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Son Heung-min's presence was special. 'Panenka Kick' to get Tottenham out of the mire.
Tottenham drew 2-2 in the 28th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in 2024-2025 season against Bournemouth, which ended at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 10th (Korea time). It wasn't an easy match.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou saved Son Heung-min and James Maddison in preparation for the second round of the Europa League round of 16 against AZ Alkmaar (the Netherlands). Tottenham lost 0-1 to Alkmaar in the first round of the round of 16 at an away match on the 7th. The second round will be held on the 14th.
Tottenham scored back-to-back goals in the 42nd minute to James Tavernier and Evaniusong in the 20th minute of the second half. Son Heung-min was substituted at the start of the second half. Tottenham pulled the reins of the chase with Papesar's comeback goal in the 22nd minute of the second half, and Son Heung-min stepped up as a troubleshooter in the 39th minute of the second half.
He scored an equalizer on his own penalty kick. Son Heung-min scored his seventh goal in 55 days since the match against Arsenal on January 15 to break his silence in six consecutive league games. Including the Cup, there are only 10 matches. It made more headlines because it was a Panenka kick that caught the opponent's goalkeeper off guard.
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Son has 11 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, including seven goals and nine assists in this season's EPL. Tottenham, which scored one point, maintained its 13th place (34 points, 10 wins, 4 draws, 14 losses).
Postecoglou said, "(Son Heung-min has influenced everything since he played as a substitute. In particular, the penalty kick situation was a very big moment and showed its capability. It was an important goal for the team, and he fulfilled the responsibility" he complimented.
Son Heung-min missed a penalty kick in the match against Wolverhampton (2-2 draw) on December 30 last year. At that time, he was blocked by goalkeeper Jose Sa. In the process, Hwang Hee-chan informed the direction of the penalty kick, which was not controversial.
There was also a 'bad comment' directed at Hwang Hee-chan. However, it is different for the club even if they share the same rice with the national team. It's just an 'enemy'. The world of unyielding competition is a common denominator of the global community.
After the match, Son Heung-min said in an interview with Sports Chosun 'Mix Zone' that practicing is the most important thing for now. I think it's important to wrap it up calmly even in such a situation"I practiced more because I couldn't score a penalty the other day. I think I made the penalty with a little clarity on what I wanted to do."
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Son Heung-min said in a post-match broadcast interview, `I'm very disappointed that I didn't get three points. We have to get three points in the home game." He responded, `It was especially important to win the game at home. I don't think playing a 0-2 game itself is a performance that should be quite satisfactory at home. There were definitely some good parts today as well. The part of tying 0-2 to 2-2 again, in a way, such as mental strength, should be clearly praised. However, if I hadn't made those situations before that, I think I could have made the game a little easier."
When Son Heung-min asked 'How I felt when I went into the second half' while watching the game in the first half, I thought in my head what I should do when I went in. I can't change much when I go into the stadium, but I thought that my good decisions in this situation create opportunities for the players, and that I should play the biggest role in creating goals and scoring goals in the end. What should I do when I'm in my position I had a lot of these thoughts, so I think these things went a little effectively well on the field."
Tottenham is still aiming for its first trophy in 17 years since the 2007-2008 season. The Europa League is the last hope.
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Son Heung-min said of Alkmaar's second leg of the round of 16 "What's more important than that now? It's an upcoming game and that's the most important thing. As we showed a really bad performance in the first game, I think the players, the fans, and everyone in the club should prepare well for the second game"I think we can turn this back as much as it's obviously a home game. That's why there's definitely confidence. In the end, I think I should play with humility so that this confidence does not become arrogance. I think the players should prepare better than any other game and play this game better," he stressed.
And in the end, I said these things well because it's the platform of the Europa League to play the first and second games. What's really fortunate is that we have one more chance, so it's important to make good use of these things. Since it's not possible to change the game to one or two players, not only everyone, the players, but also the fans, and the staff, I think they should put everything into the game, thinking about how they can help the team members one by one," he added.
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England's 『Sky Sports』 gave goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, who played well with Son Heung-min, the highest rating in the team. The media reported that `Son Heung-min induced unnecessary fouls from the goalkeeper. He saved his team from losing by kicking a sensible penalty that tricked the goalkeeper.
The soccer statistics company 「HuscoordCom」 gave Son a 7.1 rating. 'Foot mob' has a rating of 7.7. Both media gave Son Heung-min the third highest rating in the team. 'Sofascore' also gave a 7.4 rating, the second highest after Vicario and Sarr (7.9).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
