[엑스포츠뉴스 김희웅 인턴기자] Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) is expected to take a break before Everton.
Tottenham will face Everton in the round of 16 of the English Football Association (FA) Cup in the 2020/21 season to be held at Goodison Park on the 11th at 5:15 a.m. Korean time.
It is a great match for Tottenham, who is aiming for the trophy. Tottenham have never reached the top since winning the 2008 League Cup. Thirsty to win.
Tottenham, having a good start in each competition, has hopes of winning. Under coach Jose Mourinho, he is cruising in each competition.
At the beginning of the season, Tottenham showed fierce momentum. He ran undefeated in 11 games in the English Premier League (EPL) (7 wins and 4 draws), and even reached first place for a while. However, he knelt against Liverpool and Leicester City, which can be said to be a watershed for the championship race. Recently, after losing 3 straight, he was faced with a 2-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion, but he fell to 8th in the league, and the competition for the championship was clouded.
But there is still hope in other competitions. He is in the final of 32 in the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League, and is set to finish the Carabao Cup against Manchester City in April.
The FA Cup is also in good shape. After defeating Marine FC in the 8th division on the 10th of last month, in the round of 32, he beat the English Championship (2nd division) team Wickham Wanderers to the round of 16. Everton met a fierce enemy, but if you cross this gate, you can get one step closer to winning.
It’s an important game, but it’s a burden for Tottenham to build a squad with only the leading players. This is because we will meet Manchester City at EPL round 24 on the 14th. What kind of players will coach Mourinho play against Everton?
Football statistics media, Whoscore, predicted Tottenham’s starting lineup before the match. I expected to bring out a 4-2-3-1 formation. Harry Kane on the top, Lucas Moura, Eric Lamela and Gareth Bale in the second line. The defensive midfielders are Harry Winks, Pierre Emil Hoivier, and the defense is built by Ben Davis, Eric Dyer, Joe Rodden and Matt Doherty. The goal was expected to be kept by Joe Hart.
British media football London journalist Rob Guest had a similar idea. The guest reporter believed that Hugo Joris instead of Hart, Musa Sissoko instead of Winks, and Stephen Verbine instead of Lamela would receive the opportunity. Son Heung-min predicted to start on the bench.
On the other hand, reporter Alasdare Gold predicted a lineup that included a large number of leading players such as Hugo Lorris, Toby Alderweireld, Tangwi Ndombele, and Son Heungmin.
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