Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who restarted the scoring cannon, will score in the first two games in a row this season. It is worth looking forward to because the opponent Portsmouth is a weak player belonging to League 1 (third division).
Tottenham will play the 2022-23 English Football Association (FA) Cup Round of 64 against Portsmouth at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 9:30 pm (hereinafter Korean time) on the 7th.
After the Qatar World Cup ended and the league resumed, Tottenham suffered a slump with two consecutive draws (one draw and one loss). In a situation where the atmosphere could be depressed, Tottenham succeeded in rebounding the mood by defeating Crystal Palace 4-0 on the 5th.
Tottenham, which has increased its momentum, challenges Portsmouth, which belongs to the third division, for a second consecutive win. Portsmouth, which went well by winning the FA Cup in the 2007-08 season, suffered repeated falls, and remains in 12th place out of 24 teams in League 1 this season. Tottenham has a huge advantage in objective power.
Son Heung-min, who scored a goal in 9 matches against Crystal Palace, is expected to start against Portsmouth as well. The current Tottenham attack team has a lot of leaks. Richarlison, Dejan Klusevski and Lucas Moura are all injured. In response, coach Antonio Conte put forward Son Heung-min, Harry Kane and Brian Hill in the previous two games. The attacking team is not expected to change much in the match against Portsmouth.
British media 90min also predicted Son Heung-min’s starting appearance and explained, “It is ideal for Son Heung-min to take a break, but there is no player to replace him.”
Son Heung-min is aiming for goals in the first two consecutive games of this season against weak Portsmouth. Son Heung-min, who scored 23 goals in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2021-22 season and became the top scorer, scored 4 goals in the EPL this season and 2 goals in the UEFA Champions League, scoring a total of 6 goals. . It’s a pace that doesn’t meet expectations.
There was no goal at all for about three months until he scored a goal against Crystal Palace. After scoring two goals in the Champions League group stage against Frankfurt (Germany) on October 13 last year, Son Heung-min failed to score in eight matches across all competitions.
Fortunately, Son Heung-min, who started scoring again, plans to continue his upward trend until the ‘North London Derby’ against Arsenal on the 16th by scoring against Portsmouth.
Son Heung-min was responsible for the silence and 1-3 defeat in the first confrontation of the season against Arsenal in October of last year. However, since there is a strong memory, such as recording 4 goals and 5 assists against Arsenal in the last 4 seasons, it is worth looking forward to the performance against Arsenal if the momentum is raised by scoring against Portsmouth.
After scoring against Crystal Palace earlier, Son Heung-min said, “I’m sorry for the team,” and “I hope it becomes a turning point. He promised to find his confidence and continue to help the team,” making expectations for his performance for the rest of the season. The Portsmouth match could be the starting point.
(Seoul = News 1)