"He scored a strange goal." Son Heung-min saved Tottenham anyway! GPA 8... "It was threatening every time I touched the ball."
"He scored a strange goal." Son Heung-min saved Tottenham anyway! GPA 8... "It was threatening every time I touched the ball."
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Son Heung-min (32), the "captain" who saved Tottenham Hotspur, was highly praised.
Tottenham defeated Manchester United 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the English Carabao Cup in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 5 a.m. on the 20th (Korea time).
As a result, Tottenham will continue its challenge to win the championship, riding the last train to the semifinals. This is a golden opportunity for Tottenham, which has been without a team for 17 years since winning the League Cup in 2007. Currently, Tottenham is ranked 10th in the Premier League, so the Carabao Cup is the most realistic stage for them to seek the trophy. The other three teams that will compete with Tottenham for the championship are "North London rivals" Arsenal, Liverpool and Newcastle United.
If Tottenham wins twice more and tops the tournament, it will be Son Heung-min's first club career victory. Son Heung-min has spent 10 years in Tottenham alone, but has yet to win a championship. In the national team's career, the only competition by age is to win the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.
Son Heung-min is showing strong enthusiasm to win the title more than anyone else. He has consistently said that he wants to win the title at Tottenham and be called a club legend. He even whipped himself, saying, "I don't think I am a legend of Tottenham yet."
Even after the recent match against Southampton, Son said, "I am very proud of what I have achieved at this club. But I am still hungry. I want to improve all the time. If I can turn one of them into a trophy, I will definitely do that," Son said. "Everyone deserves a trophy. Clubs and fans deserve it. That's why I am working hard to win the title."
Tottenham started the day with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Starting players were Dominic Solanke, Son Heung-min, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma-Pape Sarr, Jed Spence-Archie Gray-Radou Dragusin-Pedro and Fraser Forster.
United launched a 3-4-2-1 formation. Rasmus Hoylun, Bruno Fernandes-Antoni, Diogo Dalo-Manuel Ugarte-Christian Eriksen-Nusair Mazraoui, Lisandro Martinez-Victor Lindelöf-Lenny Yoro and Altai Vindr made the starting list.
Tottenham scored the first goal. In the 15th minute of the first half, Porro fired a powerful mid-range shot from the center. Vindr couldn't hit it far away, and Solanke, who ran alone, finished it accurately and cut the net.
Manchester United swallowed the disappointment. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Dalo dug into the left side of the box and gave up a cutback pass. Eriksen connected it with a threatening left-footed shot, but Bissouma blocked it with his body in front of the net.
The two teams exchanged shots. In the 26th minute of the first half, Kulusevski turned his back against the defense in the box and shot, but was blocked by the goalkeeper. In the 30th minute of the first half, Antony's left foot shot was blocked by Gray's head.
Tottenham scored an additional goal at the beginning of the second half. Son Heung-min dribbled from the left and pushed the ball in front of Madison, who penetrated. Madison put a low cross in front of the goal as it was, and Lisandro tried to touch it but failed to clear it properly. Kulusevski calmly kicked the fallen ball to make it 2-0.
Solanke scored multiple goals. Spence sent a long pass in the 9th minute of the second half, and Solanke, who penetrated into the back space, caught the ball. After beating Lisandro, he fired a low shot that went through Evans' legs, shaking the net once again. In the crisis, United called in Antony, Hoylun, and Eriksen in the 10th minute of the second half, and put in Ahmad Diallo, Joshua Zirkji, and Kobe Minu. 안전놀이터
Manchester United caught up with a goal. In the 18th minute of the second half, Foster made a build-up mistake in front of the goal. Bruno did not miss it, cut the ball off and passed it in front of the goal. Zirczy lightly pushed it in and fired a signal of pursuit.
The game was narrowed down to one goal in an instant. It was Foster's big mistake again this time. Foster hesitated and attempted to kick at the 25th minute of the second half. However, the ball was sucked into the net after being hit by Ahmad's foot that flew over the fastball.