'Pom' didn't lie.
Brennan Johnson, a Welsh special born in 2001, who recently played as an attacking partner for Son Heung-min, the "Son cap" for his team Tottenham Hotspur, gained momentum and scored in the A match.
Johnson started as a forward striker in the semi-final of Group A of the Euro 2024 qualifying playoff against Finland at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on the 22nd (Korea time) and scored a decisive additional goal to seal the victory in the 2nd minute of the second half when his team led 2-1.
He scored his third A-match goal (25 matches) in about a year and nine months after scoring in a UEFA Nations League qualifying match against the Netherlands in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on June 14, 2022. The goal was even more meaningful because it was scored at Cardiff City Stadium, the place where he scored his A-match debut goal against Belgium on June 11, 2022.
It is a scene where you can see how good Johnson has been lately. Johnson has scored three goals and two assists in his last seven league games since the match against Brentford on Jan. 31, solidifying his starting position in the team led by coach Enzi Postecoglou.
Son Heung-min, the "Tottenham Captain," was a big contributor. At the match against Brighton in round 24 on July 10, Johnson made the final goal at the theater with the assist of Son at 6 minutes of extra time in the second half to make the score 2-1.
In the match against Aston Villa in the 28th round on the 10th, Son's assist in the eighth minute of the second half was added to lead the team to a landslide 4-0 victory. Son has assisted both his third and fourth goals of the season. In the match against Crystal Palace in the 27th round on the 2nd, Son scored a decisive goal with Johnson's assist. Tottenham won 3-1.
Johnson, who is as good at penetrating into space as he did at the moment, has been producing good results with his "attack leader" Son Heung-min, who often moves back and forth between the front line and the side. Soon, the two players are on good terms with each other. "As you know, Johnson is one of my favorites. I love him," Son told Johnson ahead of the match. "I want to hug him."
Son has gotten along particularly well with Welsh Tottenham players such as Gareth Bale, Ben Davies and Johnson. He is a member of the "Wales Mafia" recognized by Welsh players.
"Son Heung-min is amazing. There are not many players in the world who pass with their left foot," Johnson said after the match against Brighton. "He always talks to me and hugs me whenever things are tough. He is a world-class player. I need not explain how great he has shown at Tottenham over the past 10 years."
Johnson, who Tottenham ambitiously hired from Nottingham Forest last summer, is growing up as a "SON successor." 사설 토토사이트
For the Welsh national team, "Tottenham senior" Gareth Bale (retired) is filling the vacancy left. On the day, Wales scored an additional goal by Daniel James in the 41st minute of the second half to secure a landslide 4-1 victory. The team will have a playoff final match against Poland, which beat the latter 5-1 on the same day, for qualification for the Euro 2024 finals. Wales, which ranked third at Euro 2016, has just one win left before advancing to the finals for three consecutive tournaments.
