"Son Heung-min to the side? He's the best at it, and he had a chance there".

90min reported on the 12th (below) that "Tottenham manager Enzi Postecoglou revealed that the reason why he decided to move Son Heung-min from center forward to the wing in the game against Newcastle United was because most of Tottenham's opportunities in recent years have come through Son Heung-min".

Tottenham defeated Newcastle United 4-1 at home in the 16th round of the 2023-2024 Premier League season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on Nov. 11.

Spurs, who were winless in their last five matches (D1, L4), rode a brilliant performance from Son Heung-min to secure a valuable win for the first time in six games. Spurs (30 points) remain fifth in the league. They closed the gap on fourth-place Manchester City (33 points) to three points.

After providing two crucial first-half assists to set up Tottenham's opening goal and a second, Heung-min Son sealed the deal in the 40th minute of the second half when he converted a penalty kick after being fouled by the opposing goalkeeper for a 3-0 lead. His 10th goal of the season. Son moved into third place in the league in goals, behind Elling Holland (Man City, 14) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 11).

With his 16th double-digit goal of the season, Heung-min scored his 113th Premier League goal, moving him into a tie for 23rd place in that category. He was also honored with the Man of the Match (MOM) award. 토토사이트 


Heung-min also recorded his eighth consecutive double-digit goal scoring season in the EPL. Only six players before him have accomplished this feat. He became the seventh player in EPL history to score in double figures for eight consecutive seasons, joining legends such as Wayne Rooney (11 seasons), Frank Lampard (10 seasons), Sergio Aguero, Harry Kane (over nine seasons), Thierry Henry and Sadio Mane (over eight seasons).

Son Heung-min, who has switched to a top striker role this season, started on the left side of the field. His duties also changed from main goal scorer to specialist helper.

Heung-min was at his best from the start of the game. In the 25th minute, Heung-min received a pass from Udogi on the left flank and literally beat his former teammate, Trippier, down the flank and immediately cut back to assist Udogi's goal.

It didn't end there for Son Heung-min. In the 37th minute, after receiving a long pass from Udogie, Son found himself one-on-one with Trippier again, and this time he was able to beat him down the flank. Son then sent a grounded cross to Hichalisson for his second assist.

The icing on the cake came in the 38th minute. Son received a perfect forward pass from Foro in the center of the box and tried to shoot past Newcastle goalkeeper Dubravka, but the keeper fouled him, earning a PK. Son, who hadn't taken a PK this season, stepped up to take the kick.

Like Kane kicking a PK, Son scored the 10th goal of the league with a course and power that the keeper couldn't stop even if he knew the direction.Postecoglou started Son Heung-min on the left wing, despite his success in his new number nine role so far this season, but the position change came as a surprise.

Postecoglou said: "He's healthy now and I think the center is his best position. If you look at the last few weeks with Son Heung-min, most of the chances and opportunities have gone to the side. He is still our best finisher and I thought if he moved back to the left, he would have more options to score goals. He set the tone early on and I think the rest of the team picked up on that."