“I admit I wasn’t at the highest level.”
Is it too modest of Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham), who became Asia’s first top scorer in the English Premier League (EPL) last season? If you look closely, it’s not like that. It is also a confession that the burden was so great this season and that self-confidence fell a lot while experiencing sluggishness.
There may be many reasons, such as the opponent’s deepening checks and poor physical condition, but one of them that cannot be left out is breathing with his teammates. There were many opinions pointing out Ivan Perisic (34), a wingback resource behind Son Heung-min, and breathing problems.
That’s why there is even more good news. On the 12th (Korean time), Italy Inter Live said, “Perisic is aiming to return to Inter Milan,” and Tottenham can use him as a trade card.
The discord between Son Heung-min and Perishi is not yesterday or today. Perisic won Serie A with former manager Antonio Conte and Inter Milan. Conte brought in Perisic while taking the Tottenham helm.
However, Son Heung-min had a problem while playing with Perisic. The line between Perisic, who actively participates in the attack, and Son Heung-min, who mainly works on the left flank, began to twist. They were also seen showing emotional reactions to each other during the game.
Son Heung-min, who recently scored his 100th goal in the EPL, acknowledged his sluggishness in an interview with the British media Evening Standard and said, “As we started the new season, everyone around me said, ‘Son Heung-min won the top scorer’. I expected to show an amazing pace,” he said, “but it was not a simple problem in a situation where he received more attention and pressure from time to time.”
Even on the heat map showing the range of activity, it was confirmed that Son Heung-min’s range of movement is very limited when playing with Perisic. Son Heung-min, whose strong point is strong shooting and breaking through with fast speed, clearly had a preferred space and scored many goals based on this, but former coach Conte wanted to use Perisic more actively. Even when Perisic joined the attack, Son Heung-min more often went into defensive cover. Son Heung-min had to score fewer goals.
Son Heung-min also said in an interview right after his 100th goal about ‘Son Heung-min Zone’, “I have said it before, but if you play in this position, you can be sure that you can score goals.” There is. If this opportunity comes again, I can score more goals.”
Therefore, if Perisic leaves the team, Son Heung-min has expectations that he can rebound as a ‘world-class’ striker like last season, when he won the top scorer.
Conte has left the team and Perisic has lost one big reason to stay. Although he is recording 1 goal and 6 assists this season,스포츠토토 his condition has deteriorated recently and his position is narrowing after the dismissal of coach Conte.
According to Inter Live, Tottenham will use Perisic to bring in Inter Milan central defender Spafan de Frei. Perisic and Tottenham signed a two-year contract, but Perisic also explained that he would like to advance it by one year. Furthermore, if Tottenham is unable to trade, he predicted the possibility of terminating the contract under an agreement with Perisic. This is good news for Son Heung-min in many ways.