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| Son Heung-min of Tottenham. © AFP=News1 |
Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham) aims for the 13th goal in the league against Sheffield United, the lowest ranked player.
Tottenham will play an away game against Sheffield in the 2020-21 English Premier League (EPL) round 19 at 11 pm (hereinafter KST) on the 17th at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England.
It is a game that must be held from the position of Tottenham, which has been competing for the lead of the EPL from the beginning of the season. Since December of last year, Tottenham won only 9 points with 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 7 league games. Because of this, Tottenham is now 8-6, and 3 losses (30 points), pushing it from the top to the current 6th place.
Fortunately, the gap between Tottenham and lead Manchester United (11 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses and 36 points) is only 6 points. If Tottenham scored three points against Sheffield and Manchester United lost to Liverpool, the difference could be narrowed.
However, you can’t see Sheffield slowly. Sheffield is currently at the bottom of the league with just one win, but Tottenham struggled with Sheffield last season. Sheffield, who was promoted to the EPL last season, scored 1 win and 1 draw against Tottenham. In particular, Tottenham, led by Jose Mourinho, has a painful memory of having been defeated by 1-3 after leaving the Sheffield expedition.
In addition, Sheffield’s recent victory in the FA Cup and EPL has been on the rise, which is inevitably a concern for Tottenham.
Son Heung-min is the player that Tottenham looks forward to in a situation where he cannot relax. Son Heung-min scored one goal and one help against Sheffield last season, and was involved in both goals scored by Tottenham against Sheffield. He was stronger against Sheffield than anyone else.
In addition, Son Heung-min’s recent performance is good. Although a decisive shot in the match against Fulham on the 14th hit the goal and was blocked by the opposing goalkeeper, the movement and shooting ability shown in the match were enough to be applauded.
If Son Heung-min scores a goal after forgetting the bad luck in the last game, it will be the 13th EPL goal this season. In this case, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Mohammed Salah (Liverpool) will lead the goal.
In addition, the breathing of Son Heung-min and Harry Kane also rises, which is worth expecting from Tottenham’s point of view. This season, Son Heung-min and Kane jointly scored 13 goals in this season’s EPL, tying with Blackburn’s Alan Shearer-Chris Sutton’s’Most Joint Goals in a Single Season’ in 1994-95. If Son Heung-min and Kane jointly score goals against Sheffield, the EPL could set a new record.