‘Serial selection’ Hwang Hee-chan prepares for Aston Villa expedition
Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham), who took off the mask he was wearing to protect his face following undergoing surgery for an orbital fracture, aims once more for the first goal of the new year.
Tottenham will play an away match once morest Crystal Palace in the 2022-2023 English Premier League (EPL) round 19 at Selhurst Park in London, England from 5 am (Korean time) on the 5th.
Tottenham, who recorded 30 points and ranked 5th in the EPL, has only 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 2 league games.
After narrowly drawing 2-2 with Brentford on the 26th of last month, they were defeated 0-2 by Aston Villa on the 1st, welcoming a gloomy new year.
Including this, Tottenham has been struggling with chasing the lead, slowing down with 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 7 league games, and an unstable defense enough to concede two or more goals in every game during this period is considered a major factor.
In the last 10 matches, they have continued to struggle by conceding the first goal to their opponents.
In addition, injured players continued in the offensive line, and the worries deepened.
Hisharlisson has been unable to play due to a hamstring (muscle behind the thigh) injury since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and Dejan Kulusevski has also left due to a muscle injury.
The shoulders of Son Heung-min, the core of the attacking team, who had stopped running the scoring gun for a long time at Tottenham, felt more heavy on their shoulders.
Son Heung-min exploded this season’s league 1-3 goals at once with a hat-trick in the 8th round once morest Leicester City in September last year, and following multiple goals in the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) group stage match once morest Frankfurt in October No goals at Tottenham.
Wearing a mask following undergoing surgery due to an orbital fracture in the UCL game in early November had no choice but to affect performance, but Son Heung-min took off his mask from the 19th minute of the first half of the last round once morest Aston Villa and played full-time, raising expectations. Raised.
The opposing team, Crystal Palace, is ranked 11th (22 points), lower than Tottenham, but they beat Bournemouth 2-0 in the last round to escape from their second consecutive league defeat and change the mood.
Wilfrid Zaha (six goals), the league’s highest scorer in the team, and Jordan Ayu, who launched a beastly scorer in the match once morest Bournemouth, are on the alert for Tottenham.
The recent confrontation between the two teams was a league match in December 2021, during the 2021-2022 season, at which time Tottenham won 3-0 thanks to Son Heung-min’s wedge goal.
Hwang Hee-chan (27) of Wolverhampton also prepares for an away game once morest Aston Villa at 5 a.m. on the 5th in Korean time.
Hwang Hee-chan did not get many opportunities in his team this season, but he is being appointed as a starter one following another under coach Hulen Lopetegui, who started in earnest following the World Cup.
In the 17th round once morest Everton, he played until the 15th minute in the second half, and in the 18th round once morest Manchester United on the 31st, he played full-time for the first time in the league this season.
However, the first official goal of this season is still not coming out, so it is time for Hwang Hee-chan to imprint his presence with a goal.
Wolverhampton is in 19th place (13 points), the relegation zone, and urgently needs to escape, and Aston Villa, who defeated Tottenham in the last round, is in 12th place (21 points) in the league.
/yunhap news