Tottenham beat Bournemouth 3-1 in the 20th round of the Premier League (PL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 11 p.m. on Dec. 31 (Korea time). Having won this match, Tottenham, which ranked fourth, trailed Arsenal by one point.
Captain Son Heung-min started running after receiving a pass from Giovanni Lo Celso in the 26th minute of the second half, while leading 1-0. From a difficult angle, Son shook the net with a neat left foot shot. It was the moment when his 12th goal in the league was scored. Son’s goal was the final goal, and Tottenham was able to win 3-1.
Son Heung-min, who finished 2023 in a good mood, has a heavy heart. Now he has to give up his role as Tottenham captain for a while and head to Qatar as South Korea captain. Son Heung-min, who had to head to Qatar soon, seemed heavy because Tottenham had a lot of injuries and was walking on thin ice. 안전 토토사이트
“I want the players to grow in my absence. The players are my family and colleagues. I want them to score as many goals as possible. When Harry Kane was with Tottenham Hotspur and missed a few games due to injury, over the past few years I felt I needed to improve myself. I hope our players also have the mindset that we need to prepare for this situation. At this moment, I grow as a player and a human being,” he said, expressing his affection for his teammates.
Son had high expectations, especially for the strikers. He said, “Hishalisson is doing a fantastic job. He wants to score more goals, and so do Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson. I hope all of the strikers can score as many goals as possible and lead us in a better position. Everyone feels a great sense of responsibility,” he said, pinning high hopes on the three players.
Son hoped his teammates would not feel frustrated or tired because of the upcoming race for the Continental Cup and numerous injuries. “It’s a big achievement compared to the past few years. All the teams are very close to competing for the title, but I don’t want to talk about winning because we still have 20 games left and we lack many important players,” he said.
Son said he wanted Tottenham to focus only on Tottenham. “We will focus on ourselves and pour everything into each game. We try not to focus on other teams but to find better soccer and better mentality. Then we will see what happens at the end of the season. Let’s not look at the rankings, but focus on ourselves and see what happens,” he said to wrap up the interview.