Son Heung-min's evaluation was overturned, British media

 It didn't take long to go from favorable to harsh.

Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 to Newcastle United in the third round of the English Premier League PL at St. James Park in Newcastle, England, on the 1st.

On the day, Son started and played full time for 90 minutes. He played on the left side in the first half and the front-line striker in the second half, but had only one shot. There was no effective shot. Immediately before he scored two goals, his performance in the match against Everton did not come out.

Son Heung-min, who received favorable reviews from various European media including the Premier League secretariat's Best Player and Lee Ju-yi's team and the British media BBC's Best 11, bowed his head. The U.K.'s local assessment was overturned.

Sky Sports, a British media outlet, gave Son a six-point rating. The score was the lowest except for Christian Romero and Pape Sarr five points or more.

Other media also criticized Son's performance on the day. The British media Evening Standard gave Son a rating of 5. "He boxed several threatening passes from the left side in the first half, but had difficulty in displaying himself as a central striker after half-time," the British media criticized. The soccer statistics website "Huscoordcom" gave Son a rating of 6.85, higher than those of the media.

Son's shoulders were heavier than usual. Two Tottenham strikers were missing.

Dominic Solanke, who was acquired in the summer transfer market for 65 million pounds or 114.2 billion won, the most expensive transfer fee in the club's history, disappeared after the opening match. After missing the match against Everton due to an ankle injury, he was unable to play against Newcastle. "Solanke is still in the recovery phase. He will not play against Newcastle. He will return after the A-match period is over," Postecoglou said before the match.

His backup striker Hishalisson is also out. Like Solanke, his injury is the reason. Postecoglou said, "Hishalisson has a muscle injury. We are waiting for additional information. He will not play against Newcastle."

In the end, Tottenham ended up losing consecutive away games in Newcastle. Tottenham struggled greatly in Newcastle the past two seasons. They lost 1-6 in April last year and 0-4 in April this year.

His weak defense was another problem. He lost the first goal in the 37th minute of the first half. There were as many as five Tottenham players in the penalty box, but failed to block Harvey Barnes. Barnes received a cross from the left side without restriction and fired a non-stop shot to break the net.

Starting with Son's shot, Tottenham launched a wave of offensive. At 10 minutes in the second half, Son dribbled in front of the penalty box and hit a strong shot with his right foot. The ball was blocked by a defense wall and missed to the side of the net. It was the only shot that Son made on the day.

Since then, Tottenham's attack has revived. A minute later, the equalizer came out.

James Madison's shot was blocked by Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope. However, Brennan Johnson rebounded and kicked the ball back from Pope's hand.

Pope saved again this time, but Newcastle defender Dan Byrne's attempt to clear led to an own goal. It was tied 1-1.  메이저사이트

The tie didn't last long. At the 33rd minute of the second half, Tottenham's defense collapsed again after a Joelinton pass. As Tottenham's defense line was too high, they felt helpless about the pass that gave way to the back space.

The ball went to Jacob Murphy. Murphy tricked Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vikario into passing it to Aleksander Isaac. Isaac easily scored towards the empty goal.