Reporter Ahn Ho-geun from Star News | 2023.04.30 22:44
Even in Borussia Dortmund (Germany) and when he moved to Liverpool (England), Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham) was feared. Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, who knows more about Son Heung-min’s terror than anyone else, is still the most wary of Son Heung-min. Tottenham and Liverpool will face off in the 2022-2023 English Premier League (EPL) at Anfield, Liverpool, England at 0:30 am (Korea time) on the 1st. Tottenham (54 points) and 7th place Liverpool (53 points), who are aiming for the right to progress to the UEFA Champions League (UCL), are expected to go into 4th place , fight without concessions. .
In the official press conference held the day before the match, manager Klopp did not hide his wariness towards Son Heung-min.
Coach Klopp said, “Tottenham have shown the strongest counter-attacking ability in Europe in recent years.” “When we lose the ball, Harry Kane appears. Then, in front of the goal, Son Heung-min faces a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper,” he said.
“Tottenham are such a team. The way to defend properly is not to lose the ball. That’s the most important thing,” said Klopp. “They have very good players. It showed. Tottenham could have won. It’s a team that creates great chances, and that team is the opponent we have to fight.”
Son Heung-min and Kane are the best attacking duo in EPL history. On the 28th, against Manchester United, Son Heung-min scored a goal after Kane’s pass, which is the 46th goal the two have ever combined in the league. With the help of each other, Son Heung-min scored 24 goals and Kane scored 22 goals. After Son Heung-min moved to Tottenham before the 2015-2016 season, this record of the two, who played hand in hand, is much more than the 36 goals of Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard, who played for Chelsea, by widening the gap. .
However, Klopp’s comments cannot be considered to be just general comments evaluated at this point. Klopp is one of the managers who knows the value of striker Son Heung-min, who he met as an opponent, better than anyone else. Because he conceded more goals than anyone else.
When he was coaching Dortmund, he scored 5 goals for Son Heung-min. Of these, a multi-goal was scored twice. Dortmund lost all three games conceded by Son Heung-min. Unfortunately, at the same time, they moved to the EPL side by side, and Son Heung-min continued to bully Klopp. Wearing a Tottenham kit, Son Heung-min scored four goals against Liverpool.
So, in an interview with KBS last November, Klopp said, “Signing Son Heung-min was not one of the biggest mistakes in my life. He is an excellent player. He is great, a symbol of Korean football and is one of the best strikers in the world.” also evaluated.
Son Heung-min is once again aiming for Klopp. We desperately need 3 points to secure the right to progress to the UCL. Attention is focused on the toe of Son Heung-min even to reduce the gap with Man United (60 points).
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