| Heung-min Son of Tottenham Hotspur. AP News |
English professional football Tottenham Hotspur enters the rotation system. Rotation refers to the replacement of players. This is bad news for Heung-Min Son, who has been in a slump since the start of the season. He is concerned that it may lead to a slump.
Tottenham Hotspur started a forced march from the 29th of last month on weekends-weekdays-weekends. It will last until November 14, when the 2022 World Cup break begins. In mid-September, there is a two-week break for match A, but the main players have to go on a long-distance flight to convene the national team. Therefore, Tottenham Hotspur cannot rest properly before the start of the Qatar World Cup and have to handle a harsh schedule.
So Tottenham are considering a rotation system, which allows players to take turns in a certain order. Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said: “Now we have to play once every three days. Rotating is normal,” he said. “The players have to be more intelligent because they have to start and substitute at the same time. From now on, it is time to know whether our squad is complete and whether it can develop further.”
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Tottenham’s rotation is expected to start at the English Premier League (EPL) home game once morest Fulham to be held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 3rd at 11 pm (Korean time). Tottenham will play Olympique de Marseille (France) on the 8th and the UEFA Champions League group stage match on the 8th, and Manchester City on the 11th in the EPL, and then on the 14th they play the second leg of the Champions League group stage with Sporting (Portugal). play the Not all easy opponents. If you do not rotate, you may leave bad results due to the deterioration of the stamina of the main players.
Son Heung-min suffered from abuse controversy last season. Notably, he played 45 games in all competitions in his last season as EPL co-scorer (23 goals). In addition, the call for the national team to and from England and Korea made Son Heung-min even more exhausted. In such a situation, the rotation system was a great help in arranging Son Heung-min’s physical strength.
But this time it’s different. Heung-Min Son has been silent on goals for five consecutive games since the start of the EPL this season, but the recent slump is not due to his physical strength. The reason can be found in the change in offensive tactics due to Ivan Perisic’s wingback placement, who joined ahead of this season, the increased defense burden due to the low defensive line, and the massive concentration check following the EPL co-scorer. Heung-min Son needs more time to adapt than rest because he plays in Tottenham’s uniform like last season, but a lot has changed from tactics to the opponent’s defense.
Public opinion is also a burden to Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min has been attracting attention from around the world, including Korea, since he was the co-scorer in the EPL last season. Son Heung-min’s silence became a topic of discussion. In addition, Tottenham made a huge investment of £60 million (regarding 93.9 billion won) ahead of this season to sign Hischarlisson. So far, Hisharlisson has appeared as a substitute, but many local media insist that Heung-min Son should be replaced by Hisharlisson as the starting lineup.
There is no special solution. Son Heung-min must find it himself. Due to the rotation system, the chances of participating will decrease and the time to adapt will decrease, but you have to be patient and persevere. Above all, Son Heung-min has a strong supporter named Conte. “Heung-Min Son is a good player and a good person,” Conte said. He added, “Heung-Min Son may be suffering a lot because he can’t score right now. But he has a chance to score in every game so he has to keep going like this and he has to believe in himself.”
Reporter Heo Jong-ho
