Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who restarted the goal cannon, will score in the first two games in a row this season. It’s worth the wait because the opponent Portsmouth is a weak player from League 1 (Third Division).
Tottenham will play the 2022-23 English Football Association (FA) Cup Round of 16 against Portsmouth at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 21:30 (hereinafter Korean time) on the 7th.
After the end of the World Cup in Qatar and the resumption of the championship, Tottenham suffered a slump with two consecutive draws (one draw and one defeat). In a situation where the atmosphere could be depressing, Tottenham managed to bounce back the mood by beating Crystal Palace 4-0 on the 5th.
Tottenham, who have built up their momentum, challenge Portsmouth, who belong to the third division, for a second consecutive victory. Portsmouth, who fared well by winning the FA Cup in the 2007-08 season, have suffered repeated falls and remain 12th out of 24 teams in League 1 this season. Tottenham have a huge advantage in terms of objective power.
Son Heung-min, who has scored one goal in 9 games against Crystal Palace, is also expected to start against Portsmouth. Tottenham’s current strike team has a lot of leaks. Richarlison, Dejan Klusevski and Lucas Moura are all injured. In response, coach Antonio Conte introduced Son Heung-min, Harry Kane and Brian Hill in the previous two matches. The attacking team shouldn’t change much in the match against Portsmouth.
British media 90min also predicted Son Heung-min’s starting appearance and explained: “It’s ideal for Son Heung-min to take a break, but there’s no player to replace him.”
Son Heung-min is aiming for goals in his first two consecutive games this season against weak Portsmouth. Son Heung-min, who scored 23 goals in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2021-22 season and became the top scorer, has scored 4 goals in the EPL this season and 2 goals in the UEFA Champions League, scoring a total of 6 goal. . It is a pace that does not meet expectations.
There was no goal for about three months until he scored against Crystal Palace. After scoring twice in the Champions League group stage against Frankfurt (Germany) on 13 October last year, Son Heung-min failed to score in eight matches in all competitions.
Fortunately, Son Heung-min, who has started scoring again, intends to continue his upward trend until the “North London Derby” against Arsenal on the 16th by scoring against Portsmouth.
Son Heung-min was responsible for the silence and the 1-3 defeat in the first meeting of the season against Arsenal in October last year. However, as there is a strong memory, such as recording 4 goals and 5 assists against Arsenal in the last 4 seasons, it is worth looking forward to the performance against Arsenal if momentum is built up by scoring against Portsmouth.
After scoring against Crystal Palace earlier, Son Heung-min said: ‘I’m sorry for the team’ and ‘I hope it becomes a game changer. I will find confidence and continue to help the team.’ The Portsmouth game could be the starting point.
(Seoul = News 1)
