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Son Heung-min is consistently scoring free-kick goals in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) and the national team. From Tottenham Hotspur's point of view, it may be regrettable that Son Heung-min was not given the role of a dedicated kicker.
The British Spurs Web reported on the 24th (Korea time) "Tottenham Hotspur fans will see Son Heung-min continue to score certain types of goals this season and think "If he had done so"
As expected, Son Heung-min is easily making goals in MLS after moving to LAFC. In his debut season, he scored 12 goals and four assists in 13 games. The reason why fans are even more surprised is that Son Heung-min's goal is a free kick. Son Heung-min has already scored several free-kick goals this season. Among them, the goal scored against FC Dallas was named MLS Goal of the Year.
Son Heung-min showed the same performance during the recent A-match period. He contributed to the Korean national team's victory by scoring a free kick goal against Bolivia.
The decisive free kick was also scored in the MLS Playoff Western Conference semifinals. On the 23rd, Son Heung-min scored a dramatic free-kick goal just before the end of the game against Vancouver, leading the team to overtime. The media explained "This amazing free-kick was LAFC's equalizer, but Vancouver eventually won after the shootout."
In the end, it may be questionable why Son Heung-min did not kick a free kick when he was at Tottenham. Assuming that Son Heung-min had a free kick ability, it can be expected that he must have shown this ability during training. The media also pointed out this part.
Spursweb said, `It is only embarrassing that Son Heung-min has rarely taken a free kick for Tottenham,' adding, `Especially since Christian Eriksen's departure, Tottenham have been constantly struggling with set-piece situations" he insisted. "Considering his ability now, Son Heung-min might have scored 15-20 more goals in Tottenham's career if he had been in charge of the free kick," he added.
Harry Kane is in charge of Tottenham's free kick after Eriksen. Kane scored only one free-kick goal for Tottenham, even though he was in charge of the free-kick. If Son Heung-min had been in charge, the overall performance of the team might have changed. Tottenham regrets Son Heung-min's unusual free-kick success rate.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
