Criticism is mounting against Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), who missed a big chance. However, coach Anji Postecoglou is protecting Son and protecting him.
“Football London” gave Son four points in grading after the 13th round match of 2024-2025 English Premier League against Fulham ended in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 1st. It was the lowest rating in the team.
Son Heung-min started as a front-line striker on the day, but failed to score an offensive point. In particular, it was painful to miss two “big chances.”
Son had a critical chance as soon as the match started. He attempted to score a goal with a right footed shot from the front of the penalty area after receiving a pass from Timo Werner, but failed due to Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno’s good defense. It was not the only game. In the 19th minute of the first half, he intercepted the ball by taking advantage of the opponent team’s defense mistake, but was also robbed by Leno due to his long cheek touch.
“He had two chances to score at the beginning of the game. However, he was blocked by Leno both times,” Football London said. “Since then, he has hardly contributed to the game. It was as if he was playing separately in the surrounding areas. I had to lead the game as a captain, but I had a very quiet day.” BBC, a British public broadcaster, also gave a low rating of 5.45 points, saying that Son had a golden chance in just 50 seconds but missed the goal.
Earlier, Son Heung-min scored the first goal with a penalty kick in the Europa League match against AS Roma on the 30th of last month, but 토토사이트 꽁머니 missed both chances that came in the 36th minute of the first half and the 40th minute of the first half, which was under criticism. At the time, “Hosper HQ” criticized Son Heung-min, saying, “He only shot three times in the box against AS Roma, but he lacked calmness at a critical moment.”
Postecoglou, who attended a press conference held right after the match against Fulham, was asked a question about Son. A reporter asked, “He has not scored many goals this season, including recent games. Is there any way he can regain his confidence?”
Then Postecoglou refuted the claim. “That can be applied not only to Son but also to other players. The important thing is concentration,” he said. “He does not pay attention to issues outside of the game, but focuses only on the game. The best scorer doesn’t really care about such issues.”
In the meantime, he showed full confidence in Son. “I am not worried that he will fail to score a goal this season. He has proved himself every year,” Postecoglou said. “A lot of players sometimes fail to score a goal. In that case, you should not lose concentration and think too deeply about what happened in the past. I am confident that he will score a goal soon.”