[인터풋볼] Reporter Dong-Hun Shin = Heung-Min Son was evaluated as a ‘Loser’ in the North London Derby.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-3 to Arsenal in the 9th round of the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2022-23 season held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the 1st at 8:30 pm (Korean time). With this, Tottenham (17 points) suffered their first defeat in the league and stayed in third place.
Tottenham, who conceded the first goal to Thomas Fati, equalized with Harry Kane’s penalty kick (PK). Tottenham focused on attacking for a comeback, but the flow was interrupted by an additional goal from Gabriel Jesus in the fourth minute of the second half. In the 17th minute of the second half, Emerson Royal was sent off and faced a crisis as he was outnumbered. Tottenham were completely blown away by the goal of Granit Xhaka. The result was a 1-3 loss.
It was the result of pouring cold water on Tottenham, which was trying to catch a rival and take the lead. Most of Tottenham’s players, including Emerson, who was sent off, received harsh criticism. The British ‘Daily Mirror’ divided the winners and losers in the North London Derby, and Tottenham players were named in the losers. Along with Emerson, who was sent off, there was Son Heung-min. Heung-Min Son started the game on the day, but was substituted without showing much appearance.
In the previous game, Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick once morest Leicester City. It was a goal that broke the scoreless streak in eight official matches. At the beginning of the season, Son Heung-min was criticized for failing to score a goal at a decisive opportunity despite his performance. Criticism reached its peak as the scoreless continued amid criticism that he had to be removed from the starting lineup. In the end, coach Antonio Conte put Son Heung-min on the bench once morest Leicester.
As a substitute in the second half, Son Heung-min completed a hat-trick in 13 minutes. He scored wonder goals with both his right and left feet, and scored with his proprietary fast-paced penetration when performing a hat-trick. It was a game that announced the resurrection of Son Heung-min. During his A match, he scored two goals in a row and kept his senses. In the North London Derby, I had high expectations because it was good so far, but I was disappointed by the poor performance as expected.
‘Daily Mirror’ said, “Son Heung-min had no influence. He didn’t bother Arsenal’s defense. He was completely tied to Ben White and did nothing. Heung-Min Son had a huge challenge once morest White. So Heung-Min Son mightn’t complete full time and he went to the bench.”
