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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min scored the first free kick goal and is sharing his joy. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min is trying to pass. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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A friendly match against Bolivia (2-0 win) at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. In the 11th minute of the second half when the 0-0 frustrating trend continued, Son Heung-min (LAFC) scored the first and final goal with a free kick. It was an amazing goal reminiscent of Son Heung-min's award of the year 'MLS Goal of the Year'. Son opened Bolivia's goal with just one shot. This was the only shot that Son Heung-min hit on the day.
It was overshadowed by a fantastic free-kick goal, but Son Heung-min failed to shoot in the in-play situation again on the day. It's already the third game. In October, he couldn't hit a single shot against Brazil and Paraguay, and his free-kick shot was the only one against Bolivia. Without a pause, he has not been able to shoot for as many as 183 minutes. This, of course, is leading to the decrease in Hong Myung-bo's offense.
Son Heung-min, who was mainly used as a left wing for Tottenham, has been playing as a front-line striker every game since moving to LA FC in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) this summer. In the A national team, there are more and more cases of playing 'nail'. Son Heung-min played as a one-top in Brazil, Paraguay, which tested the 3-4-2-1 model, and Bolivia, which he took out with a 4-2-3-1 card. But he didn't get a chance. The result is Inplay 'Shoot 0'.
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min is scoring the first free kick goal. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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It's in contrast to how it looks at LA FC. Of course, the level of MLS is slightly lowered, but Son Heung-min, who is on the front line, is playing like a fish that meets water. Son Heung-min scored 10 goals and 4 assists in 12 matches he played in MLS, including the playoffs. Especially noteworthy is the involvement in the game. Son Heung-min, who is not a traditional striker, comes down to the midfield area and sprays sharp passes. Son Heung-min is producing four big chances every game.
However, the national team has not been able to show such performance. In Brazil and Paraguay, there was no shot or key pass. Of course, aside from the 0-5 loss against Brazil, which did nothing, it did not play much against Paraguay. The situation improved against Bolivia, including two key passes, but it is regrettable that there is no in-play shooting. Son Heung-min's strength is that he shoots powerful and sophisticated shots that do not cover his left and right feet. In the end, you have to hit soccer to score a goal.
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. Son Heung-min is trying to break through. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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There is a tactical regret. In order to save Son Heung-min, who is not a typical striker, detailed movements are needed to supplement this. At LA FC, Son Heung-min comes down and fills the space created by 'Heungbu Duo' Dnie Vuanga. Buanga is located on the left, but he actually moves close to two-top next to Son Heung-min. Sometimes the bouanga looks like a one-top. However, in the match against Bolivia, Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton) spread wide and Son Heung-min had to stay in the front. From Son Heung-min's point of view, there were not many plays that could be made, such as physical fights or headers.
There were few scenes of counterattacks. In order to maximize Son Heung-min, he has to aim for the back space in the end. Son Heung-min, who gained speed, is still a top striker.This part went well until the U.S. expedition in September. Son Heung-min, who took the lead in counterattacks, scored goals in both the U.S. and Mexico games. However, in the last three games, there were few attacks using Son Heung-min's speed, so the offense was inevitably halved. There was no point in raising a nail.
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| A match warm-up match between South Korea and Bolivia held at Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the 14th. South Korea won 2-0. Son Heung-min is taking a picture with the Bolivian team. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.11.14/ |
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Son Heung-min is Korea's most powerful window, no matter what anyone says. The more Son Heung-min shoots, the higher the probability we will score. 0 in-play shooting in the third game is a task that we have to think about and solve.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
