Son Heung-min received 7 points for his defensive contribution.

Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 against Crystal Palace in the 35th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2022-23 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 6th at 11:00 pm (Korean time). With 3 points, Tottenham rose to 6th place in the league.

Son Heung-min, who started the match, formed an attacking team along with Richarlison and Kane. He assisted in the attacking work by going back and forth from the side and center, aiming for space behind the opponent with sharp penetration. In the 31st minute of the second half, he dug into the back space with a stabbing penetration between the defenses, received a pass from Christian Romero who sent an accurate pass after seeing himself, drove it to the front of the goal and attempted a shot. Unfortunately, Son Heung-min’s shot was blocked by goalkeeper Sam Johnstone’s save. Son Heung-min, who played almost all 90 minutes, was replaced by Arnaut Danjuma around the 44th minute of the second half.

I worked close to full-time, but I didn’t get a high rating. Football statistics media ‘WhoScored.com’ gave Son Heung-min a rating of 5 points, and another soccer statistics media ‘Pot Mob’ gave Son Heung-min an rating of 6.7 points. In ‘WhoScored.com’, Son Heung-min received the lowest rating among Tottenham players who started against Palace, and in ‘Pot Mob’, Oliver Skip was the only player with a lower rating than Son Heung-min.

There were also media outlets that did not give harsh evaluations. Reporter Alex Dear Gold, a reporter dedicated to Tottenham for England’s ‘Football London’, gave Son Heung-min a rating of 7 points. There was a reason. It was because of Son Heung-min’s 토스카지노 defensive contribution. Reporter Gold pointed out the scene where Son Heung-min’s contribution to defense was high, saying, “Son Heung-min had difficulty exerting an influence in the first half, but around the 10th minute of the second half, he cut off a pass to Michael Olise with his head.”

Palace’s counterattack situation in the 10th minute of the second half. The previous situation was Tottenham’s free kick, and Son Heung-min was waiting to defend from the back. Palace, who caught the ball in a low position, aimed for a counterattack with a long forward pass. Son Heung-min jumped high and cut off the pass to Olise, who penetrated into the back space, with his head. The ball cut off by Son Heung-min was handled by skip. If the ball was connected to Olise, it could have been a dangerous scene. Son Heung-min’s defense deserved praise.