Son Heung-min. Photo = Getty Image Korea
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Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham) aroused the scoring instinct of Gareth Bale (32), who was sluggish.
Tottenham won a 4-0 win over Burnley in the home game of the 26th round of the 2020-2021 English Premier League (EPL) held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on February 28 (Korean time). With this victory, Tottenham broke the sluggishness of the league’s second straight victory.
Son Heung-min could not score a goal, but scored two assists. All of his help was to help Bale’s goal. Son Heung-min, who caught the ball from the left flank two minutes after the start of the game, delivered an exquisite pass to Bale running toward the goal. Bale made the opening goal by touching it with his right foot.
The scoring scene leading to Son Heung-min and Bale came out again in the 10th minute of the second half. In the 10th minute of the second half, with Tottenham leading 3-0, Son Heung-min drove the ball near the half line and gathered the defense and passed it to Bale, who was in the vacant spot on the right side of the penalty area. Bale scored multiple goals with a left-footed shot. Son Heung-min, who added two assists, recorded EPL 7 and 8 assists and increased the league attack points to 21 (13 goals and 8 assists).
Tottenham was a game of great significance in that Bale’s sense of goal was alive. During the season, he made a loan transfer from Real Madrid to his home team Tottenham, and he has been criticized by fans as his sluggishness prolonged. Bale played 9 games in the EPL before the match that day after transferring to Tottenham and was only 1 goal.
Tottenham, who had been highly dependent on Sohn Heung-min and Harry Kane for scoring, was able to look forward to the future of the’K (Kane), B (Bale), S (Sone Heung-min)’ trio as Bale sought a sense of goal.
After the game, Bale told Sky Sports in England, “My body is in perfect shape. I am feeling comfortable. I’m on the lookout for my performance. I came to Tottenham to play with Son Heung-min and Kane. I hope that I can gain confidence.”
Reporter Jung Ji-wook [email protected]
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