“It disappeared as the game progressed”… Son Heung-min scored 5 points against Leicester City | Dong-A Ilbo

Son Heung-min (32), the national team striker of the Premier League Tottenham Hotspur team, was disappointing with 5 points in his first game.

Tottenham Hotspur drew 1-1 in the away game against Leicester City in the first round of the 2024-25 Premier League held at the King Power Stadium in England on the 20th (Korea time).

On this day, Spurs dominated with 70.7% possession, 15 shots and seven effective shots, but ultimately ended up with a disappointing draw with Leicester City, who had just seven shots and three effective shots.

Son Heung-min started as a left-wing attacker, played for 92 minutes, completed 2 key passes and 1 shot in 63 touches, but failed to get an attacking point.

British media “Football London” commented on Son Heung-min: “There were some highlights in the early stages of passing to Solanke, but his performance as a captain was not good enough. He gave a 5-point rating and commented: “As the game progressed, it disappeared.”

Among Tottenham players, leading goalkeeper James Maddison and Guglielmo Vicario, who blocked a one-on-one opportunity with the opponent’s striker, received the highest score of 8 points each.

Dominic Solanke, who made his Tottenham debut, received a rating of 6, while Pedro Foro, the protagonist of Tottenham’s first goal of the season, received a rating of 7.

Among Tottenham Hotspur’s starting players that day, the only player with a lower score than Son Heung-min was Brennan Johnson (4 points).

(Seoul = News 1)