South Korea national team star Heung-Min Son has struggled for form in Tottenham Hotspur colours this season. The South Korea international has now scored in one game from eleven games in all competitions this season after his goal drought continued during the Champions League Group D clash at the home of Europa League holders Eintracht Frankfurt this week.
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SON EYEING FIRST LEAGUE GOAL
Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-Min is yet to get off the mark in the Premier League this season as he attempts to retain his Golden Boot award from last season. The South Korea national team skipper would be hoping to change things when his team do battle with hosts Chelsea in a London Derby league clash at Stamford Bridge on Sunday evening.
S/KOREA ON THREE-GAME UNBEATEN RUN
World Cup-bound South Korea are now on a three-match unbeaten run on the international football scene after their senior team defeated Egypt in an international friendly encounter played at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, the South Korean capital city. Hosts South Korea came into game on a two-match unbeaten run and they were able to extend the run to three games after the 4-1 thrashing of their North African opponents.
South Korea raced into a two-goal lead within five minutes in the first half with Bordeaux forward Ui-Jo Hwang responsible for the opening goal on 16 minutes. Five minutes later, Ulsan Hyundai FC of South Korea centre back Kim Young-gwon doubled the lead for his team before Mostafa Mohammed pulled one back for seven-time African champions Egypt on 37 minutes to get his team back into the contest. The South Koreans went on to score twice in the last five minutes to seal a comprehensive win. Cho Gue-sung scored the third South Korea goal with five minutes to play having come on as a second half substitute for the recipient of the opening goal, Hwang Ui-Jo. Kwon Chang-hoon wrapped up the comprehensive victory with the fourth South Korea goal in stoppage time. Continue reading S/KOREA ON THREE-GAME UNBEATEN RUN
GOLDEN BOOT: SON GIVEN HEROIC WELCOME
Son Heung-Min was given a heroic welcome in South Korea when he touched down in the Asian country this week after his impressive showing in the Premier League this season. A lot of fans were at the airport to welcome their hero after representing South Korea very well in the Premier League.
Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-Min is in his native South Korea to prepare for the upcoming set of international games. South Korea will step up preparation for this year’s World Cup in Qatar with some friendly games against South American teams next month. The South Koreans will face five-time world champions Brazil on June 2 before facing Chile four days later. They will round up their friendly games next month with the clash with Paraguay on June 10.
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SON’S IMPRESSIVE CITY RECORD REVEALED
South Korea national team star Son Heung-Min has a very good record against Premier League holders Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur would be counting on him when they take on the Citizens at the Etihad Stadium later this weekend. Manchester City will play hosts to Tottenham Hotspur in a Premier League encounter billed for the Etihad Stadium with both teams needing the three points on offer for various reasons.
Premier League leaders Manchester City are in a direct battle with Liverpool for the title this season, while Tottenham Hotspur are in the battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League with several teams. Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves, West Ham United and Manchester United are all fighting for a place in the top-four to guarantee Champions League football next season.
South Korea international Son Heung-Min is one of the top two players at Tottenham Hotspur and his teammates would be counting on him to hurt City again just like he has always done in the past as recent as the opening weekend of this season. The South Korea player scored the only goal of the game to give Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 home win over Manchester City in the corresponding fixture played during the first week of the season. City would be hoping to avenge that defeat and also extend their lead over nearest challengers Liverpool to 12 points with a win at home to Spurs.
Son has a very good record against Manchester City in terms of results as he has recorded seven wins from 14 games against them. He has seven goals and one assist in those matches with five of the contributions coming in 11 games. He’s presently the leading goalscorer in the Premier League this season at Spurs with nine goals to his name ahead of the City game.
SON OUT OF LEICESTER CITY CLASH
South Korea international Son Heung-Min will miss the Premier League clash at Leicester City on Thursday night after testing positive for Covid-19 last week. The South Korea football star is one of several Spurs players who will miss the game against the Foxes due to the aforementioned virus.
Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has had to deal with a Coronavirus outbreak at their training ground which prompted the closing down of the training ground for a few days. Spurs have had two games postponed due to the outbreak at their training ground. The matches against Rennes and Brighton & Hove Albion in the UEFA European Conference League and Premier League respectively were called off due to the outbreak.
Apart from South Korea attacker Son Heung-Min, other players that will also miss the Leicester City game due to Covid-19 include English midfielder Oliver Skipp, young striker Dane Scarlett and Brazilian national team player Lucas Moura. Spanish winger Bryan Gil and Brazilian fullback Emerson Royal have also had Covid-19 over the last one week, but they could feature in the team for the Leicester City game.
Leicester City are in a good place ahead of the Spurs game after the big win over Newcastle United who are in the bottom three places on the Premier League log. The Magpies are second from bottom with ten points from their 16 games and they are three points off safety on the league table. Newcastle United were on the receiving end of a 4-0 loss to Leicester City as they capitulated defensively in the second half of the game. The goalscorers for the Foxes were Youri Tielemans (two goals), James Maddison and Patson Daka. The league win over Newcastle United came on the back of the 2-1 league defeat at Aston Villa and their demotion from Europa League football to UEFA European Conference League football.
SON MISSES FIRST SPURS DEFEAT
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South Korean international Son Heung-Min was a major absentee for Tottenham Hotspur as they suffered their first defeat of the new Premier League campaign. The loss of Son to injury was a big blow for Spurs who were beaten convincingly by Crystal Palace in their latest league outing.Tottenham Hotspur were on the receiving end of a 3-0 loss with ten men at the hands of home team Crystal Palace in their London Derby clash at the Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon.
Tottenham Hotspur started the latest set of games in the Premier League at the summit after three wins from three games with South Korea player Son Heung-Min at the heart of those victories. The South Korea national team attacker scored the winning goal in two of those victories. Continue reading SON MISSES FIRST SPURS DEFEAT
NUNO TOLD ‘BUILD TEAM AROUND SON’
New Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo has been told to build him team around South Korea national team skipper Son Heung-Min if star player Harry Kane leaves the club this summer. Nuno was told to build his team around the South Korea player by former Leeds United and Manchester City right-back Danny Mills in a chat with Football Insider.
Spurs striker Kane is attracting the interest of Manchester City and Manchester United and it’s not certain if the England international skipper will stay at the North London club beyond this summer. Various reports claimed that Manchester City had a bid of £100m turned down by Spurs who are holding on for a lot more than that. The bid for the Englishman was reported last month by several trusted media outlets.
Kane and South Korea player Son are undoubtedly the top two stars at Spurs. While Kane has been the subject of interest from other Premier League teams, Son has not been linked with a move away from the club despite having two years left on his current deal. It has been reported that Spurs are in talks to extend his contract.
Spurs are ready to offer the South Korean international a three-year contract extension that will take him to 2026 at the club. Son has already told new manager Nuno that he can count on him for the new season in what’s a big boost for Spurs as pointed out by Mills. According to him, the news of Son focusing on the new managerial regime at Spurs is a welcomed development and that the manager can build his team around him in case Kane leaves. Mills says South Korea national team star Son would be perfect for the role if Nuno decides to build his team around him as he has great work ethic and real quality.
SON MAKES PREMIER LEAGUE BEST XI
South Korea national team talisman Son Heung-Min has been named as one of the best players during the latest Premier League season. The Tottenham Hotspur attacker made the best Premier League XI for this season as revealed by the Premier League body earlier this week.
The South Korea player was named in a three-man attack alongside Tottenham Hotspur teammate Harry Kane and Liverpool player Mohamed Salah.
South Korea international Son had his best season in the Premier League for Spurs netting 17 goals to finish as one of the highest goalscorersin the competition this season. Salah and Kane fought for the Golden Boot Award till the last date before the latter emerged victorious with 23 goals. The two players went into the final day of the campaign with 22 goals apiece. Kane added another one to take the Golden Boot Award in the 4-2 away win over Leicester City, while Salah could only provide an assist in the 2-0 home victory over Crystal Palace. Egyptian international Salah finished the season with 22 goals.
In addition to winning the Golden Boot Award, Kane also won the Best Playmaker Award with 14 assists.
In midfield, Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes and the Manchester City duo of IlkayGundogan and Kevin De Bruyne were the three players selected.
The defence was dominated by Manchester City players as they finished the season with the best defensive record. Manchester City shot stopper EdersonMoraes was selected in goal, while the Manchester City trio of Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias and John Stones joined Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw in defence.
In total, six Manchester City players made the best XI as the Citizens beat all-comers to win the Premier League title for the third time in four years under the watchful eyes of Spanish tactician Pep Guardiola.
SON MAKES SCORING RETURN
South Korea national team skipper Son Heung-Min made a scoring return to the Tottenham Hotspur starting line-up last weekend but his goal could not save his team from losing to Manchester United in a Premier League encounter played at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The South Korea attacker sustained an hamstring problem in the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal in the North London Derby last month and he didn’t return until after the recent international break.
Son Heung-Min had to go off early during the North London Derby because of the injury. His replacement Erik Lamela scored a world class goal in the first half to give their team the lead at the Emirates Stadium before hosts Arsenal roared back with two goals from Martin Odegaard and Alexandre Lacazette (penalty) to win the game. The goals came either side of the interval with Lacazette netting the winning goal from the penalty spot in the second half.
South Korea attacker Son Heung-Min returned from the hamstring problem in the away game at relegation threatened Newcastle United. He came on in the second half with the scoreline at 2-1 in favour of his team but Spurs could not hold on for the three points after Arsenal loanee Joe Willock came off the bench to score the equaliser for hosts Newcastle United. English midfielder Willock is on loan at the Magpies from North London rivals Arsenal.
Son scored in the first half of Spurs’ game with Manchester United shortly after he had been involved with a disallowed Manchester United goal .His goal gave Spurs a 1-0 lead at the interval but visitors Manchester United came back in the second half to score three goals through Brazilian international Fred, EdinsonCavani and Mason Greenwood. Young England striker Greenwood came off the bench to score the third goal in added time and win the game for the Red Devils.
With the defeat, Spurs failed to take the chance of moving into the top six on the league table and within three points of the Champions League places. On their part, Manchester United consolidated second place and also moved to within 11 points of leaders Manchester City with a game in hand.