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Son Heung-min will start in Southampton, contrary to local expectations.
Tottenham will play Southampton in the 31st round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 6th (Korea Standard Time). Tottenham currently sit 15th in the league with 34 points. Southampton are 20th in the league.
Ahead of this match, England's The Standard predicted Tottenham's starting list for the match against Southampton. The above media saw that Son Heung-min would not start. Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Christian Romero, Ben Davies, Destiny Udoghi, Lucas Beribal, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pepe Matar Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and Wilson O'Dober expected to step up.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou was expected to give him a break because he also played in the match against Chelsea, where Son Heung-min and other key players were in the week. In the match against Southampton, the observation was that he could make a choice to focus on Frankfurt in the Europa League, which is more important by saving his physical strength as much as possible.
However, Postecoglou seems to have not given up on the league yet. Son Heung-min and other key players were sent out. Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, and James Maddison were in charge of the offense with Son Heung-min at the center. Lucas Beribal and Rodrigo Bentancur were in charge of the midfield. Jed Spence, Ben Davies, Christian Romero and Pedro Porro set up the defense. The goal is also protected by Guglielmo Vicario.
Mickey van der Penn, who needs to manage his hamstring, starts on the bench. Archie Gray, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, Hishalisson, Matisse Tel, Wilson O'Dober, Destiny Udogi and Antonin Kinski were among the candidates.
Victory is important because it is a game where all the main players are available, but it will be a more realistic option to quickly score the first goal and give the main players a break. If they fail to beat Southampton despite using all the key players and changing their physical strength, it will have an adverse impact on the match against Frankfurt during the week.
Frankfurt is in the third place in the German Bundesliga, so good this season. Tottenham cannot guarantee victory even if it does its best. It seems necessary to focus more on the match against Frankfurt than on Southampton in order to escape from the military and bring a berth to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) next season at the same time.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
