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Korea's pride-captain' Son Heung-min, featured on the BBC's main page!
Tottenham defeated Fulham 2-0 in the 9th round home game of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 4 a.m. on the 24th (Korean time).After the opening, Tottenham's undefeated streak extended to '9' games. They also took first place alone with 23 points (7 wins, 2 draws), beating Manchester City (21 points). Fulham is in 13th place with 11 points (3 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses).Tottenham's coach Postekoglou wrote new EPL history. After his debut, he became the first manager to record 23 points in 9 games. The previous record for most points in 9 EPL debut games was 22, held by former Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink and former Norwich City manager Mike Walker. On this day, Son Heung-min started as a lone striker. Richarlison, James Maddison, and Dejan Kulusevski supported him in the second term. Pape Sar-Pierre-Emil Hojbjerg took care of the back, and Destiny Udozy, Mickey van der Ven, Christian Romero and Pedro Foro were in the defensive line. The goalkeeper is Guglielmo Vicario.Son Heung-min scored the first goal. In the 35th minute of the first half, Van der Ven rose high and cut the ball, and Richarlison passed it to Son Heung-min in front. Son Heung-min, who caught the ball near the arc, calmly got past his defense and then drilled into the corner of his goal with a wonderful right-footed kick. 7th goal in the league.Son Heung-min, who scored a goal, also played a brilliant helper role. In the 39th minute of the first half, he accurately gave the ball to Udoji, who penetrated with an exquisite heel pass. It was a good opportunity in front of the goal, but Udoji's shot was blocked by the defensive wall.In the 9th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min provided his first assist of the season. Hojbjerg cut off the ball in the opponent's half and passed it to Son Heung-min in the box. Son Heung-min passed to the rushing Madison without being greedy, and Madison scored an additional goal with a calm finish. This was a joint goal between 'captain' Son Heung-min and 'vice-captain' Maddison, and was the opposite of the previous match against Arsenal, where Maddison assisted all of Son Heung-min's multiple goals. Maddison, who scored his home debut goal, did not hide his affection as he hugged Son Heung-min tightly. We enjoyed the joy of holding a dart ceremony together.Son Heung-min, who had done his part, finished his job by being replaced by Giovani Lo Celso in the 36th minute of the second half. He finished the game first, displaying a captain-like performance with 1 goal and 1 assist, ‘involved in 2 goals’. The BBC highlighted the two players with the headline, “Son Heung-min and Maddison scored goals to put Tottenham back in the lead.” At the same time, Son Heung-min was featured as the main photo on the homepage.After reporting the game details, the BBC said, “Son Heung-min continues to fill Kane’s void well. “He once again performed outstandingly at the center of Tottenham’s attack,” he praised. He also said, “Kane’s absence was overshadowed by Coach Postekoglou’s impressive influence.”Tottenham, who said goodbye to Kane, who went to 'Germany's prestigious team' Bayern Munich last summer, is defying expectations and is on the rise. Son Heung-min is also coming back more alive than before. Britain's Sky Sports also highlighted Son Heung-min's recent rise on the 20th, saying, "After Kane left, Son Heung-min is performing better in his new position. He was also selected as EPL Player of the Month in September."Son Heung-min, who has been playing for Tottenham since 2015, led Tottenham's attack with 'best friend' Kane until last season. His main position was left winger, and he worked well with frontline resource Kane.However, unlike Son Heung-min, who won the EPL top scorer in the 2021-2022 season (23 goals, 35 appearances), he only scored 10 goals (36 appearances) last season. It was a poor performance due to multiple injuries. Son Heung-min himself went so far as to call it a “disappointing season.” Meanwhile, Son Heung-min's shoulders became heavier as Kane left Tottenham before the start of this season. Naturally, there was added concern that he would not be able to recapture his past skills. But when I opened the lid, it was different. Son Heung-min is flying high. Son Heung-min, who has currently played 9 EPL games in the 2023-2024 season, has scored 7 goals. He scored six goals in the month of September, including a hat-trick. In Kane's absence, Son Heung-min has gained wings. 'Sky Sports' analyzed that Coach Postekoglou's decision to change Son Heung-min's position to the front line worked well. According to the media, in Son Heung-min's last three seasons, excluding this season, the rate of ball touches inside the box was only 8.1%, 9.3%, and 8.7%. None of them exceeded 10%.However, this figure has risen vertically this season. Son Heung-min recorded 19.4%. ‘Sky Sports’ explained, “Son Heung-min is doing more in the opponent’s box than ever before.” In fact, all six of Son Heung-min's EPL goals this season came from inside the box.After the Fulham match, Son Heung-min posted on his social media account, “Great support, best performance and good result tonight. I want more (in the future). “I love you so much,” he said. Son Heung-min, who showed off his excitement in the match against Fulham, was also awarded the honor of ‘Best Player of the Game’. Soccer statistics media 'Sofa Score' gave him a rating of 8.9 and selected him as the best player of the game. Son Heung-min performed well for approximately 82 minutes, recording 1 goal, 1 assist, 3 shots, 3 successful dribbles (4 attempts), 4 opportunities created, and 1 big chance created.Madison also received a high rating of 8.4 points. He recorded 1 goal, 63 ball touches, 86% pass success rate (38/44), 4 opportunity creations, 3 shots, 8 ground ball duels won (12 attempts), and 4 fouls.Son Heung-min, who scored his 7th goal in the league, ignited the competition for the EPL scoring title. He is tied for second place in scoring along with Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and is closely chasing leader Erling Holland (Manchester City), who scored 9 goals.Also, on this day, Son Heung-min also reached the 110th personal goal in his EPL career, surpassing Ryan Giggs (109 goals, retired) and tying for 26th place with Emile Heskey as the highest scorer in league history. | https://www.totositerank.com
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