SON, who played with 1.5th Army, didn't have a 'star-class presence' → This time, 45 minutes change... Watch the defeat of lethargy
SON, who played with 1.5th Army, didn't have a 'star-class presence' → This time, 45 minutes change... Watch the defeat of lethargy
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While Tottenham played in the Europa League without a large number of key players, Son Heung-min also failed to stand out.
Tottenham lost 2-3 away to Galatasaray in Game 4 of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League League Phase at Neff Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye on the 8th (Korea time).
Tottenham was relatively relaxed with the victory until Game 3. Although it lost the game, it maintained the top eight, which is confirmed to go straight to the next round.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. plans a home game against Ipswich Town in the 11th round of the Premier League on Saturday, two days later, and thus has to arrange physical strength for its key players. The team is forced to play three games in a week including the match against Aston Villa on Sunday, the match against Galatasaray on Sunday, and the match against Ipswich on Sunday. Son will have an A-match break after the 11th round, but he will have to play two more World Cup qualifiers.
Son Heung-min was on the starting list but was replaced at the end of the first half. He was absent from the match at fairly early timing for two consecutive matches, from the 56th minute against Aston Villa to the 45th minute against Galatasaray. Tottenham was already 1-3 in the first half, and was in deep defeat.
Tottenham deployed Son Heung-min and Brennan Johnson on the left and right wings, led by promising forward Will Rankshire. James Maddison, Ives Bissouma and Lucas Beribal came out in the midfield.
The back four line was all backup personnel except right wingback Pedro Porro. Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies were the center backs, and Archie Gray was the left fullback.
Tottenham was almost unilaterally beaten because the offense had many first-team players, but the defense was the same as the second-team.
Son only contributed to the equalizer in the 18th minute of the first half, but was replaced without displaying any threatening scenes or leading the attack. Son received 6.1 points (foot mob), the lowest rating among the three-top players. Football London harshly criticized him with four points.
Son tried to break through by inserting the ball between Galatasaray defender Varsh Yirlemaz's legs from the left. He almost succeeded, but he tripped over a foul tackle.
The referee did not hang up the game. The flowing ball headed for Gray. Gray floated the ball long into the gate. Johnson, who was rushing, pushed it to the center. Rankshire touched it and balanced 1-1.
However, Tottenham allowed Victor Osimhen to score consecutive goals amid sloppy defense. Dominic Solanke, who was deployed in the second half, recovered one goal, but lost momentum when Rankshire was sent off due to accumulated warnings.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou has been managing Son's playing time extremely conservatively recently. 메이저사이트
Son Heung-min has suffered from frequent injuries since the beginning of this season.
Son was hurt for the first time at home against KarabakhFK in the first leg of the Europa League on Sept. 27. In the 26th minute of the second half, he sat down with a sore thigh.
Son has missed three matches since then. He was excluded from the away matches of Manchester United in the sixth round of the Premier League, Ferencvaros in the second round of the Europa League, and Brighton in the seventh round of the Premier League. He also did not join the Asian third qualifying team for the 2026 North-China World Cup.
Son returned to action against West Ham in the eighth round of the Premier League on Oct. 19. Son took the lead in a 4-1 victory, directly involved in the three goals. It seemed to signal a spectacular comeback, but the injury immediately recurred.