In Tottenham and LA, teammates are not taking Son Heung-min's pass.
LA FC drew 1-1 in the 30th round of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) in the 2025 season against Dallas at Toyota Stadium in Texas on the 24th (Korea time). The draw put LA FC in fifth place in the league.
Son Heung-min, who started as the front-line striker in the 4-3-3 formation, scored a picturesque debut goal. In the 6th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min stepped up as a kicker when he took a free kick opportunity in front of the left side of the penalty box. Son Heung-min, who caught his breath, put it properly into the corner of the net with a curled shot that went over the wall. Son Heung-min performed a click ceremony in front of LA FC fans for the first time. Even after reporting his debut goal, Son Heung-min's performance was great. From the standpoint of Dallas defense, it was a disaster.
Son Heung-min had a decisive opportunity in the eighth minute of the second half. It was Son Heung-min who came down to the left and helped develop and penetrated into the penalty box. Son Heung-min aimed to score by connecting Ryan Rawlingshead's cross with a non-stop shot. Rawlingshead pushed the ball that was deflected off the defender, but it was declared offside.
In the 16th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min delivered the ball accurately from a corner kick. Dennis Buanga hit the head exactly, but was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 43rd minute of the second half, a ball that Son Heung-min failed to properly connect with a shot from the penalty box flowed backward and was delivered to Buan Ga. Buanga's shot hit the defender and hit the post, and the opportunity to score was canceled again. Just before the end of the game, Son Heung-min drove the ball up and created a shooting chance for David Martinez. Martinez's shot was caught by the goalkeeper again.
In the end, as the game ended as it was, Son Heung-min couldn't just laugh. This is because the team did not win even with its debut goal. Son Heung-min created seven chances on the day. Even though he created seven shooting opportunities, none of them were replaced by help. There was help in the last game, but there were five opportunities created in that game as well. He only created 12 chances in two games, but only one help. It is a regrettable statistic even considering that the teamwork with colleagues has not been completed yet.
This kind of appearance was often seen at Tottenham. Son Heung-min's ability to create opportunities was also at the highest level in the English Premier League (EPL). In particular, no player in the winger position created more opportunities than Son Heung-min. However, Son Heung-min's record of help was always disappointing. This is because colleagues often blew chances.
Defending is also very disappointing. Looking back on the process of losing a point to Dallas in the 13th minute of the first half, it was a scene where you didn't have to lose a point. The center back gave Dallas a counterattack as he failed to handle the ordinary ball properly. The shot allowed in the counterattack was deflected and Son Heung-min's lead was wasted.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
