[OSEN=서정환 기자] Take a close look at Director Klinsmann! Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham) is a player who should be written like this.
Tottenham beat Brighton 2-1 in the ’24th round of the 2023-24 season Premier League’ held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at midnight on the 11th (Korean time). Tottenham, with 47 points, pushed out Aston Villa (46 points) and rose to 4th place. Brighton (35 points) is in 8th place.
It was Son Heung-min’s return game after being called up for the Asian Cup for more than a month. Coach Enzi Postecoglou removed Son Heung-min from the starting lineup and included him in the substitute list. It was the coach’s consideration to ensure that Son Heung-min, who played too hard in the Asian Cup, did not get hurt.
Ahead of the game, Coach Postekoglou said, “Everyone knows how dedicated Son Heung-min has been to the national team. Son Heung-min was extremely exhausted. “But he wanted to play right away,” he said, expressing regret over Son Heung-min’s physical condition but praising his mental strength.
It was a move in contrast to Klinsmann, who did not give Son Heung-min a single second of rest in all of Korea’s Asian Cup games. National team captain Son Heung-min led Korea all the way to overtime without any complaints. He even took the first kicker in the most stressful penalty shootout.
Despite Son Heung-min’s dedication, Korea was eliminated in the semifinals. After being eliminated, Son Heung-min bowed his head and said, “I am sorry to the people.” Coach Klinsmann, who was actually responsible, smiled and said, “Jordan was the better team. He congratulated himself by saying, “We achieved a good result, reaching the semifinals,” and is rejecting his resignation.
Although he was on the bench in the return game, Son Heung-min’s presence was great. Every time the broadcast camera captured Son Heung-min’s face, the home fans erupted in loud cheers.
A situation was created where Son Heung-min could not relax. Brighton took the lead with a penalty kick 17 minutes into the first half. Finally, in the 12th minute of the second half, when Son Heung-min began to warm up, huge cheers erupted.
When Son Heung-min returned, his teammates also cheered up. In the 16th minute of the second half, Pape Sar received a pass from Kulusevski and scored an equalizer with a diagonal shot in a situation where there was no angle in front of the right box.
As soon as the equalizer was scored, Son Heung-min was brought on as a substitute in the 17th minute of the second half. Son Heung-min was given the captain’s armband by Romero. Son Heung-min opened his arms and encouraged cheers. Tottenham fans were excited about the return of the ace.
The effect of the captain’s return was immediately apparent. In the 51st minute of extra time in the second half, Brennan Johnson pushed in the ball given away by Son Heung-min and scored the winning goal. Tottenham turned the game around 2-1. It was Son Heung-min’s sixth assist in the league.
Coach Postekoglou’s consideration and Son Heung-min’s dedication resulted in a wonderful winning goal even before his return. Son Heung-min is world class, recognized by everyone in terms of skill and personality. If used properly, there will be absolutely no player in Asia who can stop Son Heung-min.
There is a great coach who was eliminated in the Asian semifinals even though he had Son Heung-min. In the world, only coach Klinsmann does not know how to properly utilize and consider Son Heung-min. / jasonseo34@osen.co.kr
2024-02-10 21:29:00
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