Son Xingmin had 0 shots on goal in the whole game! After being out, he apologized in tears in an interview, and failed to win the Asian Cup 4 times
In the first semi-final of the Asian Cup that ended in the early morning of February 7, Beijing time, the South Korean men's football team, the favorite to win the championship, lost 0-2 to the dark horse Jordan team, and after stopping in the semi-finals, the 64-year championship drought of the Asian Cup will continue. With the Asian Cup out, the "Asian first brother" Sun Xingmin failed to hit the Asian Cup 4 times.
When the final whistle blew, Sun Xingmin rarely cried without sadness. Rather, he calmly congratulated the Jordanian players. Maybe he also knows that in this game, South Korea can be called a complete defeat. However, when he was interviewed, Son Heung-min still couldn't hold back his tears and kept saying sorry: "I don't know what to say, I'm sorry, the players gave their all, and I feel sorry and sorry for the mistake that led to such a result." ”
In the previous 1/4 finals, Son Heung-min came down to earth, and when South Korea was forced into a desperate situation after Australia fell behind 0-1, Son Heung-min stepped forward. He scored a stoppage-time equaliser and then converted a free-kick in extra-time. Unfortunately, in the semi-finals, Son Heung-min failed to become the hero of the Korean team again.
In the 20th minute of this game, Son Xingmin scored a single goal, but because of offside, the goal was invalid. After that, Son Xingmin completely "disappeared" from the court, although Son Xingmin still played hard, but lacked the support of his teammates.
According to the statistics after the game, Son Heung-min, who played the whole game, had 0 shots on goal, 0 shots on target, 0 threatening passes, and although the data of attempted and successful dribbles were the highest in the game, he failed to create absolute opportunities for the South Korean team, scoring only 6.9 points.
With the South Korean team out, Son Heung-min failed to win the Asian Cup four times. In 2011, he won the third place. In 2015, Son Heung-min reached the final with the team, but was beaten by Australia in extra time and finished second. Five years ago, South Korea was beaten 1-0 by eventual champions Qatar to reach the quarterfinals. This time, after Japan's exit, South Korea became the favorite, but Son Heung-min was once again unable to withstand the pressure and led the team to lose to the dark horse Jordan in the semi-finals.
Now Sun Xingmin is 31 years old, and in the Saudi Asian Cup 4 years later, the 35-year-old Sun Xingmin is likely to be able to participate, but he is no longer at his peak, I am afraid it will be difficult to lead the team to impact this championship again.