[스포츠한국 이재호 기자] In the March A match, Son Heung-min was very well used, and the Korean national team coach Jürgen Klinsmann came to see Son Heung-min at Tottenham Hotspur, his ‘parent team’.
The two shared a hug before the game, and manager Klinsman even greeted Tottenham officials. As if only Klins gave him tips on how to use Heung-Min Son, Heung-Min Son not only scored goals but also played a big role.
Tottenham Hotspur scored 2-3 despite Son Heung-min’s goal in the home game once morest AFC Bournemouth in the 31st round of the 2022-2023 English Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 11:15 pm on the 15th (herefollowing Korean time). lost
In the 14th minute of the first half, defender Clément Lenglet saw Ivan Perisic running from the left on the center line and put in a roving pass. Son Heung-min immediately fired a left-footed shot, and Tottenham took the lead with a slight deflection following being hit by the defense. Son Heung-min’s 8th goal in the league.
However, in the 38th minute of the first half, Tottenham lost the ball as Pedro Poro’s excessive dribble from the right side, following Davinson Sanchez’s uneasy pass from the rear, was blocked by forward pressure. stabbed a pass inside. Viña scored on his debut as a starter with a left-footed shot straight following goalkeeper Hugo Lloris bounced out.
In the 6th minute of the second half, while Bournemouth’s Marcus Tevennier was breaking through on the right, Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez put his foot on the ball to block it, but rather passed to Solanke in the box, and Solanke immediately saw the goalkeeper come out and kicked it with his left foot He scored a come-from-behind goal with a lob shot.
In the 43rd minute of the second half, a long throw-in from the left by Richarlison headed the ball, and Arnaud Danjuma scored a dramatic equalizer with a non-stop powerful left-footed shot from the center of the box. Goals scored by substitutes.
In the 4th minute of extra time in the second half, Bournemouth decided the game. From the left, Poro was somewhat complacent in an aerial contest and lost the ball, Solanke passed it to Dango Watara, who was on the left inside the box, and Watara folded and hit a right-footed kick shot that broke the Tottenham net and gave Bournemouth a thrilling victory. Reaped.
In the video released by Tottenham’s social media before the match, Son Heung-min arrived at the stadium, greeted the children, and then greeted club officials. In the meantime, he happily embraced coach Klinsman, who was waiting for him.
Coach Klinsman played for Tottenham for just one season in the 1994-1995 season, but scored 26 goals and is mentioned as one of Tottenham’s most influential foreign players. It seems that Tottenham is a very familiar place, and because there is Son Heung-min, the captain of the Korean national team, he went to inspect the national team players.
After the A match in March, coach Klinsman went to the United States, where he is at home, and now it seems that he will travel all over Europe to check European players.
Coach Klinsman received favorable reviews for using Son Heung-min very well in the Colombia-Uruguay match in March. As a tactic that gave Son Heung-min a degree of freedom, Son Heung-min scored two goals in two games and made a big success.
As if coach Klinsman, who was talking to Tottenham officials before the game, gave tips on how to use Son Heung-min, Son Heung-min played a big role throughout the game, unlike previous games. He led Tottenham’s attack throughout the game, not just goals. His digging into the space behind him, shooting intimidatingly and creating offensive opportunities was a far cry from his disappointing form all season. In the first half, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Son Heung-min led all Tottenham attacks.
Although Tottenham lost due to a lack of defensive concentration, it is good news for the Korean national team in that Son Heung-min showed a good appearance and played an active role when coach Klinsman went to his intuition.
