Son Heung-min of Tottenham. © AFP=News1 |
Will Tottenham’s Son Heung-min (28) break the Liverpool Jinx after Manchester United (Man United) and Arsenal?
Tottenham will play the 13th round of the 2020-21 English Premier League (EPL) against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, England, at 5 am on the 17th (Korean time).
This confrontation is expected to be an important bout that will determine the game of EPL’s leading competition. Currently, Tottenham is leading Liverpool (7 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss, 25 points, and 9 goals) with 7 wins and 4 draws and 1 loss (25 points and 14 goals).
Sohn Heung-min and Harry Kane, who are responsible for the team attack, are more important than ever for Tottenham to lead the way. Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp also warned ahead of the game that “Son Heung-min and Kane have a good breath. They should always be on the lookout.”
Son Heung-min has appeared in 12 league games this season, scoring 10 goals and 4 assists. In the scoring section, he is showing the league’s top goal getter by running in second place after Dominic Calbert-Lewin (Everton, 11 goals).
However, Son Heung-min has been unable to use his strength when dealing with Liverpool. After joining Tottenham in the 2015-16 season, he played a total of nine games against Liverpool and scored only one goal. The score against Liverpool was also in October 2017, and there were no goals against Liverpool for three years. In the 2018-19 season of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League final, Son Heung-min was silent against Liverpool, and Tottenham finished runner-up.
Although he has struggled for a while, seeing the rising trend that Son Heung-min is showing this season, it is worth expecting a score in this match. Son Heung-min has already scored this season against Manchester United and Arsenal, who have been weak.
Earlier, Son Heung-min successfully scored his first goal in his life at Manchester United in October. Son Heung-min, who has not scored a goal in 10 games against Manchester United so far, raised his momentum by scoring multi-goals in his first match against Manchester United this season.
In the North London derby with Arsenal, Son Heung-min showed its true value. Son Heung-min, who had not scored in 9 games against Arsenal before, scored 1 goal and 1 help in the home game against Arsenal in July. On the 7th, he scored one goal and one help against Arsenal on the 7th, and has now established himself as a clear’Arsenal killer’.
Recently, Liverpool are having a hard time in defense, as the defensive midfielder Fabinho plays as a central defender after a large number of main defenders such as Virgil Van Dyke and Joe Gomez have been missing. This is an opportunity for Son Heung-min.
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