[OSEN=강필주 기자] As ‘Korea captain’ Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) scored a goal in a match A, the British local media did not hide their expectations.
Heung-Min Son scored the winning goal with a header goal in the 34th minute in the match A once morest Cameroon held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium at 8 pm on the 27th, leading Korea to a 1-0 victory. Son Heung-min finished with a header goal as soon as Kim Jin-su’s strong shot from the left flank was blocked by the goalkeeper’s save.
Heung-Min Son also scored a goal in the evaluation match once morest Costa Rica in a 2-2 draw on the 23rd. He opened the goal with a free kick shot in the 40th minute of the second half that was leading 1-2. Heung-Min Son, who scored a goal in three consecutive games, including a hat-trick recorded in a home match between Leicester City and the English Premier League (EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur on the 17th.
Then, British media such as ‘Football London’, ‘Evening Standard’ and ‘Court Offside’ attached a video of Son Heung-min’s winning goal and emphasized, “The Tottenham star sent a warning shot in the North London derby.” As Tottenham played the ‘North London Derby’ with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on October 1, it meant that high expectations for Son Heung-min were reflected.
‘Football London’ said, “Son Heung-min scored a goal in a Korean jersey and showed that he had recovered his condition ahead of the North London Derby this weekend. We are looking forward to similar performances.”
“The victory over Cameroon shows Korea’s solid prowess led by the top scorer in the Premier League. Korea was in Group H with Portugal, Ghana and Uruguay, but it will be a difficult task. We beat Germany in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but together in the group stage. I was eliminated,” he said with a brief introduction to the Korean national team.
‘Evening Standard’ said, “Heung-Min Son, who might not score all season, came out of the bench and scored a great hat-trick following being eliminated from coach Antonio Conte’s lineup in the match once morest Leicester. We are heading to England for the North London derby. Coach Conte will redeploy the starting lineup,” he emphasized, anticipating Son Heung-min’s return to the starting lineup.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min is showing a strong side once morest Arsenal. Son Heung-min has scored 4 goals in his last 5 matches once morest Arsenal. However, as we are returning from Seoul to London this week, how quickly we can adapt to the jet lag will be the key. /letmeout@osen.co.kr
