[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’real destiny best friend’. 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 the long goal silence in the second half of the 13th minute at the home game against EPL West Brom in the 2020-21 season held on the night of 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 (second division) on the 6th of last month. In terms of the EPL game, it is only 6 games since the match against Leeds United on the 2nd of last month.

Son Heung-min’s scoring cannon hit 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 returned after 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 nine players in two rows, excluding the front-line striker and goalkeeper, but Son Heung-min’s movement improved noticeably as he was aware of Kane. At the beginning of the second half, a pattern attack was carried out in which Kane sprinkled the ball from the middle to the side and Son Heung-min grabbed it and fired a shot. Kane, who seems not to be 100% in shape, received a penetration pass from Pierre-Emil Hoivier in the second half of the 9th minute after several shots. It was the 13th goal in the league. As if waiting 4 minutes later, Son Heung-min also scored a goal, and Tottenham won 2-0.

With Son Heung-min and Kane’s reunion, the competition for the EPL scorer is also heating up. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), who had not scored in the regular league since mid-December last year, ran a single goal (16 goals) with a penalty kick against Manchester City on the 1st following a multi-goal against West Ham on the 1st.

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

After the West Brom match, 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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