Son Heung-min! "SON OUT, I'm saving my salary"...There was even a rumor that the three Musketeers would be kicked out → There were claims that the attack team would be complete
Son Heung-min! "SON OUT, I'm saving my salary"...There was even a rumor that the three Musketeers would be kicked out → There were claims that the attack team would be complete
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Son Heung-min is having a hard time.
Son Heung-min is having a hard time as he has lost his presence even after playing full time against Aston Villa on the 10th.
As he has lost his presence even after playing full time in the match against Aston Villa on Wednesday last week, he is under pressure to reconsider his performance in all directions. He is also mired in controversy over his lack of leadership.
Above all, one media outlet pointed out Son Heung-min as one of the three people Tottenham is considering releasing along with Hishalisson and Timo Werner, drawing attention.
In fact, Son has displayed performances on a different level from those of Hisalisson and Werner this season as well. It is true that he missed many good chances, but he became the only player in the Premier League to have 10 or more goals in official matches for nine consecutive seasons from the 2016-2017 season, but suddenly tied the record to a wholesale level.
Tottenham Hotspur, led by coach Anji Postecoglou, was eliminated from the tournament after losing 1-2 to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 FA Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on the 10th (Korea time).
Tottenham, which had previously been eliminated by a crushing defeat in the second match even after winning the first leg in the League Cup semifinals, narrowly won the round of 64 against the fifth-division club in the FA Cup and collapsed in the round of 32.
What remains at Tottenham is the UEFA Europa League. Although Tottenham is considered the top contender for the title, it is premature to feel reassured as it is still in the round of 16.
Son Heung-min started as a central striker and played full-time, but failed to score a goal and left a regret.
Villa, the home team, played 4-4-2 on the day. Luca Digne, Bubacar Camara, Ezri Konsa and Andres Garcia, as well as goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, built defense. John McGinn and Yuri Tillemance guarded the midfield, while Jacob Ramsey and Leon Bailey took the side. Morgan Rogers and Doniel Malan were at the forefront.
The away team Tottenham faced off with a 4-3-3 format. Antonin Kinski wore goalie gloves, and Jed Spence, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso and Pedro Porro made up the defense. Lucas Beribal, Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski were in charge of the midfield. Mikey Moore and Matisse Tell were located on the side. Son Heung was on the front line.
Tottenham's signs of elimination appeared in the first minute of the first half.
Villa, who counterattacked less than a minute into the game, shook the net with Jacob Ramsey's shot after Morgan Rogers' breakthrough. Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinski threw himself and touched the ball, but he failed to catch it properly, leaving a regret.
Villa finished the first half with the lead, and Villa also bombed Tottenham in the second half, driving Tottenham all the time. In the 19th minute of the second half, Rogers pushed a low cross from the left when the defense failed to clear it, and Tottenham was gradually losing its will to chase.
45 minutes into second half extra time, Tottenham caught up by one goal as Matisse Tell, who joined the team after controversy, managed to push an early cross. Tel moved to the center and scored his Tottenham debut goal.
That was it. Tel's goal came too late. Tottenham ran out of time to score an equalizer.
Postecoglou was the one who received the most criticism after the match. He was eliminated from the two different cup competitions that took place every three days, and it is natural that the coach is being criticized.
However, Son Heung-min was criticized as much as Postecoglou.
In the 24th minute of the first half, Moore flooded in from the right and broke the defense line, and Son Heung-min, who rushed in from Moore's low cross to the center, attempted a low shot but was blocked by Martinez's defense. It was truly "Big Chan-Smith."
According to the soccer statistics firm Potmob, Son recorded only one of his three shots with a shot on goal, and left a disappointment with only one chance creation, 89 percent pass success rate (8/9), Big Chan-Smith once, 23 touches (minimum for both teams), three turnovers, one clearing, one header clear, two dribbling breakthrough times, and one light cruiser success. Potmob gave him a 5.9 rating and the lowest rating after Kinski (5.6 points). 메이저놀이터
The media's evaluation was no different.
The British media "Football London" gave Son four points and the lowest rating in his team. "I tried to shoot when Mikey Moore's first pass was taken with a no-mark chance in the first half, but I was headed for Martinez. My shot was blocked early in the second half," the media said. "Tottenham needed quality from its captain at an important moment, but it wasn't there." 메이저놀이터
"The Evening Standard" also gave Son a low rating of five points. "We had to balance the game, but his shot was too close to Martinez. It was a big mistake in the end," the media said.
Spurs Web, a Tottenham fan community, gave a shocking rating of 1.5. This means that he was a player who should not have failed.
"He missed the chance to tie the game that Moore gave him. He seemed to lack confidence in the remaining time of the game," the media said. "His dribbling was useless. I started to feel sorry for him."
On top of that, "Give Me Sports" pointed out that Son Heung-min is considered to be kicked out by Tottenham along with Hishalisson and Werner on the 11th. All three players have the resources to see strikers based on side wingers.
This means that even if the three high-salary strikers are sluggish, they are too bad.
"Tottenham will carefully consider reorganizing its squad, including the release of South Korean striker Son Heung-min," the media said on the 11th (Korea time), adding, "Son Heung-min recently extended his contract for another year, but Tottenham has entered a new era. The club has to make a big decision to reorganize its striker. The future of Hisalisson is also uncertain, and Timo Werner may leave. Three players, Son Heung-min, Hisalisson and Werner, have a weekly salary of 445,000 pounds (800 million won). If they are released, they can save a considerable amount of money in wages."