute, he passed the pass so that Tel could shoot again. In the 34th minute, he made his own 'Shooting Angle' with a pass to Kulusevski behind him. However, Tel and Kulusevski suffered from severe shooting difficulties.
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Son Heung-min, who has an average of 1.9 key passes per game in the EPL this season, doubled that number on the same day. The number of dribbling successes was also two, higher than the season average (1.2). Although the number of silent games increased to six games because they could not cut through the net even after shooting three shots on the day, it received a comprehensive rating of 7.1 points (Huscoard).
Son's rating is the highest among the three strikers who started. Tel scored 6.9 points and Kulusevski scored 6.4. Tottenham's highest rated player was goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who returned from injury after about three months, with a score of 8.4. Vicario made six saves on the day.
The London-based Evening Standard gave Son a seven-point rating. 'Shows a lively figure on the left, suggesting that he, too, has benefited from the rest' commented. Tottenham played in about a week without a midweek game.
Express scored six points, the second-lowest rating in the team. Overall, it was evaluated that it was neither good nor bad.
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Son Heung-min, who has been playing in the EPL as a member of Tottenham since 2015, has 126 goals and 69 assists in 326 matches in the EPL. This season's stat was six goals and seven assists. Only 10 players, including Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Mohamed Salah, achieved 70-70 in the EPL history.
Tottenham, which won two consecutive games by keeping Madison's first goal to the end, jumped three places from 15th to 12th with 30 points.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
