“Coach Ryan Mason praises Son Heung-min’s mental strength in Tottenham’s draw with Manchester United”

Heung-Min Son, who missed a chance to score, calmly finished in a similar situation after 13 minutes
“Top players forget their mistakes and run… Son Heung-min seemed very happy after scoring a goal”

Coach Ryan Mason, who served as the temporary head of Tottenham (England) as the “actor of the agency,” praised Son Heung-min for scoring the equalizing goal without being frustrated by mistakes.

Tottenham drew 2-2 with Manchester United (Man United) in the 2022-2023 English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) round 33 home game held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 28th (Korean time).

Tottenham, who was drawn 0-2 in the first half, conceded to Jadon Sancho in the 7th minute of the game, turned the game around with Pedro Poro in the 11th minute and Son Heung-min’s consecutive goals in the 34th minute.

The match against Manchester United was Mason’s first match as acting manager this season.

Tottenham coach Antonio Conte stepped down at the end of last month after leading the team from November 2021.

Since then, coach Christian Stellini has been promoted to the acting manager and has been playing the season, but after a month, on the 23rd, he was also hardened after a 1-6 defeat at the end of an unusually poor game against Newcastle.

At the end of the season, coach Mason, who was tasked with taking care of the team as a new acting coach, said in a press conference after the game that day, “I was satisfied with the performance that caught up with the two goals in the second half.”

Coach Mason, who said, “I’m proud of the performance in the second half,” said, “We came together throughout the game and trusted each other.”

Coach Mason also mentioned the performance of Son Heung-min, who scored the EPL’s 9th goal this season and tied the score 2-2.

Son Heung-min received a cross from Kane in the 21st minute of the second half when there was no defensive check in front of the goal, but the follow-up shot went off the side of the goal and missed the opportunity to score.

After 13 minutes, Son Heung-min similarly caught Kane’s cross in front of the goal and this time calmly pushed the ball into the goal with his right foot without making any mistakes.

“It’s a matter of mental strength,” said Coach Mason.

He added, “Son Heung-min kept running. He believed the ball would come to him,” adding, “He seemed very happy after scoring a goal in the second half.”

Coach Mason revealed that he emphasized team unity at halftime when the score was 0-2.

“You always have to come together. No matter what happens on the ground, if you want to be a team, you have to come together and fight for each other,” Mason said.

“That’s the important thing in football. Probably the most important thing,” he emphasized.

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