Rumors of the appointment of Juventus manager say, “I’m rude… I’m happy at Tottenham”
Will Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham Hotspur), who shook the goal net with a cool free kick at Lake Bento, become a dedicated kicker for his team?
Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte in the English Premier League (EPL) mentioned the possibility of using Son Heung-min in a free kick situation.
At a press conference held on the 29th (local time) ahead of the 2022-2023 season EPL round 9 away game once morest Arsenal, Conte asked if Son Heung-min might take more free kicks at Tottenham, said, “Yes.
He’s one of three kickers who play set pieces.”
The three kickers he spoke of were Heung-Min Son, Harry Kane and Eric Dyer.
Son Heung-min, the captain of the Korean national football team, led the team to a 2-2 draw with a sharp free kick equalizing goal in the 41st minute of the second half in the evaluation match once morest Costa Rica held at the Goyang Sports Complex in Gyeonggi-do on the 23rd.
Son Heung-min, who scored two goals from free kicks in four consecutive matches in June, also scored once morest Costa Rica, and together with Ha Seok-joo (4 goals) became the joint first place in the Korean national team’s most free kicks in a match.
Fans and British media who watched Son Heung-min’s performance in the national team voiced their voices saying that he should directly play a free kick kicker at Tottenham.
Currently, direct free kicks at Tottenham are mostly taken by Kane and Dyer.
However, according to British ‘The Athletic’, Kane tried 44 free kicks from the 2017-2018 season without success, and Dyer was also the 15th kicker during the same period and ended up scoring a goal.
Heung-Min Son had five chances and scored one goal.
Coach Conte said, “Heung-min Son will definitely be full of confidence as he has scored.
He’s already one of our set-piece kickers.”
Tottenham Hotspur, who are in third place (17 points) with 7 matches unbeaten (5 wins, 2 draws) following the start of the EPL, played once morest No. North London Derby.
Heung-min Son, who exploded a hat-trick with a goal from the season beaver in the 8th round once morest Leicester City before the match A period, aims for the league’s 4th goal.
On the other hand, Conte also spoke regarding the rumors of his appointment as Juventus (Italy) manager on the same day.
“I can’t believe such a story is coming out at this time,” he said.
It is disrespectful to both the Juventus manager and me, who works for Tottenham.
We have just started the season and I have always said that my time at Tottenham is happy and enjoyable.”
“I can find solutions for the club and for myself throughout this season.
I enjoy working with these players and I have a good relationship with the owners and managers.
I don’t want to hear regarding this in the future.”
/yunhap news
