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Son Heung-min (LAFC) enters the murder schedule.
LA FC will play two consecutive games against Real Salt Lake. The first game is away. LA FC will face Salt Lake at 10:30 a.m. on the 18th (Korea time) at the America First Field in Salt Lake City, Utah. He will then meet again at home on the 22nd.
LA FC ranked fifth in the Western Conference with 44 points (12 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses) in two to three less games in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS). He is likely to secure a berth in the playoffs (PO), which will be given up to ninth place.
MLS will get direct PO tickets up to 7th place in the Eastern and Western conferences, respectively, while 8th to 9th place will have to compete for 1 PO berth through the PO wildcard round.
In the first round of PO, 1st-8th (or 9th), 2nd-7th, 3rd-6th, and 4th-5th will face off to determine the semifinal and final teams. Once you're in 4th place, you can enjoy home advantage in PO.
Son Heung-min is aiming for his second consecutive goal. In an away game against San Jose on the 14th, he opened the scoring 54 seconds into the game (official record), leading LA FC to a 4-2 complete victory.
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Son Heung-min played in five matches, including four starts in MLS, scoring two goals and one assist. He made his MLS debut against the Chicago Fire on the 10th of last month. In the first game, he induced a penalty kick in the 32nd minute of the second half to lead his team to a 2-2 draw. He made his first start in the match against the New England Revolution (2-0 win) on the 17th, and scored his first offensive point by assisting a wedge goal just before the end of the game.
In the match against FC Dallas on the 24th, he scored his MLS debut goal. The proprietary 'Click Ceremony' also made its debut. However, LA FC drew 1-1 and Son Heung-min expressed deep regret after the game. He made his home debut against San Diego FC on the 1st, but lost 1-2.
The San Jose match was a turning point. His collaboration with Dennis Buanga, who wrote the hat trick, is also a hot topic. Son Heung-min boasted a fatal partnership with Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) at Tottenham. The two scored 47 goals in the English Premier League (EPL). It is by far the first in the EPL's history of offensive unions.
LA FC has a bouanga. The U.S. sports media magazine 「Sports Illustrated」 evaluated that Son Heung-min and Buanga are rapidly emerging as the most powerful offensive duo in the league. On the 16th, the MLS website put Son Heung-min, Dennis Buanga and 'Heungbu Association' as its main players.
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Before Son Heung-min was recruited, Buanga was the best transition striker in MLS except for Lionel Messi (Inter Miami). With Son Heung-min's addition now, LA FC has two of the best transition strikers in the Western Conference, and analyzed that it is difficult to imagine how threatening the situation would have been for San Jose and what it would look like for other teams in MLS.
Buanga has scored 18 goals in the league this season. He is two goals short of 20 goals for the first three consecutive seasons in MLS history.
Son Heung-min was also the topic of LA FC coach Steve Cherundolo's press conference against Salt Lake on the 17th. The first question was the effect of recruiting Son Heung-min. Coach Cherundolo said, `After Son Heung-min joined the team, there was a good trend. That's always the case with new players, but there's energy in the team"If you recruit a player of great quality and influence like Son Heung-min, that will be much bigger. So I'm really happy to sign him. And from what I have seen of him every day, he is also very satisfied here."
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There was also a question that Son Heung-min's performance was 'What is the score out of 10?' He "I leave a review of the players every week. I think I should look up the data. But I won't disclose it now and I'll be the only one to know. Still, thank you for the question."
"If you look at the recent San Diego and San Jose games, the finish was sharp and the defense was strong," Cherundolo said of the two consecutive Salt Lake games with six points. Concentration and efficiency in the box will determine the outcome of Salt Lake away and home games.'
We must first see how the game will be played tomorrow. Relative analysis is less meaningful after tomorrow, but data and videos can be used for Sunday preparation. The opponent will make a difference, too. In the case of the two consecutive games, there is a battle to make tactical changes and surprise the opponent. First of all, we have to watch tomorrow's game first."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
