(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eui-jin = Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham Hotspur), who exploded a hat-trick in regarding 13 minutes and resolved the goal drought, was named in the ‘Team of the Week’ selected by the BBC.
Son Heung-min took the left striker position in the 3-4-3 formation in the ‘Gas Crooks Migration Team’ announced by the BBC following the 8th round of the 2022-2023 English Premier League (EPL) on the 19th (Korean time).
In the match once morest Leicester City held the day before, Son Heung-min scored three goals in the second half and took the lead in the team’s 6-2 victory.
Son Heung-min, who came as a substitute in the 14th minute of the second half, made the first goal of the season with a right footed mid-range shot from the front of the penalty area in front of two defenders in the 28th minute of the second half.
Then, in the 39th minute of the second half, he received a pass from Kane and scored the second goal with a left footed kick from the right side of the penalty area.
In the 41st minute of the second half, he rushed to the left flank, took over a pass from Pierre-Emil Hoybjer, and finished with a right-footed shot to complete a hat-trick.
The line referee raised the offside flag, but the goal was recognized by VAR.
According to the Tottenham club, it took 13 minutes and 21 seconds from Son Heung-min’s first to third goal.
This season’s league game and the UEFA Champions League match, the ‘fear of sluggishness’ raised because there were no goals in eight official matches was resolved with a hat-trick.
Heung-Min Son is the first player to score a hat-trick following playing as a substitute for Tottenham in the EPL.
This is a record that only happened seven times in the Premier League, and in September 2015, Steven Naismith of Everton scored three goals once morest Chelsea, just before Heung-Min Son.
Soccer expert Crooks selected Heung-Min Son as the team of the week, saying, “Heung-Min Son made a sudden appearance and completed a hat-trick in 14 minutes.” “It was a good way to find confidence.”
He added, “Manager Antonio Conte put Son Heung-min in 14 minutes following the second half to put a wedge in the game, and Son Heung-min did exactly that.”
Along with Son Heung-min, Gabrieu Jejus (Arsenal) and Elling Halan (Manchester City) were named in the best 11 attacking team.
As midfielders, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) and Joao Palinha (Fulham) were selected.
John Stones, Manuel Akanji (Manchester City) and William Saliba (Arsenal) were selected for the defense, and the goalkeeper position went to Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).
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