[서울신문] Son Heung-min, who scored a goal after 7 games, “I missed Kane”

Hand, league 13th goal… Going to the top scorer competition
Tottenham’s 3rd consecutive victory when Son Ke reunited

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▲ English professional football Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min (center) and Harry Kane (right) talk with Referee Stuart Atwell at the home game against West Brom in the Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 7th (Korean time). Are sharing. Tottenham, who won 2-0, escaped from a third straight victory thanks to the performance of Son Heung-min and Kane, who operated the companion scorer on this day.
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It is a’best friend of fate’. As soon as Harry Kane of English professional football Tottenham Hotspur made an early return from an injury and scored a goal, Son Heung-min also activated the scorer after seven games in the official game, heating up the competition for the top scorer in the Premier League (EPL).

Son Heung-min broke a long goal silence in the 13th minute of the second half in the home game against EPL West Brom on the 7th (Korean time). On the right side of the penalty area, he received a pass from Lucas Mora and fired a diagonal non-stop shot, scoring the 13th league and 17th season. It was only seven games after the League Cup quarterfinals against Brentford (Part 3) on the 6th of last month. When it comes to EPL games, it is only six games since the match against Leeds United on the 2nd of last month.

Son Heung-min’s score is tied to Kane’s return. Kane suffered an ankle injury in the match against Liverpool on the 29th of last month. Initially, the outlook for a maximum of 6 weeks came out. Last week, coach Jose Mourinho announced the appearance on the 11th as soon as possible, saying that the recovery process is good. However, Kane came back early with two games off. Recently, Tottenham’s 3 consecutive defeats seemed to be big.

The’Kane effect’ was clear. The opponent thickened the defense by spreading the remaining 9 players in two rows, excluding the frontline striker and goalkeeper, but the defense became aware of Kane and Son Heung-min’s movements remarkably improved. At the start of the second half, a typical pattern attack was carried out in which Kane throws the ball from the middle to the flank and Son Heung-min grabs it and shoots. Kane, who seems not to be 100% in shape, received a penetration pass from Pierre-Emil Hoivier in the second half of the 7th minute after several shots. As if waiting 4 minutes later, Son Heung-min also scored a goal, and Tottenham won 2-0.

The competition for the EPL scorer, which was quiet due to Son Heung-min and Kane’s reunion, is also heating up. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), who had not scored in the regular league since mid-December last year, took a single goal against Manchester City on the same day as a penalty kick after multi-goal against West Ham on the 1st, and took the lead alone (16 goals).

Dominic Calbert-Lewin (Everton), who had not had goals for nearly two months since the beginning of December last year, also scored 13 league goals by running a scorer in a row against Manchester United on the 7th following the Leeds on the 3rd. Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes also scored a goal in the Everton game, making it a tie for second place a day ahead of Son Heung-min and Kane.

After the fight against West Brom, Son Heung-min said, “I missed Kane,” and said, “I couldn’t play in a few games, but I scored the goal the team needed immediately after returning.”

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