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'Captain'There's no Son Heung-min again. His vacancy is likely to be filled by Matistel.
However, Tel, who is on loan from Bayern Munich and is wearing a Tottenham uniform, is divided over his future. Tottenham agreed to a transfer fee of 45 million pounds (about 85.5 billion won) with Bayern on the condition that it fully recruits Houtel. However, Tottenham can give up that option.
Tottenham will play the first leg of the Europa League semifinals in 2024-2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 4 a.m. on the 2nd (Korea time). Deputy captain James Madison appeared at the official press conference on behalf of the player.
Towards Madison, the question of 'Tottenham has the option to completely recruit Tel, would you like to pay £45 million?' drew attention. Tel has scored three goals in 14 games for Tottenham, but his performance is not good enough and has not received a passing score.
Madison says "I don't have 45 million pounds" offered a smile in response. And I defended the tel. Madison said "Tell has been doing very well since he was loaned out. When we first came, we had a lot of injured players. So he played in number nine and left winger"He's a straight forward player. His feet are good and his play is very subtle. There is a high possibility that he will become a player who can score goals."
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He also said, `The player in that position is specialized in scoring goals or in one-on-one situations. Of course, the best players have both. That's the case with Tel. He recalled Son Heung-min after saying, "I can be a threat with a goal." Madison said "I know Son Heung-min by playing on the left side of the central midfielder, I know what Son will do there and what I expect. I'm getting used to Tel a little bit more," he stressed.
Coach Enze Postecoglou predicted Son Heung-min's absence at an official press conference. Asked whether Son Heung-min will play or not, he said, `I can't do it. I won't play in tomorrow night's game. I'm training, but I'm still out of the team. However, it is steadily improving, and we hope to be able to return soon." Son was not even in the first 15 minutes of public training.
He has been confirmed to miss five consecutive games. He has been out of power since his last appearance in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals against Frankfurt on the 11th of last month.
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Madison also said of Postecoglou, who is likely to be replaced, `We support him 100 percent. Of course the league has been an unacceptable season, and we all have to take common responsibility. But the director is my director, and I really respect him"We are in a very good position to have a special season in the European tournament under the coach's leadership. I will continue to admire it in the future."
Tottenham is aiming to escape from the spectatorship for the first time in 17 years since winning the League Cup in the 2007-2008 season. In the case of the European competition, he is dreaming of becoming the top in 41 years after winning the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League in the 1983-1984 season. You have to go over the board to advance to the finals.
Madison said "At the end of his career, not many players have made it to the semifinals in the European tournament. If you're lucky, it might have been once or twice. We need to take advantage of that"There's a lot of talk about it being a bad and sluggish season, but we have a really special opportunity. We deserve to be here, and we will enjoy this challenge."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
