Korea's quarterfinals → SON Nail → Worst Scenario, All-round Tottenham's point of View
The match between Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea in the round of 16 at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup held at Alayyan Education City Stadium in Qatar on the 30th. Son Heung-min cheers as Cho Kyu-sung scores the equalizer.
The match between Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea in the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup held at Alayyan Education City Stadium in Qatar on the 30th. Son Heung-min, who scored a penalty shootout, hugs goalkeeper Cho Hyun-woo.
"Coach Postecoglou took the worst case scenario ahead of the match against Brentford."
The 120-minute blood fight against Saudi Arabia, which soccer fans watched nervously, and Captain Son Heung-min's South Korea made it to the quarterfinals after a penalty shootout in the round of 16 at the Qatar Asian Cup on the 31st.
The match between Saudi Arabia and South Korea in the round of 16 match of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup held at Alayyan Education City Stadium in Qatar on the 30th. Son Heung-min is scoring a penalty shootout.
Tottenham will face Brentford in the 22nd round of the English Premier League (EPL) at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. With another match in which Tottenham has to play without Son Heung-min, the team used the expression "worst-case scenario."
"Son Heung-min continued his journey at the Asian Cup with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Saudi Arabia. He will not return to Tottenham," Football London wrote on Sunday. "Son Heung-min contributed to saving the spark of his team's advance to the quarterfinals by scoring a clean penalty shootout kick that was overshadowed by the goalkeeper's diving as the first kicker," the newspaper said. "Son Heung-min will be able to return to the quarterfinals soon after the match against Everton."
The match between Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Korea in the round of 16 at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation Qatar Asian Cup held at Alayyan Education City Stadium in Qatar on the 30th. Son Heung-min cheers as Cho Kyu-sung scores the equalizer.
The quarterfinal match, which will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, will take place against Australia led by Coach Ange Postecoglou. Ahead of Son's departure for the Asian Cup in 2015, Tottenham manager Postecoglou said, "I hope you do well," and joked, "I hope you lose to Australia."
Anyway, the reality is that Tottenham is not very happy about South Korea's advance to the quarterfinals. If South Korea defeats Australia in the quarterfinals, it is scheduled for the semifinals on June 7 and the final on June 11. Due to the Asian Cup, Son has not been able to play in the Tottenham ground since his 3-1 victory over Bournemouth on June 31. Since then, he has won the FA Cup with Burnley 1-0, but has tied Manchester United 2-2, and lost the FA Cup with Manchester City 0-1. The absence of "Man City Killer" Son was so fatal that Pep Guardiola mentioned it. League games against Brentford on June 1, Everton on June 3, and Brighton Hove on June 11.
On the other hand, Senegalese Pape Sarr will return to the team earlier than expected. "Senégal may have been disappointed because he had ambitions to win the championship, but Pape Sarr played well for the team. Pape Sarr is a key member of our team, and from our standpoint, it is better to have him back. He will be fine against Everton on Saturday after arriving there," Postecoglou said.
Football London predicted, "In preparation for Son Heung-min's absence, Tottenham recruited Timo Werner on a short-term loan, and Werner will take a cameo role with Son Heung-min's return." 스포츠토토