After losing 1-2 at home to Wolves, Tottenham lost to Wolves three times in a row for the first time in its history. Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan faced off on the same field, making this game regarded as a Korean derby. However, the two of them only had one shot combined, making the Korean derby end awkwardly.
In this Asian Cup, the South Korean team originally hoped to break the curse of being unable to win the championship in 64 years. After all, players such as Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan are regarded as the golden generation.
However, after stumbling into the semi-finals, the South Korean team was eliminated by Jordan and had 0 shots on target. On Tuesday, "The Sun" revealed that Son Heung-min and Lee Gang-in had a conflict the day before the semi-finals, and the former suffered a broken finger.
After missing the first two games due to injury, Huang Xican returned against Malaysia. It was not until the quarterfinals against Australia that Huang Xican scored. This was the only goal he scored in the four games of this Asian Cup. Son Heung-min, who started every game, scored 3 goals, but 2 of them were penalty kicks.
After returning to the club, this was the first start for the two of them. After Cunha was injured, Huang Heecan took his place and ushered in a head-on showdown with Son Heung-min.
Only 6 minutes into the game, Huang Xican missed a good opportunity for a follow-up shot in the small penalty area and also missed an excellent opportunity to open the scoring for the Wolves. However, this was also the only shot the two took in this campaign.
After Richarlison was replaced, Sun Xingmin was pushed to the center position, but he still did not get a chance to shoot. Son Heung-min not only had 0 shots in the game, but also had only one breakthrough that was not successful. He lost the ball 16 times and scored a team-low 6.7 points. Huang Xican only scored 6.6 points, only higher than Nouri who scored 6.5 points among the 22 players starting from the two teams.
Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan were obviously affected by the Asian Cup. Gomez, who scored twice in the Premier League for the first time, and Kulusevski, who scored in the world wave, gained enough limelight. The latter scored the 13th goal in the Premier League. Tied Modric's number of goals.
