Tottenham Hotspur coach Anze Postecoglou asked the South Korean national team to adjust the playing time and made him play full time.
Tottenham lost to Ipswich Town 1-2 in the 11th round of the “2024-2025 English Premier League” held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on Tuesday. Son played full time for 90 minutes.
Tottenham produced a 4-3-3 formation. Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Christian Romero, Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udoji, Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Sar, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and Son Heung-min started the game.
Tottenham was dragged away by conceding the first goal in the 31st minute of the first half. Ipswich relieved Tottenham’s pressure with a pass play. Sammy Smodix shook the net with an overhead kick when a cross from the right hit the Tottenham defender’s head and floated high.
Ipswich ran away by adding another goal in the 43rd minute of the first half. The quick counterattack was effective. Smodix’s cross from the left side hit the goalkeeper and defender and fell in front of the net, and Liam Delap pushed it into the net.
The first half ended 2-0. In the 24th minute of the second half, Tottenham was chasing after him. A goal was scored from a set piece. Bentancourt cut Po’s corner kick and attempted a header shot, and the shot went straight into the top corner of the goal.
However, Tottenham ended up chasing after Tottenham. Ipswich won 2-1 against Tottenham. Ipswich secured its first win of the season to rank 17th, escaping from the relegation zone. On the other hand, Tottenham ended up in 10th place with its fifth loss.
Son played full time. Son received a score of 7.6, the second highest in his team, from the soccer statistics website “Sofa Score.” Son led the team’s offense with two effective shots, two successful dribbles, two key passes, three crosses, and one big chance. 먹튀검증
Postecoglou gave Son 90 minutes of play time. In the past two matches, Postecoglou has decided to replace Son early. The reason was the aftermath of Son’s injury. Son recently left the squad after suffering two injuries.
Postecoglou asked the Korean national soccer team to adjust Son’s playing time. “Postecoglou hopes that Tottenham and Korea can cooperate for Son’s long-term health,” global media ESPN reported. Postecoglou said, “We understand that Son wants to play for the national team, but we have to keep him healthy.”
However, he did not adjust Son’s playing time at an important moment. Of course, Son’s performance was good, and considering the core of the team, it was not an easy decision to make, but it gave us a glimpse of how he felt.