Ahead of the season's first North London derby, Son Heung-min picked up a winding goal against his best friend Bernd Leno as the best of his eight goals against Arsenal.

Tottenham will play Arsenal in the fourth round of the 2024-25 Premier League 'North London Derby' at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10 p.m. on the 15th.

Ahead of his first derby of this season, Son will aim for his ninth career goal against Arsenal. Having scored three consecutive goals in recent matches against Arsenal, Son will become the fourth Tottenham player to score double-digit goals in the North London derby after Emmanuel Adebayor (10 goals) if he scores two more in this match.

In an interview with club media channel Spurs Play, Son Heung-min mentioned his all-time best goal against Arsenal, which he scored against his best friend Leno.

It's not bad, is it? said Son, who quietly watched the scoring video. Leno is my close friend. Especially, we trained together since we were at Bayer Leverkusen. Leno knows how to shoot because he practiced so much.

I think it was perfectly wrapped up back then. I think it was the first game I played without spectators due to COVID-19 in 2020, and it was a fantastic experience that drew another round of cheers from fans, he added.

Son Heung-min also needs to make up for the lackluster performance against Newcastle United in this game.

Son Heung-min, who scored the most offensive points in his team with 17 goals and 10 assists last season, has been on the cutting board this season with some ups and downs.

Son Heung-min, who watched the 1-1 draw without hitting a single shot on goal in the opening match of the league against Leicester City, is embroiled in rumors of his release. He seemed to reverse public opinion by scoring multiple goals in the match against Everton, but Son has become the subject of criticism again with his poor performance of one shot and zero effective shots against Newcastle.

I made three key passes, but when I became a central striker in the second half, I had difficulty getting into the position to score, said Alessdair Gold of Football London in England, giving him a six-point rating.

The British Evening Standard gave a more harsh evaluation. He launched a menacing attack from the left side in the first half and made several menacing passes into the box. However, he had difficulty in performing his role as a center forward after halftime, the British media said, rating him five points. It was the lowest score among the starting strikers along with Dejan Kulusevski.

Premier League legend Frank Lampard also pointed out that Lampard did not finish the game properly for some reason. Newcastle's defense was not that good. I don't think Tottenham produced most chances, he said. Son Heung-min's movements were strange. He had to move like a one-top and No. 9 striker. It could be because he is not a typical striker.  토토사이트 모음

He tries to get a cutback when he has to go into the box. These things were not done properly in this match, Son said, criticizing the striker for not showing as much movement as he did.

In the following A match, the team had no goal against Palestine, which is ranked 96th in the FIFA rankings. He showed good condition by scoring one goal and two assists, including the winning goal, in an away match against Oman, but is fully exhausted. The match against Arsenal will provide a good opportunity for Son to turn around.