Son Heung-min has been named to the official Premier League (PL) Team of the Week after exploding for a goal and two assists.
The Premier League office announced the official teams of the week for Round 28 on Wednesday (June 12). Son was named in a 3-4-3 formation with Kai Havertz and Cole Palmer in the front three, while Brennan Johnson, Declan Rice, Wataru Endo, and Alejandro Garnacho formed the midfield. The back three was formed by Raan Ayat Nuri, Virgil van Dijk, and Ben White. José Sa was in goal.
“Aston Villa couldn’t handle Son Heung-min,” said the secretariat. He showed class by contributing to two goals and scoring another’,” said the secretariat. As for Johnson, who also scored off Son’s assist, they said: “He is now a consistent goal and assist scorer for Tottenham. It was a great finish to take the game out of Villa’s hands.”
Son Heung-min started against Villa in the 28th round of the Premier League on October 10th. He started as a frontline striker, as he had in the previous match against Crystal Palace. Spurs took the lead in the second half through James Maddison, and Son picked up an assist on the second goal nine minutes into the second half when he set up Brennan Johnson. He then set up Spurs’ third goal himself and assisted on Timo Werner’s fourth to seal the win.
Arguably the man of the match. He had a hand in three of the team’s four goals, bringing his league tally to 14 goals and eight assists, making him the team’s top scorer and top assister. He is also tied for fourth in PL goals and tied for sixth in assists this season, sparking a race for top goalscorer and top assists.
He has also been highly rated by various media outlets. According to soccer stats site Sofascore, in addition to his one goal and two assists, Son has 57 ball touches, two key passes, one successful cross (out of two), three successful ground battles (out of six), one foul, and one tackle, giving him a 9.1 rating, the highest of any player on either side of the ball. Footmob also gave Son Heung-min a 9.1 rating, the highest on the team.
He was also named to the BBC’s Team of the Week. Soccer pundit Gareth Crook said of Son: “One goal and two assists says it all. From the moment the game 카지노 started, there could only be one winner. Son’s one-touch finish against Villa shows his versatility. He destroyed Villa with his assists to Brennan Johnson and Timo Werner.”
Meanwhile, the Premier League secretariat named Enze Postecoglou manager of the week. Tottenham closed the gap to two points with the win over Villa, keeping them in the hunt for a top-four finish. The secretariat said: “Tottenham have made a big step forward in the race for fourth place. Villa will certainly be looking over their shoulders now,” said the secretariat.