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Son Heung-min will start the final inspection to start in a match where he can win the trophy.
Tottenham will play the 37th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, on the 17th (Korea time). It is Tottenham's last game ahead of the Euro La Fig (UEL) final.
Ahead of the Villa match, Tottenham's biggest issue is injury. With Dejan Kulusevski failing to play in the UEL final due to a patella injury, how to manage Son Heung-min, who has just recovered from his injury, and how much he will pull up at the same time has become really important to Tottenham.
English Football London was on the same page. The media analyzed on the 14th that Son Heung-min is one of the players who is certain to play in the match against Villa to improve his physical strength after his recent foot injury.
Football London to increase Son's playing time ahead of the 'UEL final, the Tottenham manager must now decide whether the 32-year-old will start against Villa or again on the bench. Regardless of how Postecoglou chooses, Son Heung-min wants to play in the UEL final after improving his physical condition, so it is important to secure enough time to play.
In fact, if Son Heung-min is in normal physical condition, it is not a matter of consideration whether he will start or not. This is because he has the most experience on the big stage, is a veteran, and he has proved something over the past decade as a troubleshooter for Tottenham.
But Son Heung-min is not 100 percent now. Apart from Tottenham being hopeless all season, there is no denying that Son Heung-min has not been very good this season. It is also recording the lowest report card since Tottenham's debut season.
It's Son Heung-min who has just returned from injury. Son Heung-min played in the 13th minute of the second half of the match against Crystal Palace on the 11th and played for about 35 minutes. There were a few good moves, but it was far from Son Heung-min's appearance when it was definitely the highest point.
As a result, some fans say that it would be better to put Son Heung-min as a substitute in the second half of the game. The reason Tottenham fans are more sensitive about this topic is because of the European Champions League (UCL) final against Liverpool in the 2018-2019 season.
Harry Kane, Tottenham's ace along with Son Heung-min at the time, was injured. Kane forced himself back ahead of the UCL final and eventually started against Liverpool. Unfortunately, Kane failed to prevent his team's defeat with his worst performance.
Son Heung-min returned earlier than Kane, but it is true that he is a little concerned about starting because he is not 100%.
Just as Football London also questioned Kane's joining the team in the UCL final in early April 2019 with an ankle injury, the same could happen to Son in six years. The best thing for Son Heung-min, who is likely to start at San Mames Stadium, is to prove his physical strength and performance against Villa. His time in action could give a hint about the Tottenham side who will face Manchester United in Bilbao, he said.
Son Heung-min is unlikely to play full-time, but if he starts, it is important how long he plays, and if he is deployed in the second half, it is expected that at what point he steps on the field. If Son Heung-min shows good condition in the match against Villa, it will not be unreasonable to start against Manchester United, but in the opposite case, Tottenham will also be worried a lot.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
