Son Heung-min's diversification of scoring, Tottenham's only 'scoring … AIMBROAD
Tottenham's Son Heung-min (left) and Hisali Song. EPA Yonhap News
Tottenham's first half stat. Only EPL 20 teams to score in all games. Graphic | Aimbroad
[Sports Seoul | Reporter Kim Yong-il] Tottenham's diversification of scoring points awakened by Son Heung-min is noticeable. Tottenham was the only team among the 20 teams to finish the first half of the 2023-2024 English Premier League.
Tottenham scored a total of 42 goals in 20 matches in the first half of last year. It is only three goals shy of Manchester City (45 goals), which has the most goals scored. Three teams have more goals than Tottenham, including Manchester City (43 goals) and Liverpool (43 goals) and Aston Villa (43 goals). According to a graphic summary of the data compiled by Aimbroad, a soccer AI company, Tottenham not only had top scorers but was the only team among the 20 teams to score goals in every match.
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), the "goal scorer" who dominated the EPL beyond Tottenham until last year, left for Germany, proving that he has no big problem in scoring. Son Heung-min is definitely at the center.
With 12 goals this season, he is competing for the top scorer, tying for third after Elling Holan (Man City) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 14 goals). In particular, when Hishalisson, who should serve as Kane's replacement, was sluggish in the early stages, he moved to the front one-top, not the winger, the main position, to serve as a troubleshooter. In addition, he also showed off his leadership that encourages his teammates as captain this season, and Hishalisson is the one who worked the most.
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With the sincere support of Son, Hishalee Song struggled to overcome the slump. As he shook off the burden, he scored five goals in December alone. In addition, Dejan Klosevski (five goals) and James Maddison (three goals) participated in the scoring race in the strikers' matches, spearheading Tottenham's firepower buildup.
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Brighton, which has performed well this season following last season's fascinating build-up, clearly had strong and weak points. Compared to scoring in 18 of the 20 games, Brighton was the only team that lost points in all of the games. There has been no clean sheet (no goals lost) in all of the games. Manager Roberto De Zerbi shows off his challenging tactics.
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Sheffield, which was ranked the lowest (20th), had only two wins (three draws and 15 losses) in 20 matches and scored the least (15 goals). The problem is not simply that the team scored fewer points, but 70 percent of the matches were defeated after scoring the first goal. It is clear why the team has no choice but to remain in last place.