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Son Heung-min is changing everything about LA FC.
The L.A. community also recognized it. The LA Times reported on the 24th (Korean time) 'Son Heung-min is not only playing well at LA FC but also showing great performance as a human being.'" And Son Heung-min's friendly personality and friendly attitude changed the team's culture itself. LA FC's team atmosphere has become very bright. Before Son Heung-min joined, LA FC won only four games in 12 games. It was a very depressing situation, with both the FIFA Club World Cup and the League Cup eliminated, but everything has changed since Son Heung-min came, he said.
The U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) also put LA FC as a confident favorite. MLS announced a new power ranking reflecting 34-35 rounds on the same day. The topic was Son Heung-min. At the beginning, he said 'Bouanga and Son Heung-min rekindled hopes of the LA FC Championship'
LA FC rose four spots to sixth place. Lionel Messi's Inter Miami jumped two notches but was placed seventh, just below LA FC. Son Heung-min and Dennis Buanga led the way.
MLS has scored 14 goals in its last five games. Who scored all 14 goals? Buanga and Son Heung-min had no problem coexisting at all.'" Son scored a hat trick in the first of two consecutive games against Real Salt Lake, and Buanga added one goal in the 4-1 win. Buanga then scored a hat-trick in the weekend rematch, and Son added another goal in the 4-1 win again, he explained.
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And with 22 goals, Buanga is currently tied for first place in the Golden Boot (scoring king) category with Messi. He also surpassed Carlos Vela as the highest scorer (97 goals) in the club's history. In addition, he became the first player in MLS history to score more than 20 goals in three consecutive seasons. LA FC recently won three consecutive games and scored four goals in all.
MLS says it will be difficult to catch up with Vancouver or San Diego, which are fighting for the first and second place in the Western Conference unless something special happens. However, it has virtually confirmed its entry into the fourth place, and now the third place is also on the horizon.
LA FC has changed before and after Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min nestled at LA FC last month. He has scored six goals and three assists in seven MLS games, including five goals and two assists in the last three games.
When Son Heung-min was flying, the bouanga exploded. Buanga has scored as many as eight goals in four games, including seven in the last three games. Thanks to Son Heung-min, he boasted an amazing determination to score 20 goals in the first three consecutive seasons in MLS history. LA FC became the first MLS player to achieve a hat trick in three consecutive games. It's a feast of the Buanga → Son Heung-min → Buanga.
MLS determines the league's winning team through the postseason. LA FC has confirmed its early entry into the playoffs (PO). MLS will play the MLS Cup PO with eight teams participating in each of the Eastern and Western conferences after playing until the 34th round of the regular league. In the Eastern and Western conferences, up to the 7th place will get direct PO tickets, while the 8th to 9th places will get the remaining 1 PO ticket through the PO wild card round.
In the first round of PO, 1st-8th (or 9th), 2nd-7th, 3rd-6th, and 4th-5th will compete to determine the semifinal and final teams. Son Heung-min, who enjoyed his first win since his professional debut when he reached the top of the Europa League in May, had the opportunity to lift the regular league champion's hahn for the first time in MLS.
Philadelphia Union, FC Cincinnati, San Diego FC, and Charlotte FC were ranked second to fourth, with Vancouver Whitecaps FC ranking first. New York City FC, Orlando City, and Minnesota United FC ranked 8th to 10th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
