” Pass me and I’ll kill you.”
Why did Son Heung-min (32) think this to Mickey van der Ben (23, Tottenham), who gave him a decisive pass.
Son Heung-min started in the second round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 25th (Korea time) and scored multiple goals to lead his team to a 4-0 complete victory. 토토사이트
Son Heung-min, who played as a front-line striker instead of Dominic Solanke (27), who injured his ankle, scored a decisive goal in the counterattack in the 25th minute of the first half with a 1-0 lead and the 32nd minute of the second half when he was solidifying his victory by 3-0.
In particular, Son’s second goal came amid defender Van de Ben’s impressive long-distance running. Van de Ben blocked off the opponent’s ball near the arc of Tottenham’s camp and ran as it was. While dribbling alone for about 80 yards (73 meters), Van de Ben passed the pass to Son only when he got near the opponent’s arc.
Son Heung-min raced together on the left side as soon as Van der Ben caught the ball. When he caught the ball, he kicked the ball accurately between the opposing goalkeeper’s crotch with his left foot to finish it. There was a sense of pass in the absence of an angle, but Son Heung-min’s ability to solve it was excellent.
In an interview with the club’s own broadcaster “Spurs TV” after the game, Son Heung-min first said about his second score, “I told Mickey, ‘This is your score,'” and thanked his teammates.
Son Heung-min said, “When Mickey dribbled the ball, I was also playing next to him. At that time, when I saw Mickey, I thought, ‘If you pass the ball to me now, I will kill you,'” he said. “Because it was very far to the opponent’s goal post, and I could see too much space in front of Mickey.”
“I was thinking ‘keep dribbling, keep running Mickey’. Mickey actually hit the ball and gave me a perfect pass like a midfielder,” Son said with a smile. “After I scored the goal, fans called me ‘Cheers Mickey’ and sang Mickey’s cheerleading song.”
Son Heung-min said, “I was really happy to score a goal. I’m very happy to score, but this is Mickey’s goal because he played hard with the ball and gave me such a pass,” adding, “I’m very happy and grateful to have such a fantastic defender behind me.”
Soccer statistics website “Huscoordcom” gave Son the highest score of 9.1 on the day. His performance was impeccable any more. Christian Romero, who scored his team’s third goal at 26 minutes in the second half of the day, also received 9.1 points. Bissouma, who scored his first goal, was 8.0.