Son Heung-min confessed honestly that he was very disappointed in me

Son Heung-min, who had a one-on-one chance with Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega at the time but failed to score, said he was disappointed in himself, saying his team missed the chance and failed to win.

Spurs Express, which delivers news on Tottenham Hotspur, extracted Son Heung-min's comments on the YouTube channel "Shoot For Love" about the match against Manchester City.

In a home game against Manchester City on May 16, Tottenham finished 0-0 in the first half, but they had a chance to equalize around the 41st minute of the second half when they were being dragged away by dedicating the first goal just six minutes into the second half. It was Son Heung-min, the most decisive player in Tottenham, who caught the ball.

Son drove a short distance and faced goalkeeper Stefan Ortega one-on-one. Son's choice was a right-footed shot that was either between the goalkeeper's legs or aimed at the goalkeeper's right side. However, as Son's shot was blocked by Ortega, Tottenham's chances to attack were dashed.

Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City, felt the loss and collapsed. Even the opposing team's coach was so confident about Son's score that he was lying down in the technical area.

However, Son Heung-min, unlike Son, missed a one-on-one situation, which turned into a snowball and returned to Tottenham. Tottenham ended up losing 0-2 after dedicating an extra goal to a penalty kick in the second half. If Son had scored in a one-on-one situation, the result could have been different. In addition, Tottenham's rival Arsenal also regained the top spot and were able to win the title. Son Heung-min's Big Chan-Smith one turned the game around in the Premier League last season.

Asked what he thought of Guardiola, a world-renowned master and Manchester City's head coach, being wary of him, Son Heung-min said, "That day (against Manchester City) was a day when I was so disappointed with myself. It is the team's argument that the team has to solve such a chance unconditionally because it is a ball that the whole team took away under pressure. I think all the players will be disappointed if the person who has to play the role of troubleshooter can't give such a chance."

"It was a day when I was very disappointed that I missed the chance, but rather than blaming myself, I thought, 'What should I have done, how could I have finished it better?' and the next day, I spent a lot of time talking to Vicario (goalkeeper) and each other, 'What would you have done in this situation, and if I did, it would be hard for you to stop it.' From the goalkeeper's point of view, I think I learned a lot," he said.

Son Heung-min said, "I heard that from Guardiola, but I thought more about 'what I would have done better' than that," focusing on the fact that he felt sorry for missing the opportunity at the time, rather than receiving praise from the global coach.

Son once blamed himself, too. "I'm a human being, too. The goalkeeper made a really good decision," Son said. "But I feel responsible for not scoring at such a good opportunity for our team. It's because we worked really hard and wanted to get good results."

"As players, we all wanted to do our best for the club and for ourselves. We were not interested in anything else at all. We focused on doing our best for ourselves and the team," he said, adding that he had no intention of playing roughly to block Arsenal from winning the title.

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