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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] ‘Supersony’ Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham), who had an unexpected break amid Boxing Day’s tight schedule, will again challenge the’Tottenham 100 goal’ in his first game in 2021.
Tottenham will play a home game in Round 17 of the 2020-21 English Premier League (EPL) against Leeds United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 9:30 pm on the 2nd night.
Tottenham were scheduled to play a home game against Fulham in the EPL round 16 on the 30th of last month. However, as many corona19 confirmed cases occurred in Fulham, the EPL secretariat decided to postpone the game three hours before kickoff. At the time, coach Jose Mourinho criticized the decision to cancel the game too late. However, from Son Heung-min’s point of view, he was able to recover somewhat of his exhausted stamina while taking a break from one game.
Son Heung-min started playing all of the EPL games this season and played mostly full-time. Together with teammate Harry Kane, he is in charge of the Tottenham attack. However, Son Heung-min and Kane are not showing the sharpness of the early season. It is also the reason that the opposing team’s concentration check has become more severe, but the physical burden cannot be ignored. As Son Heung-min and Kane stumbled, Tottenham also fell into sluggish. Tottenham have only 2 draws and 2 losses in their last 4 games in the league. The ranking that went up to the top also fell to 7th place.
Son Heung-min has several experiences of recovering stamina and scoring goals during rest periods. Interest is being drawn to see if the relaxation effect can be seen again. Locally, the possibility of a two-week suspension of the league is expected, but fortunately, the New Year schedule is expected to continue.
Opposing team Leeds is famous for raising the line and playing aggressively. He proved his firepower by scoring a whopping 5 goals in the recent West Bromwich Albion game. The team scored 30 goals this season, the 4th highest in the league. However, as he is too aggressive, he also has a weakness that gives up space behind the defense. Leeds allowed 30 goals for the second time in the league this season.
Son Heung-min, who boasts the peak sense of goal this season, has penetrated the space behind the opponent’s defense and scored many goals, especially in a counterattack. This season’s goal is against Manchester City and Liverpool. Son Heung-min is more likely than ever to hit the Tottenham 100 goal, which has been postponed in this match against Leeds. This is the time when the news of Son Heung-min’s goal is necessary not only for his personal record but also for the team to escape the slump.
Meanwhile, the match between Tottenham and Leeds will be broadcast live on SPOTV, SPOTV ON and SPOTV NOW.