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‘Former Tottenham’ Newcastle fullback Trippier just looks at Son Heung-min’s 2 assists
"Captain" Son Heung-min, who played a big role with 1 goal and 2 assists to help his team Tottenham (England) escape without a win in 6 games, is close to his former teammate Kieran Trippier (Newcastle). He also won the match against .
Son Heung-min recorded a penalty kick goal and 2 assists in the 16th round home game of the 2023-2024 English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 11th (Korean time), helping Tottenham defeat Newcastle 4-1. He contributed greatly to this.
On this day, Son Heung-min, who started as a second-line left wing attacker in a 4-2-3-1 formation rather than as a "one-top player", stirred up the left flank.
Newcastle"s fullback Trippier was unable to properly block Son Heung-min on this day and had to watch both assists.
In the 26th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min, who drove the ball deep into the left penalty area, stabbed a low, strong pass from near the goal line towards Destiny Udogi in front of the goal, but Trippier failed to block it properly, which became an excuse for conceding the first goal.
In the 38th minute of the first half, in a one-on-one situation with Son Heung-min, who dribbled slowly along the left goal line, he failed to respond at all to the cutback pass to Richarlison following Son Heung-min"s breakthrough, which ultimately led to an additional goal.
Trippier wore a Tottenham uniform from 2015 to 2019 and shared a meal with Son Heung-min.
Trippier, who joined Atletico Madrid (Spain) in 2019, returned to the EPL through Newcastle last year.
Son Heung-min against Trippier
In an interview with Sky Sports after the game, Son Heung-min simultaneously expressed his joy for Trippier and his competitive spirit as a soccer player.
Son Heung-min said, "Trippier is one of my close friends. We had a good time at Tottenham," but added, "There are no friends during the game. I tried to beat Trippier."
Son Heung-min, who praised Trippier as “a great defender,” resolutely said, “It was a difficult time (matching Trippier), but I am ready to play in any position the team needs at any time.”
Son Heung-min also emphasized that Tottenham, which escaped from a swamp of 5 games without a win (1 draw, 4 losses), should use this game as an opportunity to rebound.
He said, "I don"t want to repeat the mistakes of the past two weeks," and added, "Today was a fantastic game. I want to continue showing off this kind of performance."
“After losing to West Ham in the previous game, I told the players that we needed to be more ruthless and cool-headed in the penalty area,” he said. “That’s how we created opportunities today and won against a strong opponent, Newcastle.” I looked back.