After missing’best friend’ Kane… Son Heung-min Lost

“Without Harry Kane, Son Heung-min seemed to be lost.”

The British media Evening Standard gave Tottenham Son Heung-min (29) 5 points on the 1st (Korean time) and criticized it. “It wasn’t very threatening in the final third (the area near the opponent’s goal when the soccer field was divided into 3rd division).” Tottenham lost 0-1 in the 2020-21 Premier League round 21 Brighton & Hove Albion away game held that day. The relegation team (17th place) scored the opening goal in the 17th minute, with only one shot in the first half.

Son Heung-min, who played full-time, was also silent. There were only two shots. One of them, the effective shot in the second half of the 30th minute, was blocked by the goalkeeper. Tottenham started in a 3-4-3 formation with Son Heung-min, Gareth Bale and Stephen Berchbain three-top. It’s because Kane suffered an ankle injury last week against Liverpool. It is expected that it will take 2 to 3 weeks to return, and 6 weeks at the longest.

Son Heung-min is scoring 12 goals in the league this season. It was Kane’s help except for 3 goals. If Kane pulls the opponent’s defense down to mid-won and stabs an exquisite pass, Son Heung-min finishes it. Son Heung-min also contracted when’best friend’ Kane fell out. I sprinted 12 times (short sprint), but there was no pass and ended in a lonely run. Football London gave Son Heung-min a rating of 4 points, saying, “I couldn’t do anything when I caught the ball.” Bale, who played instead of Kane, scored 3 points.

Tottenham’s win rate fell to 43% when Kane was missing. This is not necessarily the case in terms of the recent game. Tottenham also won only two in the eight league games that Kane played earlier.

Mourinho’s tactics are as problematic as Kane’s absence. Commentator Park Moon-seong said, “Kane and Sergio Regilon were injured, but Mourinho did not make effective changes. They play similar soccer under any conditions and opponents. Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp managed to overcome the injury even if Virgil Pandayk and others fell into injury. Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel wears an anomalous three-back. “Mourinho is unable to keep up with modern football trends with a defensive tactic similar to that of Chelsea in the 2000s.”

Squad operations are also creaking. It is said that side defender Sergio Orrie left the stadium after having a quarrel with manager Mauinho during halftime against Liverpool. Mourinho removed Orie from the list on this day.

Tottenham, who recently lost two consecutive games, is in 6th place (9 wins, 6 draws, 5 losses, 33 points). It is 11 points behind Manchester City. At 10th place Arsenal was chased by two points. Son Heung-min is also silent in the last five games. The last goal was before Brentford in the league cup quarterfinals on the 6th of last month. Goal leader Liverpool Mohamed Salah scored his 14th and 15th league goals against West Ham again this day. Son Heung-min will try again with the 13th goal in the Chelsea game on the 5th.

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