As expected, the burden has grown and the opposing force is in check… Team Tactics Confusion Impact
Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham), who had the best year of winning the English Premier League (EPL) top scorer last season, is immersed in an unusual ‘goal silence’ at the beginning of the new season.
Son Heung-min played full-time in the 2022-2023 EPL Round 5 away match once morest West Ham at the London Stadium in London, England on the 1st (Korea time), but did not score.
It is the fifth game without a goal since the start of the season.
His only offensive point this season was his assist for the winning goal in the first round (4-1 win) once morest Southampton.
After being jointly ranked as the top scorer in the EPL with Mohammed Salah (Liverpool) with a total of 23 goals last season, he received the spotlight and started a new season, but Son’s early steps are heavy.
His league opening ‘5-game goal silence’ is a scene that has been difficult to see lately.
Last season, when he was the top scorer, he tasted goals from the opening match once morest Manchester City, and in the 2020-2021 season when he scored 17 league goals, he exploded four goals in the second round once morest Southampton.
In the 2019-2020 season, with 11 goals left in the league, he was suspended due to an early red card, but in his third appearance, he started scoring with a multi-goal once morest Crystal Palace.
It was the latest start when he scored his first goal in his 10th appearance in the league in the 2018-2019 season.
At that time, it was a time when there was a variable that took place for a while to participate in the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang following the first round.
Comparing the three seasons and this season, it is true that Son Heung-Min’s scoring start is delayed.
The team is undefeated in the opening 5 games with 3 wins and 2 draws, but Son Heung-min cannot help but smile.
Commentator Kim Dae-gil said, “After winning the top scorer last season, Son Heung-min’s psychological burden that he should do better can be felt in his play.
The fact that the opposing defense is more prepared to see what kind of movement Son Heung-min will show in any situation and strictly checking it seems to be the reason why no goals have been scored yet.”
It is also pointed out that the situation and tactics of Tottenham, where new players have joined, are not insignificant.
A representative example is wingback Ivan Perisic, who joined this season and is on the same side as Son Heung-min.
Commentator Park Moon-seong said, “Son Heung-min and Perisic, an inevitable bundle, come up straight up and penetrate, so it overlaps with Son Heung-min.
In this game, the hands and feet didn’t match,” he said.
Park also said, “As Tottenham’s tendency to use Harry Kane on the top has become stronger, the ball coming from the midfield has become weaker.
Rodrigo Bentancourt was unable to come out today due to concussion symptoms, so the ball didn’t come any more.” He added, “There is a possibility that Tottenham will return to the direction they were good at. .
In a column recently published in the BBC, it was analyzed that “Heung-min Son is creatively marginalized by coach Antonio Conte,” and that he spends too much time descending into a deep position, thereby reducing the scope for involvement in the attack.
Kim Dae-gil said, “As Tottenham’s squad itself is stronger than last season, I think the probability of Son Heung-min’s scoring is rather high. I will be able to upload it,” he predicted.
While Son Heung-min started as a substitute in the last three games, his transfer student Hisharlisson, who was mainly replaced by him, showed a good performance, raising the possibility of a starting substitution in the local media. trust was reaffirmed.
Tottenham will play the Premier League match once morest Fulham on the 3rd, and Marseille (France) and the UEFA Champions League (UCL) first group stage match on the 8th in turn.
The league match once morest Manchester City continues on the 11th.
/yunhap news
