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"Son Heungmin is out! Finally"
On the 13th (Korea time), some malicious fans welcomed Son Heung-min's absence from the away selection list in Wolverhampton in the English Premier League (EPL) on the 13th (Korea time).
After drawing 1-1 against Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals at home, media and fans criticized and criticized Son Heung-min's performance. Some media outlets, including the Telegraph, have given the title "When considering excluding Son Heung-min." And Son Heung-min was suddenly excluded from the list on the day when Korean fans expected Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan's 'Korean Derby'.
In a pre-match interview, coach Angie Postecoglou said, `Son Heung-min got a foot shock. I'm on the lookout. He explained, "I'll be fine next week in the Europa League." Some fans made malicious comments at the news of Captain Son Heung-min's absence. 'Son Heung-min is out. Finally.' continued mocking comments such as 'Son Heung-min is out, so he wins!'
However, Son's absence served as an opportunity to reflect on Son's presence. Veteran key players, including goalkeeper Vicario and vice-captain Christian Romero, made a series of mistakes at Molineux Stadium. In 85 seconds, Vicario gave up the first goal from the opponent's free kick chance, and to make matters worse, Vicario's ball hit Jed Spence and even scored an own goal that was sucked into the net. In the process of losing 2-4, all four goals came from Tottenham players' mistakes. Fans criticized Son Heung-min's deterioration in form, aging curve, and performance right after the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals against Frankfur, but Tottenham, without Son Heung-min, was not able to manage the crisis. It was the worst of all.
After the game, Postecoglou said "Unfortunately, I lost today because of an individual mistake. It's very disappointing. Usually, there are moments when we can control well, but today we didn't, so the game was very difficult"The main players made mistakes, but they didn't do it on purpose. In particular, the two players (Vicario, Romero) are quite reliable in that situation, but today it was really hard to predict the outcome of the game because of the overlap of unusual things." "Mistakes are part of football. I will not hold anyone accountable. I'm the only one who has to take responsibility. We were punished for our mistakes today," he said, admitting defeat.
Although the number of offensive points decreased this season, the absence of Captain Son Heung-min, who showed more commitment than anyone else to create chances, led to the team's poor performance, defensive mistakes and organizational difficulties. The defeat humiliated Tottenham to fall to 15th place with 37 points. Four days later, Son Heung-min's return to the Europa League is expected to be an important variable.
Coach Postecoglou predicted that Son Heung-min, who was absent due to a foot injury, will be able to play in the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals against Frankfurt at 4 a.m. on the 18th (Korea time). 'Sonny couldn't play today because of his injury. Wilson said he planned to manage Thursday night so he could stay in normal shape.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
