Son Heung-min’s Injury Comeback: Aiming for 4th Goal as He Joins Hong Myung-bo for Upcoming World Cup Qualifiers

Starting in 3 official matches in a row… Hong Myung-bo is expected to join after the match.

AP = Newsis English professional football Tottenham Hotspur ‘Captain’ Son Heung-min looks for his 4th goal of the season against Ipswich Town.

Tottenham will play a home match against Ipswich in the 11th round of the 2024-2025 Premier League (EPL) season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on the 10th (Korean time).

On this day, coach Anzhi Postekoglou put Dominic Solanke up front and sent Brennen Johnson and Dejan Kulusevski along with Son Heung-min in the second attacking line.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Sar work together in midfield, while the back four consists of Destiny Udozi, Christian Romero, Radu Dragusin, and Pedro Foro.

Guglielmo Vicario wears the goalkeeper’s gloves.

Son Heung-min suffered a hamstring injury (muscle behind the thigh) in the season 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League (UEL) game against Karabakh (Azerbaijan) on September 27 and had to leave the line and 2026 North and Central America lost the World Cup held in October.

After that, he made a brilliant comeback by scoring against West Ham United in the 8th round of the EPL, who was returning after 4 official matches, but he felt pain again just after his ‘ game and had to rest against Crystal Palace in the 9th round and the round of 16 of the League Cup (Carabao Cup) against Manchester City After 3 games, he returned against Aston Villa in the 10th round and recorded help.

In the game against Villa, he expressed strong dissatisfaction as if he was embarrassed by the unexpected substitute after increasing the point of attack, but after the game, explained coach Postekoglu that he was an intended substitute, saying, “Son Heung-min was not registered. play for more than 55 to 60 minutes.”

Son Heung-min also started in the UEL match against Galatasaray (Turkey), but he only played 45 minutes and was replaced by Dejan Kulusevski at the start of the second half.

The coach Postekoglou, who is changing the playing time of Son Heung-min, announced on the 9th through the world sports media ESPN that cooperation with the coach of the Korean national football team Hong Myung-bo is necessary regarding the management of Son’s injury Heung-min.

Son Heung-min has recently started as a starter in three consecutive official games.

Son Heung-min, who has 3 goals and 3 assists in the EPL alone, is trying to score his 4th goal of the season.

Tottenham are 9th in the EPL (16 points). Promoted Ipswich are in 19th place (5 points), in the relegation zone.

At the same time, Son Heung-min was named in the national team list for the 5th and 6th rounds of the Asia 3rd World Cup qualifiers North, Central and America in November.

Son Heung-min moves to Kuwait after the Ipswich game and joins Hong Myung-bo.

The national team will face Kuwait on September 14 and Palestine on the 19th.

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