W.Last month, Hen Son Heung-Min arrived at the Los Angeles football club, there was a huge sense of excitement: there was the most popular athlete of South Korea and one of the best Asian football players in history. In the city with the largest South Korean community in the United States there was also a faith that, as in the case of Lionel Messi and Miami, the diaspora will be Create a strong bridge between the club and the cityField
But it was also about LAFC itself. Undoubtedly, there was a lot of son who could offer Steve Cherundolo and a team that was already endowed with an attack by talent, including Denis Boang, 30-year-old France, Gabon-laughing. Shortly before the debut of his son in LAFC on August 9, against Chicago Fire, Bowang-Tricky All-Star-Mel 13 goals in the league, and he has long served as the main threat to the club, which at that time became the sixth at the Western Conference.
The potential for adding a son’s production to Boang was teasing. But both men represented similar profiles – fast forwards used to play the wing. There was no confidence that they would be a gel.
This above game against Chicago set these fears to relax. A dream won a penalty in the later stages of the game, which was transformed by Boang, which made it with a score of 2: 2 at night. But the most important conclusion from that evening was that they looked synchronous, despite the limited training time together.
In the next game against New England, there were no goals from a single player, but after that, on August 23 against FC Dallas, a magnificent hot strip began. Today, the son and Boang scored 17 consecutive goals between them – MLS Record about any combinations of scoring a gate in the history of the league.
Last weekend against the city of St. Louis, Slee scored a bracket, while Buang won another thing that gave LAFC the fourth victory in a row, with a united 15-4 points.
Simply put, this is the most deadly combination in the league.
“We feel good,” Boang told the “Guardian”. He has 23 goals in the league, and Messi paths in the Golden Boots race are only one goal. “I feel so good with Sonny on the field. As you can see, I get along with him so well, and as a result, the team succeeds when we go forward. “
Since the arrival of his son Bowang, he scored 10 goals, including two hat-tricks that Carlos led to make him the best scorer in the history of the club. He made an even greater story, becoming the first MLS player to score 20 or more goals for three consecutive seasons. Buanga never had enough confidence, but thanks to his son, he took off to heaven, and this is because the career achievements of his teammates inspire him to advance himself further.
“He is such an excellent football player with a huge reputation,” says Buang. “Especially in the prime minister -liga, and everyone knows him. And now here? He is so happy to join us, and I think that we can do even more with him in the team. ”
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Buang has always been a great scorer in this league, so for him it does not change much on the training ground. For him, this is more about the mentality of the desire to be the best as he can be, and the presence of his son – along with the elite depth of this team, which includes the former teammate of the son and champion of the World Cup Hugo Lloris – helps him to become even better as a scorer.
“I did nothing else compared to last year,” says Buang. “I still do the same, I am the same, trying to be a killer before the goal, and this year it also works. I am very happy, but this is not the end. “
LAFC sits in fourth place in the west with 30 points, lagging behind FC San Diego by four points. But they have two games in their hand, so there is an opportunity to lead the table and provide an advantage in the home field, at least to the MLS cup. This is another incentive for Buanga and his team, because they want to do everything possible so that Cherundo won the title in his last season – in April he announced his departure from the club at the end of the 2025 campaign.
“I would like to win this last title for him. I think that it would be very important for LAFC and win the MLS Cup for him, ”says Boanga.
While the dynamic duet of his son and Boang continues to flourish, there is a very real opportunity that can occur.
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Luis Miguel Echegarai is a writer, analyst and master who specializes in football and sports content, which also attracts the Latin American and young audience of the United States. He previously worked in ESPN, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated and returns to The Guardian as a participant.
