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Son Heung-min Ahead of ‘North London Derby’
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Son Heung-min Ahead of ‘North London Derby’… Let's Score 200 Goals in Europe!
Son Heung-min scores 197 personal goals on the European stage... ‘-3 until 200 goals’
Tottenham ‘fiddles with Son Heung-min’s long-term contract card’
‘Sonsational’ Son Heung-min (Tottenham) challenges the record again.
Son Heung-min's goal is to achieve 200 personal goals on the European stage. 온라인카지노
Tottenham will play the 6th round of the 2023-2024 English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, on the 24th (Korean time).
Tottenham and Arsenal are rivals based in North London, and the match between the two teams is called the 'North London Derby'.
In the North London Derby history, Tottenham is behind with 61 wins, 51 draws, and 81 losses.
Even if you narrow the scope to EPL, they are behind with 55 wins, 47 draws, and 70 losses.
Tottenham and Arsenal are on a 5-game undefeated streak in the regular league this season with 4 wins and 1 draw (13 points), with Tottenham ahead in goal difference ranked 2nd and Arsenal ranked 4th.
For the two teams who have been undefeated since the opening game, this North London derby is a crossroads in extending their upward trend.
There were concerns about Tottenham's offensive power weakening after 'main gun' Harry Kane left for Bayern Munich (Germany), but they are playing the season stably, scoring 13 goals and conceding only 5 goals in the opening 5 games.
Brighton & Hove Albion (4 wins, 1 loss), ranked 5th, has scored the most goals with 15, and Tottenham is third in team scoring through the 5th round, following leader Manchester City (5 wins, 14 goals).
The main player leading Tottenham's early season upward trend is undoubtedly 'Captain' Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min, who was given the captain's armband under coach Angie Postekoglu, remained silent for three games since the opening game, but immediately became the team's leading scorer with a hat-trick against Burnley on the 3rd.
In the EPL scoring rankings, he was tied for 5th place with Hwang Hee-chan (Wolverhampton, 3 goals).
Son Heung-min, who mainly plays the role of a front-line striker this season, aims to revive his sense of goal, which was briefly silenced in the 5th round, through this 'North London Derby'.
Son Heung-min has shown a strong performance against Arsenal, playing 18 games in his personal career and scoring 5 goals (4 goals in the regular league and 1 goal in the cup competition).
Son Heung-min's immediate task is to score his 200th career goal on the European stage.
He currently has 197 goals in Europe.
Son Heung-min, who entered the European stage wearing a Hamburg (Germany) uniform in 2008, began his 'European career' in earnest by scoring three goals in the Bundesliga in the 2010-2011 season.
Son Heung-min later moved to Leverkusen (Germany) and then transferred to Tottenham in August 2015, rapidly growing into a 'world-class' goalscorer.
In November 2019, he broke the record for 'most goals by a Korean in an official match in Europe' (121 goals) set by former Korean soccer 'legend' coach Bum-geun Cha, and in October 2020, Bum-geun Cha broke the record for 'most goals by a Korean in the big league' (98 goals) ) also exceeded.
Son Heung-min achieved his 150th career goal on the European stage in January 2021, and is now on the verge of achieving his 'dream 200th goal'.
Son Heung-min, who has only three goals left until his 200th goal, is determined to get one step closer to achieving the record through this match against Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Tottenham is considering a long-term contract with Son Heung-min, whose contract ends in the summer of 2025.
British media '90min' reported on the 21st local time, "Tottenham is preparing a long-term contract for Son Heung-min, whose contract expires in 2025."
According to this media outlet, Tottenham is negotiating with Son Heung-min with the goal of reaching an agreement before Christmas this year, and it is expected that a conclusion may be reached soon.
