‘16th Goal’ Son Heung-min: “I’m Disappointed in the Loss to Arsenal… We Need to do Better”

Son Heung-min, the ‘captain’ of English professional soccer team Tottenham,

could not hide his deep disappointment over the defeat in the ‘North London Derby’ against Arsenal.

Son Heung-min said through the club’s media after finishing the 2023-2024 Premier League (EPL) round 35 home game against Arsenal held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 28th (local time),

“I am really disappointed,” and “There was a positive side in the second half. 사설 토토사이트

“But we have to do better,” he emphasized.

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Tottenham lost 2-3 against Arsenal on this day and maintained 5th place (60 points).

Tottenham was unable to reduce the point gap from 7 to 4th place Aston Villa (67 points),

which is the Maginot line for advancing to the UEFA Champions League (UCL).

Although Tottenham has played two fewer games, the gap is not small.

In this game, Tottenham fell to leaders Arsenal, scoring three goals in the first half alone.

Christian Romero scored a chasing goal in the 19th minute of the second half,

and Son Heung-min scored the team’s second goal with a penalty kick in the 42nd minute of the second half, but they were unable to take the points.

Son Heung-min failed to smile even after breaking his goal silence in three league games and scoring his 16th goal of the season.

In an interview with the BBC Match of the Day, he reflected,

“We were able to make up for it after the score was 2-3.

I think we had a good chance.”

He continued, “It’s difficult and painful, especially when you give up a goal in a game like that.

They were cool-headed and strong in the air, he said.

We had many chances, but there were also goals that hit the post or were canceled.

Tottenham exposed weaknesses in set-piece defense that day, which directly led to the defeat.