Director Mourinho revealed the reason for Son Heung-min’s half-time replacement.
[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Hyung-joong = Son Heung-min scored the 18th goal of the season and led the team to victory. After winning the Puskas Award last year, it is even more special because he scored a goal at the Puskas Arena.
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Tottenham won 4-1 in the first leg of the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League match against Wolfsberger at the Butapest Fuskas Arena in Hungary at dawn on the 19th (Korean time). Son Heung-min helped the team win by scoring the opening goal in the 13th minute. It was the 18th goal in the season after scoring in the Premier League WBA game on the 7th.
With a victory that day, Tottenham escaped the sluggishness of 1-5 in recent 6 games. It can be said to be an opportunity to reverse the atmosphere. This weekend’s Premier League away game against West Ham gave him the momentum to rebound in the league rankings.
Son Heung-min exited the ground after digesting only 45 minutes in the first half. In the second half, I watched my colleagues run on the bench. Although they faced a crisis in the early half of the second half by allowing a penalty kick to conceded, Tottenham ended the game with victory without Son Heung-min.
Coach Mourinho revealed the reason at a press conference after the game. He said, “Son Heung-min played 90 minutes against West Bromwich. After 120 minutes against Everton, he played 90 minutes against Manchester City.” He said, “I did it,” he said.
He added, “Son Heung-min is a very emotional player. As a protagonist of the Puskas Awards last year, scoring at Puskas Arena will be very special to him,” he added. The match was held at the Hungarian national team’s home stadium Fuskas Arena located in Butafest, Hungary, rather than Wolfsberger’s home stadium in the aftermath of Corona 19.
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Son Heung-min, who won the Puskas Award in December of last year for a 70-meter single dribble score in the Premier League Burnley in December 2019, added meaning by scoring a goal at the Puskas Arena on this day. After the game, Son Heung-min said, “It’s a very special feeling, but it’s more important than this special feeling that the team won.”