Tottenham beat Bournemouth 3-1 in the 20th round of the Premier League (PL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, the U.K., at 11 p.m. on Dec. 31. Tottenham, which won this match, succeeded in chasing fourth-place Arsenal by one point.

Captain Son Heung-min started running after receiving a pass from Giovanni Lo Celso at the 26th minute of the second half, while leading the game 1-0. From a difficult angle, Son shook the net with a neat left-footed shot. It was the moment when his 12th goal in the league exploded. Son’s goal became the winning goal, and Tottenham won 3-1.

Son Heung-min finished 2023 in a good mood, but his heart is heavy. Now he has to put down his role as Tottenham captain for a while and head to Qatar as South Korea’s captain. Son Heung-min, who has to head to Qatar soon, seemed heavy as Tottenham was injured and walking on thin ice.

He said, “I want the players to grow when I’m not here. The players are my family and colleagues. I hope the players can score as many goals as possible. When Harry Kane was at Tottenham, if he missed a few games due to injury, I felt that I needed to improve myself over the past few years. I hope our players also have the heart to prepare for this situation. At this moment, I grow as a player and as a human being,” he said, expressing his affection for his teammates.

Son Heung-min had high expectations, especially for the strikers. “Hishal Song has been doing a fantastic job. He wants Hishal Song 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 to a better position. Everyone feels a great responsibility,” he said, expecting a lot from the three players.

Son did not want his teammates to feel frustrated or difficult because of his run to the Continental Cup and numerous injuries. He said, “It’s a big achievement compared to the past few years. All the teams have come very close to the title race, but I don’t want to talk about winning it because we still have 20 games left and we don’t have many important players.”

Son Heung-min then wanted Tottenham to focus only on Tottenham. “We will focus on ourselves and pour everything out in each game. We do not focus on other teams but try to find better soccer and better mental strength. Then we will see what happens at the end of the season. Let’s not look at the rankings, let’s focus on ourselves and see what happens,” he concluded the interview.

BY: 메이저 토토사이트