[골닷컴] Reporter Dong-Ho Kim = Tottenham Hotspur will face Manchester United. Local media had expected Heung-Min Son to form a hat-trick with Harry Kane and Ivan Perisic.
Tottenham will play an away match against Manchester United in the 11th round of the 2022/23 season at Old Trafford, Manchester, England at 4:15 am (Korean time) on the 20th. Tottenham are currently in third place in the league with 23 points.
This is an important match for Tottenham. A win over Manchester United is a golden opportunity to widen the points gap with fifth-placed Manchester United. In addition, they can narrow the points with Arsenal in first place and Manchester City in second place or compete in league games.
Before the game, the British Manchester Evening News presented the planned lineup. With goalkeeper Lloris as the pivot, Romero, Dyer, Davis, Doherty, Bentancour, Hoyvier, Sessegnon, Heung-Min Son, Kane and Perisic should have started in the starting lineup.
The accompanying sortie of Perisic and Son Heung-min is an interesting point. Recently, it has been pointed out that Son’s power is halved when he plays with Perisic. Due to Perisic’s presence, Son Heung-min is unable to penetrate his left side as much as he wants. Son Heung-min, in fact, has been playing as a midfielder since Conte took over as coach. Heung-Min Son has scored five goals this season, all playing with Sessegnon rather than Perisic.
But ‘Football London’ said: “Perisic is one of the best full backs in the world and the partnership with Son Heung-min is only just beginning. Both are the best players and we will learn and understand each other’s styles and grow.”
Tottenham Hotspur recently suffered a loss of power due to Rischalisson’s injury. Perisic will fill the void left by Richalisson. So far, Heung-Min Son was in front and Perisic behind, but this time Heung-Min Son and Perisic are running with both wings. Being a different formation from the past, the focus is on the fact that the compatibility of Son Heung-min and Perisic will produce different results against Manchester United.
There are players who take advantage of Perisic going forward. That is Sessegnon. Sessegnon played primarily as a backup for Perisic. However, Sessegnon is expected to benefit from Richalisson’s farewell.
