Tottenham Super-emergency: Additional Attacking Players Injured...SON With Groin Injury, The Pressure Only Gets Worse
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Tottenham's offense has been ravaged by injuries, putting even more pressure on the injury-plagued Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham).
Israeli soccer expert Raz Amir, who works for 'Maccabi Tel Aviv' in Israel, said on Friday (June 5), "Manor Solomon suffered a serious injury during training. He will be out for at least two to three months."
Tottenham will host Luton Town in the eighth round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (PL) on July 7. Arsenal (2-2)-Liverpool (2-1) With their second win in as many days, Spurs moved into second place with 17 points (five wins and two draws), ahead of Liverpool (16). They are now level on points with Arsenal but ahead of them on goal difference (Tottenham 17, Arsenal 15).
Son Heung-min scored in the win over Liverpool The South Korean opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a direct finish from a James Maddison pass after the Reds' Curtis Jones was sent off. It was Son's 200th European goal and 109th PL goal (tied with Ryan Giggs, 27th all-time in the league).
Postecoglou made a late substitution in the 22nd minute, bringing on Mano Solomon for Heung-min's fitness. Earlier in the match against Arsenal, Son had also scored a hat-trick, but left the field in the 33rd minute to be replaced by Heung-min. In the press conference afterward, Postecoglou said, "I substituted him because he wasn't in the best shape."
"Heung-min hasn't trained well this week, so it's a managerial decision," explained Football London journalist Alasdair Gold. So it was a management decision." In fact, before kickoff, some media outlets questioned whether Son and Madison would even play. 안전토토사이트
Postecoglou seems to be preparing for the long haul by managing an out-of-form Son Heung-min. Still, Tottenham's offense was definitely hotter without him. Shortly after Son's replacement, Diogo Jota was sent off for accumulating cautions, which made it difficult for them to attack with nine men.
In reality, Son was not 100% fit enough for Postecoglou to manage with him starting and scoring a goal. "He's not doing all the team training at the moment," Paul O'Keefe said on April 4, "but we're managing his training so he can play at the weekend."
It's frustrating to see more injuries in this situation. Tottenham lost Brennan Johnson to a knock against Arsenal while Ivan Perisic was out with an injury, and he missed the Liverpool game. Now they've added another injury to the list. Solomon, who joined as a free agent this season and has been playing on the left wing.
Amir, an Israeli soccer expert who reported on Solomon's move to Tottenham, said: "This is an emergency for Tottenham and the Israeli national soccer team. Solomon suffered a groin injury in training. He will be out for two to three months, if not longer."
Add to that the fact that Tottenham is without the alpha and omega of their offense, Son Heung-min and Maddison. This makes Solomon's injury even more devastating. Solomon has shown that he can play on the left wing when Son is up front.
Against Liverpool, Solomon was also used as a substitute, although he was used on the left wing by Heung-min Son. Injuries to these players will further complicate Spurs' rotation. The pressure will be on Son Heung-min, who hasn't fully recovered from his groin injury.
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