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Son Heung-min would have played 6-0

Jamie Redknapp said Son's score would have doubled if he had played against Manchester United.

Tottenham Hotspur created many chances against Manchester United, but they scored three times, so if there was Son Heung-min with excellent decision-making power, the gap would have widened even more.

Tottenham, led by coach Anji Postecoglou, won a 3-0 victory by combining the scores of Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominique Solanke in the sixth round of the English Premier League PL in 2024-25 season against Manchester United at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on the 30th.

Son Heung-min was completely excluded from the list on the day.

Son Heung-min started in the first round of the UEFA Europa League phase against Garabakh FK Azerbaijan before the match against Manchester United and collapsed in the second half due to discomfort in his thigh. Postecoglou said Son Heung-min complained of fatigue shortly after the game and replaced it, but after that, Son's injury was found to be a little more serious than expected.

Postecoglou said he would watch the situation, but Son was eventually excluded from the roster for the match against Manchester United. Considering that Son has started most games or was at least included in the replacement list, it has been quite a while since he was excluded from the roster.

In place of Son, Timo Werner was given the opportunity to start in the match against Manchester United. Werner worked with Solanke, Johnson, and James Maddison at the left flanker position, Son's position, to take charge of the attack.

Werner also showed Son Heung-min's long-term sharp penetration into the space, but the problem was the decisive factor.

Werner also had several chances to score as Tottenham strongly pressured Manchester United's defense team from the front. However, Werner couldn't finish when he had to make a decision, so he had to wrap his head around it. Werner lost both critical chances on the day.

The first chance was in a one-on-one situation with Onana in the 38th minute of the first half. Werner, who used his quick focus to penetrate into the back space of Manchester United's defense, took a pass that his teammate stabbed and drove the ball, but failed to score as the closing shot was caught in Onana's leg.

There was a similar opportunity around the 11th minute of the second half, but Werner's shot was blocked by Onana's good defense this time. While Tottenham showed impressive performance against Manchester United for the first time in a long time, Werner couldn't even put a spoon on it.

For Werner, who cannot often start in important games because Son Heung-min is Tottenham's built-in main player, this game was a great opportunity to catch Postecoglou's eyes. It was difficult to say that Werner's performance was at a bad level, but he kicked his chance by showing the worst in terms of decision-making power such as the basic knowledge of the striker.

It may be a harsh story for Werner, but if Son Heung-min, not Werner, had started in that position, he could have scored from two crucial chances.

Redknapp felt the same way. Redknapp, who played for Tottenham for a while as a player, said, If Son started, Manchester United would have lost three more goals to Tottenham.

British media 'Daily Mail' reported Redknapp's remarks, saying, Jamie Redknapp claimed that Tottenham could have scored six goals at Old Trafford if Son Heung-min had not been excluded from the match against Manchester United when Werner missed two decisive opportunities.

According to the Daily Mail, Redknapp said, Tottenham is a brave team. Postecoglou could have used Yves Bissouma as a defensive midfielder, but he took the risk, adding, If Son had played today, Tottenham would have scored six goals. There were a few really good scenes, adding, If Son had played, the gap would have widened further.

Kulusevski is a confident player, Redknapp said. He has the speed. Now he looks like a full midfielder, in complimenting Kulusevski, who has been impressive since changing his position to a midfielder.

Redknapp's remarks were not made for nothing. As Son's ability to make decisions, Redknapp was also able to confidently score 6-0.

Son Heung-min is famous for generating more points than his expected score xG every season except for the 2015-16 season, which was his first season as Tottenham. Not many people deny that Son Heung-min could have changed his score if he had had many chances like Werner in the match against Manchester United.

However, Tottenham will have to make some changes in its tactics if it wants to create many chances like the game against Manchester United, especially if the left-side striker often takes chances to score.   메이저놀이터

This season, Son has been focusing more on play-making than on scoring goals. Postecoglou seems to intend to leave more of his left-side attacks to Destiny Udogi instead of Son. For this reason, Son is focusing on creating space and opportunities for his teammates with the ball, rather than penetrating into the opponent team's back space to score a goal.