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| After a sweet break, Tottenham’s Son Heung-min challenges Fulham for the 13th goal in the regular league. © Reuters = News 1 |
Son Heung-min (29) challenges the 13th regular league. It’s been a long time since the team has recharged their stamina and their opponents aren’t very strong, so it’s a matchup that expects a goal ceremony again.
Tottenham will play the 2020-2021 English Premier League (EPL) home game against Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 14th at 5:15 a.m. (KST).
Having played 16 games, Tottenham is in 5th place with 8 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses and 29 points. However, it should be taken into account that all of the clubs ranked 1st and 4th have played 17 games each.
By defeating Fulham and adding 3 points, Tottenham could beat Leicester City in 3rd place and Everton in 4th place (over 32 points) in the goal goal to reach 3rd place. At the same time, they can pursue the second place Liverpool (33 points) by one point and enter the battle for the lead again. Fulham is a weak player who is in the 11th place in the relegation zone with 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses.
Initially, this day was a schedule to play against Aston Villa. However, as a number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) occurred in Aston Villa, the matchup was changed quickly on the 12th. The Fulham battle was postponed on the 31st of last month, but there were many corona19 confirmed cases in Fulham.
Both teams are not happy with the sudden change of opponents. Mourinho Tottenham manager and Fulham manager Scott Parker said, “Does it make sense to change the matchup 48 hours before the match?” However, the more burdensome side is Fulham, who suddenly has to meet the strong team. What’s more, Tottenham was filled with good energy in many ways in the previous game.
On the 11th, Tottenham won the FA Cup 3rd round (round of 64) 5-0 against 8th division club Marine FC. Marine FC, an amateur club, where most of the players have another job, wasn’t strong enough, so coach Mourinho was able to win a big win even after giving a break to the main axes such as Son Heung-min, Harry Kane, and Hoivier.
It was the first time that Son Heung-min did not fully compete in the match after the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League group stage match 4 against Ludogorets on November 27 last year. The expectation grows when you remember the memories of flying fluttering in the following game after filling up your energy.
On September 23, last year, when a strong march was held every 2-3 days, Tottenham was scheduled to play the League Cup with Leighton Orient, but the schedule was completely canceled due to the corona 19 confirmed in the opposing team. And Son Heung-min made a big success with one goal and two assists in the third round of the Europa League against Scandiya on September 25, leading a 3-1 victory.
On December 31 of last year, after the aforementioned Fulham match was cancelled, Gyeonggi-do was similar. Son Heung-min, who had an unexpected recharge time, scored one goal and one assist in the match against Leeds United on January 2, 2021, which was his first match, leading the way in a 3-0 victory.
Since he is a sprinter-type striker who has to run around a lot and exhibit speed at an instant, Son Heung-min seems to benefit greatly from charging even one game. Kane, who is showing the best chemistry this season, took a rest with him, so it is even more burdensome for Fulham.
Son Heung-min is second in the scoring race after Liverpool Mohamed Salah (13 goals) with 12 goals (5 assists) in 16 regular league games. It’s a great opportunity to jump back to the co-leader. Son Heung-min is currently scoring 16 goals in various competitions such as Europa League and League Cup.