Son Heung-min (second from right) is sad after failing to score in the 2021-2022 FA Cup Round of 16 match against Middlesbrough on the 2nd in Middlesbrough, England. Middlesbrough = Archyde.com
Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) has been performing outstandingly in the English Premier League (EPL) for several years and has established himself as a top-class player in the league. He naturally rose to the ranks in the history of Korean football, standing shoulder to shoulder with legends such as Cha Bum-geun and Park Ji-sung.
However, compared to the previous legends, if there is only one disappointment, it is the winning experience. Bum-Keun Cha and Ji-Sung Park experienced winning the championship several times in European competitions, leagues and cups, but Son Heung-Min never experienced the cheers of winning the German Bundesliga through Hamburg, Leverkusen, and Tottenham in the EPL. In this regret, Son Heung-min also expressed his desire to win the championship several times.
However, his attempt to win the title seems to be failing again this season. This is because Tottenham’s team, Tottenham Hotspur, lost 0-1 to Middlesbrough of the second division in overtime in the fifth round (round 16) of the FA Cup for the 2021-2022 season held at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, England on the 2nd. . Coach Antonio Conte showed his will to advance to the quarterfinals by putting in key resources such as Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane, but failed to score in regular time due to strong resistance from Middlesbrough, which was a dense defense. fell off
Tottenham have already experienced elimination from the League Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League this season. In addition, the FA Cup was the only tournament where they could aim for the championship as they ranked 7th in the league standings, which is far from the championship. However, in the match against the 2nd division team, it collapsed once again exposing weaknesses that continued throughout the season, such as a stuffy rear build-up and poor defense, so this season’s ‘irrespective’ became a fact.
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