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Now, we have to forget the Burnley that was robbed by Son Heung-min.
If you ask Korean soccer fans to think of the image of Burnley's team, most fans will answer Son Heung-min or Puskas.
More than five years later, the English Premier League (EPL) match between Tottenham and Burnley at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in December 2019. Son scored the best goal of his life.
When Son Heung-min received Jan Vertonghen's pass in the 31st minute of the first half, the location was near the Tottenham penalty box. Son Heung-min confirmed that there were no teammates around him, advanced, and began a counterattack. Son Heung-min was not in a position to pass, and Son Heung-min continued to run. Son Heung-min, who hit at a tremendous speed, beat five Burnley defenders and dribbled 80m to shake the net.
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Son Heung-min's solo goal against Burnley was the best goal in the EPL in the 2019-2020 season. Furthermore, in 2020, Son Heung-min was presented with the Puskas Award, which is given to the player with the best goal in the world. It was the first Puskas award in Korean soccer history.
Burnley were relegated to the English Championship (Second Division) in the 2021-2022 season but managed to win promotion again in a year. Joy also had a bitter taste of relegation again in the promotion season. After Vincent Kompany left, Burnley appointed Scott Parker, which was the best decision.
Burnley have evolved into the best defensive team in English football history. He managed only 15 runs in 44 games and succeeded in being promoted to the EPL for the first time in a year. It is tied with first-place Leeds United with 94 points in the league with two games remaining. Depending on the results of the remaining games, it is possible to win the league.
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It is no exaggeration to say that Burnley achieved promotion to the EPL thanks to defense. According to the soccer statistics media OPTA, the best defensive team in British football history is Liverpool in the 1978-1979 season. Liverpool, who were in the top flight, scored 16 runs in 42 games. In other words, he gave up 0.38 runs per game. The best defense team in EPL history was Chelsea in the 2004-2005 season under Jose Mourinho. He won the league with an iron wall defense of 15 runs in 38 games.
Burnley's record in the second division, the Championship, is the lowest number of runs per game in British football history. Now Burnley's key is to survive the EPL based on this defense. If the defense is maintained, the scene of losing points to Son Heung-min will not come out in the future.
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Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
