Why Tottenham's Son Heung-min Deserves WAY More Respect
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- čas přidán 25. 09. 2023
- Many Tottenham fans feared the worst at the start of this season, but Ange Postecoglu's side have defied all the naysayers with a brilliant start to the season. But while the manager and new signing James Maddison have stolen the majority of the headlines, it's actually been Son Heung-min, appointed captain in the wake of Harry Kane, who deserves the most credit.
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It's a bit unfair to say his form was bad last season. He was playing through an agonizing sports hernia he kept hidden. That's not a dip in form, that's a peak in legendary heroism and teamwork. What an utterly incredible human he is.
Pin this comment. Spot on
Plus he was utilized strangely by Conte.
Yes yes spot on!!!!
Seriously tho. He still scored 10 goals despite all this. Not many players can consistently score 10+ goals for 7 seasons straight.
@@user-cr7hz4zm7Son was practically a wingback under Conte. Conte also relied on arial crosses, which isn’t one of Son’s strengths
I feel like Spurs fans needed to see this more than anyone. The disrespect towards Son from our own fan base last season and even the early parts of this season was incredible.
honestly the reactionaries on twitter were calling for him to leave saying he is washed up no understanding of the game
In the Spurs forums last year, many fans wanted to sell him as they believed Son was washed up and over the hills. Not caring to consider that he was often injured and Conte was playing him wrong. The same fan base called for benching him and cheered when it actually happened. I mean, come on! Son was the top scorer the previous year, and he is one of the most leathal finisher in the game when properly served the ball near the box, yet the stupid fan base would want to bench him. They would not know that it was the lousy defense and zero creative midfield that was the cause of his drop in production. 😂
fr. they blamed son who got injuries of hernia and facial bone. it was crazy. they dont know son’s sacrifice.
It was sort of a witch hunt for Sonny. and it was a scary scene, how fans go get crazy witchhunting for Son over everything that doing the wrong thing by club, toxic manager, incompetent peer players
Even Kilpatrick said that🤬😢
The dude never got his respect. Just imagined if Sonny took penalty kicks, was English and white. Scores with both feet, modest, team player, WAS NOT IN THE TOP SPURS 3 earner until very recently, all around awesome human being and LOYAL to a fault. Ange knows all this and couldn't have picked a better person in the premier league to be the captain.
Whenever I see anyone implying Son has it "easy" because he's the striker... or attempting to pass on the credit for his goals to others, I instantly have an understanding of how little the person knows about the sport. As much as the term "ball knowledge" is thrown around in banter, there really is a night-and-day difference in perspective between viewers who've got it and those who don't. If all you're noticing is Son's excellent finishing and points obtained, you're missing the other 90% of what he contributes to the match. Separately, also find it amusing that Kane had the same job and the glory rarely fell to the assist, whereas when Son scores, it's the assist that often gets more shine. It's as if people are afraid to acknowledge how essential he is. Perhaps because the man himself constantly undersells what he does. Excellent segment.
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I seriously think if Son weren't around, the club would slip into a morale/leadership crisis not unsimilar to what's going on at Chelsea in the moment. His football skills are immense, but his presence is underrated. He is a complete player in every sense of the word
Spot on
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
thats not true, Son won golden boot in 21/22. and played well under Poch, Mourinho@@brucehur2051
@@brucehur2051I've notice there is this underlying disrespect towards Sonny by some of these social media Tottenham fans. They seem to have found the new "one of our own" replacement in Maddison and the fans over praise him over Sonny. Sonny has to literally score at least a brace to get any form of recognition. Opposition fans seem to rate Sonny more than supposed Tottenham supporters.
@@jamesNKYI3806notice how he’s also an English player… I’m not sayyyyinggg there’s bias… I’m js saying both Kane and mad are English players 🤷🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
Not sure what data you are looking at. Just look at G+A (goals and assists) records WITHOUT PENALTIES for the last 5 or 6 years and compare it to other attackers in PL, Son has the most G+A in PL and should be considered the best in PL. This is the most objective comparison. Almost 30 percent of Kane and Salah's goals are penalties. When it comes to finishing, no one comes close to Son as the expected goal stats (xG) shows. This all happened while Son is playing wide left.
Sonny is just pure class and spurs are truly lucky to have him
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
We love him. We’ll build a statue to him at some point. His leadership and loyalty is second to none.
@@HaiLHaiLHaiLoBut you guys always doubt about him whenever he doesn't score.
@@brucehur2051역시 국가망신은 손뽕
Son's best quality is his lethal/clinical finishing. His 8+ years of EPL xG is 81.18 where he scored 108 goals for +26.82. That's full 33% above average footballer. No one is in his neighborhood. Not Haaland - he is average in EPL and was slightly above average in bundeslega - and not even Kane who were pretty good at 181.91 xG leading to 210 goals which came are out to 15% above average.
😂 no body cares , no trophies china man
Son also has the best goal conversion over the last 8 seasons with the exception of last season. 27% to 44%/ goal conversion. For perspective Haaland was 26% last season.
The irony of Son's finishing is that he sometimes bottles the easier shots and scores the hardest ones XD even he said so himself (the Norwich game where he won the golden boot)
Yes if you want 3 pts don't substitute Sonny coz his ability to convert goals
@@renochee5129 He was subbed last game because he had a slight knock/fatigue in his leg. You can see him on the bench after being subbed putting ice on his leg and being hurt. That was likely due to a small knock during the international break. He played the whole game with tape around his left tight (exactly where he put ice after being subbed off) Also he has the Liverpool game Saturday so he has to be ready for it Ange probably thought it was best not to risk him
Son’s leadership qualities are massively underrated as well. He a huge reason why our team feels like a team this season. Speaks well and can also do his talking on the pitch.
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
@@brucehur2051OH...Shut up
@@brucehur2051와 진짜 그만좀해라 부끄러우니까
@@brucehur2051그만해 너같은게 손흥민 욕먹이는거 몰라?
@@brucehur2051he is Chinese
People love to underrate son just because he plays for spurs. He wont get the credit he deserves until he moves on from the prem, and then people will realize the league is missing one of its all time greats. Just looks at the list of players he has more goals than
It’s also cos he’s Asian. The number of legendary players who get overlooked cos of their race is criminal. Meanwhile, the level of overrated Brazilians and English getting undue praise is only slowly getting recognized .
He won’t move away from the prem though. I’m pretty sure he’s looking forward to retire at Spurs.
Even if he does leave (I can’t imagine it tho), it would probably be for a smaller league. He doesn’t care about the money as much as he cares about football, so he rejected a move to the Saudi league, but he might still wanna be playing at a later stage in life just like Ronaldo. That’s the only reason I can see him playing there for. He could just play for a K league team but that would seem unfair since he’s miles away from anyone else. Plus he’s so famous in Korea he’ll be causing some issues 😅
I thought everybody loves Son. Top Player, top bloke.
Mbappe wouldn't last in the PL. The speed and hardness of the PL would mess him up. He is a of course a very good player but he wouldn't be suited to the PL. @@Soul_Flow_
@@Soul_Flow_Mbappe may be a top player but about being a top person? 🤔 Certainly a difference in character and personality too. No need to bring Son down especially in comparison to a lousy person like Mbappe. The humility and modesty in Son is the difference enough to outshine Mbappe, for me anyway.
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
@Soul_Flow_ He's just ok? Just say you're a hater. Even if you say you're Korean, it doesn't change.
@@Soul_Flow_You don’t know football if you think Son is just ok. Any team in the world would want him but they know he doesn’t want to leave
What's even more criminal is some hard core spurs fans still doubt Son after all hes achieved at Spurs. Son has proved himself long time ago, but to some Spurs fans, he has to keep proving himself as if his obvious abilities and capabilities don't register with them. They're a bunch of prejudice twit who don't deserve Sonny or any success.
Sonny haters are still out there waiting for a dry spell to pounce....nevermind all he has done and shown extreme loyalty to Tottenham hotspur football club.
@@bachelor99 and I will be outing everyone of them when they show up. Mia from 'spurs between the lines' is a Sonny hater. She gave Son 8/10 for Sunday's performance. The same mark she gave kulu 🤔. She still doubts Son! I'm not making it up! Every decent spurs fan should boycott her channel.
There are even Koreans who doubt and hates Son. Twits are everywhere
@@callmedo Some are Japanese disguise as Korean 🤫
You and I are obviously on the same page about Sonny. :) I actually wish he leaves the club and the disrespectful fans behind and goes to a bigger and better club (who would also pay him more money which he deserves), just as Harry did. I sometimes wish he'd be far less humble and less loyal too. All for what? The club and so many of the fans clearly take him for granted and don't appreciate him enough. They DONT deserve Son at all.
The thing I love about sonny is he is probably the best two footed finished ive ever seen. His left foot is his weaker foot yet will happily bang one in from 25 yards using said weaker foot on the regular. Sonny is a baller
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
KDB basicallt said thos. Most well two footed player in the league
His full volley goal against Frankfurt at the Champions League was a thing of beauty, and yes, that was his weak foot
And you can see the effects of his two footedness just in that second goal in the NLD.
In the 1 on 1 against Raya, he opens his body and Raya leans to his left thinking Son is about to hit hard with his left. Instead Son gently tucks it in with his right to the other corner, giving Raya no chance to even come close to it.
When you're legitimately two footer, defenders and keepers can't just guess which way you'll move. It means they'll always react a split second slower to any of his moves, which probably goes some way to explain why his number of goals has always been higher than his xG.
So true honestly - people are so used to Sonny that he’s consistently underrated now
I remember when Son played an entire game with a broken bone...an instant all-time legend.
he wasn’t even nominated in PFA even if he won the golden boot that year...😪 Ifhe was playing in City for sure hell be given the recognition he deserves..
this man will carry spurs to a trophy
Making Son captain was a masterstroke. Son has been instrumental in fostering togetherness and selflessness in the squad. Look no further than Son’s beautiful words about Richarlison after the game vs Sheffield.
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
Not having him as a captain would have been disgraceful imo. He’s the Korean NT captain and he always sets an example for his teammates both in & out of the pitch. He is one of the most loyal players in the club, and has some of the most experience both as a player and as a captain.
In the fifa ratings video from a few years back you can see how he addresses everyone in the changing rooms differently based on where they are from and such. Little gestures like using words or phrases from the native languages and so on.
People said he might be too nice for a captain role, but obviously he’s not.
I've always said if he was European or Brazilian had be at a champions league club..
Absolute proper footballer
@@Channel17961 spurs are not a champions league club.
Just because we've had a good start after 6games that doesn't put us in the same bracket as any of the clubs you've mentioned...
Spurs will always be underrated until we win silver..
I read the comments on this video and as a fan of Sonny I hope he leaves this team. Not because I wanted Sonny to hold the trophy. I don't want him to leave for his career. I can't forget what the fans of this team did to Sonny last season. The team's famous fans, CZcamsrs and TV pundits all criticized, insulted, and ridiculed Sonny like crazy. They all cried out for the quick sell-off of all of them. To him, who stayed with the team until the end, playing his best, and even re-signing with the team in a bad situation, When Kane went to Florida because he wanted to leave this team. Think about it. Do you think you'd re-sign Tottenham under Nunu? Even Kane, who started as a Tottenham youth, walk out because he wanted to leave the team. Some fans may have criticized his poor performance last season because they didn't know he was injured. But by anyone's eyes Conte was using him in the wrong position and yet he scored a double-digit goal. He committed to the club enough to play with his hernia without having a recovery period after surgery for an orbital fracture. But with the exception of Sonny's fans, most of them criticized him as if he really killed him. Fans of other teams didn't understand their anger at selling Sonny right away. Not the other team fans and journalists to blame Sonny. It was Tottenham fans and officials who criticized Sonny enough to destroy him. I don't expect the fans of this team to be any different. Because they've always been. The team's fans have always suspected and never acknowledge Sonny's worth. They always took Sonny for granted. That's why I was able to criticize him for being sluggish for a while last season. It's a terrible, sad memory even when I think about it again. It was literally horrible... Still, Sonny loves this team so much. I'm well aware of that. So I want him to leave this team more. Because his dedication and love for his team will never be rewarded. I want him to play football where he properly recognizes Sonny's worth. I just want to see him play football happily without any worries. I hope Sonny doesn't go through the same thing last season again. So those who criticised him last year, please don't tell him to re-sign with this club again. It's your last conscience to just send him to a place where he can happily play football.
Maybe Sonny's fans appreciate your video because they know he's been through a tough time with this team without being recognized. But you told me through this video how well he played on this team while going through that hard time. So I also thank you. I just hope to see Sonny happily playing football for a long time
You just don’t know what you talking about. 95% of our fan base have supported him every year! Even last season when he did not have a great season
@@comeon1503 95% of fans supported Sonny⋯ haha Are you serious? You seem to think that's true, so I can't even laugh. If you didn't know that Sonny was criticized and ridiculed like mad last season, even just a few months ago, it would be one of two things. you were on a uninhabited island or you were in jail
@@comeon1503Rubbish!!!!!!!
@@2garden282 Yeah it was many that hated sonny last season. But who tf of our fan base, except the stupid racist idiots hated him? Yeah people said that he had an awful season, but thats true. But we just wanted him to get a few games rest were he got subbed on… We was more angry of conte who was starting him every match.
And you are saying sonny should leave!!??? What you smoking?? This club is his home! Where he has scored 150 (+) goals for. I mean yeah he had 1 bad season in so many years. But last season he said that he has had an surgery and he is going to be so much better this season. Us fans, of course kept supporting him and believed him. Look at him now. What a season he has had so far. We keep supporting him!
I just can’t believe you said that son needs to leave. Atleast not now, when he starts to play amazing and when we finally have a great team all around!
But anyway…
COYS🤍💙
@@comeon150395% of fan supported him last year? Are you serious?
It was an odd phrase "Where will Tottenham's goals come from?" when Kane left.
People forgot that Son has over 100 PL goals and scored 23 in 21/22 & 17 in 20/21 - he just had a major off-season last season, but then who didn't?
150 goals in the PL after the NLD last week
@@jc-tc8oyhehe yeah Mr Winnie-the-Pooh stecoglou ;)
@@kamalanathansogathur Not in the epl, just for Tottenham. I think in the league he has about 108 goals, but he has at least 50 assists as well. So his goal contributions do go up to about 150 at the very least
The way ange structures his teams his top scorer scores less than 25% where as in Kane's last 4 seasons he was above that each time.
Under ange he would have had to settle for less goals and I don't think he would have done it.
He also demanded the play go through him which wouldn't have flown under Ange
Thanks for making this video. The lack of appreciation really bothers me sometimes, Sonny is phenomenal
World class imo. Scores big important goals and treasures really tough chances
Son has the highest of anticipation in attack than any other player I know. He is the most reliable goal scorer any midfielder can feed the ball to.
Yes! If you wants 3 pts don't take him out
Perfect finisher
Son had a hernia that hindered h last season. He was also deployed in a puzzling way by Conte in a huge tactical departure from the golden boot season.
Son Heung-min has revealed that he "struggled with pain all season" (22-23) which eventually led to him getting surgery on a sports hernia injury after Tottenham's final match of the season.
I thought this was common knowledge
A copy of my response to a similar comment:
Glad to see mention of the hernia because it's really been swept under the rug, hasn't it. I myself struggled with the same type of hernia Son had during the pandemic. Could hardly keep myself up some days, and I have a fairly sedentary job. Tricky part of it is that on some days, it doesn't feel like you're injured at all. On other days, it's excruciating. The fact that Son was out there running and kicking for an entire season with the tears in his groin - the precise area you need to shoot properly - is absolutely insane. And I have a hunch on precisely what happened. Son was injured and needed surgery but the club/Conte needed him and couldn't afford to lose him for 3-4 months, so they offered him the option to play on, knowing his character and knowing he'd stay on. He tried doing the exact same when he broke his arm under Mourinho.
Also, an interesting anecdote. Not too long ago, I responded to a Spurs presenter's comment on social media (Nihal), asking why a player was allowed to play for 9+ months with such a painful injury, and why Spurs never made a proper statement owning up to it. Surprise, a few hours later and my comment was curiously hidden from public view lol. Quite displeased with the club's handling of this matter, but I'm glad Son got the surgery he needed and the captaincy he deserved. If he's able to move forward, so am I.
@@siiiiiuu7 I can only think it best not to make injuries and issues public for the benefit of opposition players.
I agree with what you're said. However, since the club wanted Son to play the whole season with the non-minor injury, they shouldn't have allowed the excessive amount of Son bashing last season. @@Bertie22222
Solid video. Should have mentioned that Son had an injury all of last year that required surgery at the end of the season. It was painful to run and make cuts, so essentially the whole game he was in pain. Not to mention the orbital fracture and his World Cup duties as Korean captain (The is a gigantic pressure on Son during World Cup). Son, if he played centrally and took PK, would be one of the best strikers in PL history. It's incredible what he has been able to accomplish playing winger and not taking PKs. The man is a natural striker. Hope Tottenham smash the league this year.
Hernia aside, Son was deployed in a puzzling way by Conte last season in a huge tactical departure from the golden boot season
Glad to see mention of the hernia because it's really been swept under the rug, hasn't it. I myself struggled with the same type of hernia Son had during the pandemic. Could hardly keep myself up some days, and I have a fairly sedentary job. Tricky part of it is that on some days, it doesn't feel like you're injured at all. On other days, it's excruciating. The fact that Son was out there running and kicking for an entire season with the tears in his groin - the precise area you need to shoot properly - is absolutely insane. And I have a hunch on precisely what happened. Son was injured and needed surgery but the club/Conte needed him and couldn't afford to lose him for 3-4 months, so they offered him the option to play on, knowing his character and knowing he'd stay on. He tried doing the exact same when he broke his arm under Mourinho.
Also, an interesting anecdote. Not too long ago, I responded to a Spurs presenter's comment on social media (Nihal), asking why a player was allowed to play for 9+ months with such a painful injury, and why Spurs never made a proper statement owning up to it. Surprise, a few hours later and my comment was curiously hidden from public view lol
@@siiiiiuu7 Wow thats basically the club admitting that theyve asked him to stay within the team with those injuries for sake of Conte's job...
Well said
@@siiiiiuu7that’s crazy 😮
As a Spurs fan, I can't remember when we've had a captain as good as Sonny, his finishing has always been 2nd to only Leo Messi and him finishing impossible chances is no surprise to us. His leadership and the way he's been guiding our younger players has been beautiful, so glad he's getting an extension aswell, its the least he deserves.
Best captain since Ledley King!
Ronaldo was named after the great Sonaldo.
The ridiculousness of choosing a keeper as captain for blooming years.
@@Gazatryptamine absolutely
@@Gazatryptamineagreed.
Was never really a fan of Hugo as captain
Son Heung-min, donning the captain's armband for the Spurs, has consistently showcased a masterclass on the field. His leadership is both palpable and admirable, guiding his teammates with an unwavering spirit. And when it comes to finishing? Arguably one of the best in the game. It's bewildering how he remains so underrated given the magic he brings to the pitch. The world of football is fortunate to witness such a dynamo in action.
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
@@brucehur2051Son & Kane was a good partnership.
Both are top players.
Don't deny their partnership.
Postecoglou knows Son from his days as Australia's national manager. Son is S Korea's Captain since 2018 & 2022 world cup. Beating the likes of Germany & Portugal.😊😊😊
It’s the British media they do the same to fernandes (I’m a United fan)
One of his qualities not talked on enough is he’s just about the most two-footed player in the world.
you missed a large point from last season under Conte, and the fact that Conte made him play a hybrid WingBack. Notice the pattern of him NOT running into the box like he normally does and fans were voicing that concern.
The heat map should tell you where his assignments were...and he STILL scored 10 goals.
Son is arguably the best finisher in the World. He is regularly clear of his xG and is able to calculate and execute most types of finish. Good thing for opposition teams that he isn’t a striker with aerial prowess as if he had that too then who knows what his ceiling would be.
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
Even some Spurs fans don't give him enough credit for what he brings to the team over the years especially last season a lot of Spurs fans gave him a lot stick when he played through a injury and still scored double figures in the prem.
It’s the British media. Most will just follow what they say (including the pundits they have on tv)
Unthankful racism is ruin their opportunity their chance for trophy. I wish Son would go to another team as Liverpool and Arsenal they souls treat he like a king as he deserve. But to bad that he is to loyal to those racism. Unthankful people should go eat c***k
Son playing down the middle is cheat codes and always has been to be honest.
He doesn't have a weak foot, his engine is insane and his finishing is unreal, so he can just pop up anywhere and be an absolute menace. Ange's system suits him so well.
It's no coincidence that we arguably saw the best version of Spurs under Poch when Son filled in for Kane injuries and we had Eriksen or Dele cresting. Now we have Son down the middle again with Maddison and others creating, we're probably seeing the best version of Spurs since that time.
On another note, i just love the man. Openly turned down Saudi money, said how much he loves the club, took on the captaincy and goes the extra mile to connect with the fans. He's a massive psrt of why the mood has shifted this season.
Every Fifa player already been using Son down the middle for years XD
Out of Kanes shadow and into the Son lit up lands
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
Son is blossoming into a leader of the club the players and the fans and hes really enjoying his role and so he should he deserves it
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
The thing with Son is that he has always flourished when playing centrally, as long as there was a creative force playing behind him. In the Champions League run, Kane was mostly injured and it was Son who scored many important goals leading up to Ajax. But that was when Spurs had Eriksen and Dele at their collective best. In his Golden Boot winning season, Kane and Kulusevski provided the creativity and much of Son's productivity came from central areas -- not the wide left that people believe is his position. Last season, Son was injured and Kulusevski was oft-injured and not at his best. This season, with Maddison and the "inverting" fullbacks, Son has the support he needs and he looks so much better in the middle than he does to the left (sorry Richy).
As an aside, Son really should have a hat trick with a (possible) winner in the second half -- Kulusevski fed Porro and Son had made an amazing run into the box, but Porro's cross was poor and deflected out for a corner. To me, that's where Spurs should have gone ahead.
Spot on. You should start your own channel.
Man, I thought losing Kane was gonna hurt, and it did, but losing Sonny is gonna be even worse.
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
Yeah, not ready to even think about that yet
@@brucehur2051 Lol bruh you were already outed for being a troll
@@brucehur2051 그만해라 제발
@@brucehur2051그런 병신같은 글을 도배하는 이유가 뭐냐
For years Son shouldve been in the conversation for best finisher in Europe but people just ignored him it’s literally insanity 😂
Son was getting some attention. Maddison a ton of attention. But Son definitely should be getting some more credit than he himself likes to claim. Anyone who knows the game should be able to see this very clearly!
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
Perhaps most noticably Sonny has shown more passion and leadership in his one month as captain than Hugo and Harry ever showed in their decade leading the club.
So disrespectful to 2 club legends
@@cdscoys4775not Hugo
Agree. Sonny is really one of our own.
PREACH !!!!!!!
Are you serious? Kane not even a season ago scored 30 when they finished 8th. If that's not passion then I don't know what it.
Son played almost all the last season while injured and scored a goal with a broken arm The Captain 🦾🦾🦾
honestly, although many praise and respect him for playing with injuries and broken arm and recovery from surgeries and whatnot but considering how short an athlete's professional career is, he should've played less games last season for a proper recovery. I understand that it isn't always his choice and there weren't any satisfactory substitute for him but his career could've ended cold-turkey if his injuries got worse while playing in bad condition. Thank goodness that didn't happen and now he's shining brighter than ever!
Son played with a hernia from the World Cup until the end of the season. He needed surgery for this when the season ended which affected his performances last year.
Also Conte terrorist ball didn’t help
Form is temporary, class is permanent.
At this point in his career, playing centrally has benefitted him so much. He was great on the wings for Spurs for so long, but that's a lot of energy to expend, especially now that he is more mature. Playing centrally is savings his legs quite a bit and allowing him touches in dangerous areas allowing him to score on instinct.
If he has been playing CF for a long time, he would've been scoring twice as many goals than what he's got
As a die hard spurs supporter, I'm so glad he is getting the praise he deserves. Everyone loves him and he is such a humble guy. He played all of last season with a hernia and didn't complain about it, just put his head down and kept working. It has been incredible to see him blossom from the Prem's greatest sidekick to an incredible leader and absolutely lethal number nine. The guy ages like fine wine, I wouldn't be surprised to see him shine at the highest level for another 5 years at least.
Son is World class.
Son! He has had 5 big chances and made a goal from each. Haaland has had 17 chances and scored 8 goals. Son has become a great captain and leader also! YEAH! Finally boring Spurs is gone and that's to Ange we attack and play offensive attractive football.
Not sure why the presenter is surprised.
Son is elite. Fantastic first touch. Excellent anticipation allied to top football IQ. Genuinely two footed, can go inside or outside just as easily( defenders nightmare). Finishes equally well (even from outside the box) with either foot. Scores all types of goals, from every range. Great link up play. Really unselfish, great team player.
He can play anywhere across the front three equally well. A goal every 2.53 premiere league games, over a large sample 274 games. Averages a goal every 3 games at international level.
Son is a ⭐
I forgot to include excellent pace and acceleration. edit
He's not surprised Son is good, he's surprised at how quickly Son adapted to being a huge creative force for Tottenham when he didn't used to be that.
does he score headers? just checking whether you were including that in "all types of goals"
KANE WAS TOXIC FOR SON AND THE TEAM THATS WHY SPURS IS DOING SO WELL THIS SEASON....
Reading the main Spurs forum, it's clear that even now there are some Spurs fans who don't think highly of Son. One even thinks that Son doesn't have much football IQ. In fact there seems to be a group of anti-Son Spurs fans.
@@FYCH45 To be honest, as a Tottenham fan, I think son is a very good player but his football IQ is definitely overrated. I think it mainly comes from racial steriotypes like "oh he's asian so he must be smart". In reality, his football IQ is decent but his main strengths are his pace and deadly finishing.
Those two finishes were amazing, ice cold and precise. Is there anyone else in the Premier League, hell, even in world football, who would have scored those in that fashion? I can't think on anyone.
Thank you for making this honest video. I feel exactly the same way about Son. Such a hard working gifted player. He’s been in Kane’s shadow far too long. He’ll make an excellent captain. If he was an English player…
Sonny is awesome- one of the best
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I always thought it was a blip last year and Son would be back. You don't go from winning the golden boot to becoming average overnight. He also seems to have thrived whenever Kane was injured in the past and he had to become the tallisman. Now he is showing he can be that leader and tallisman in what's shaping up to be a decent team. Son is a class act and great player.
Agree. He had a hernia last season. Tough to play with that.
Great video man.
It came to light In the summer that Sonny was carrying an injury all last season. He’s now had the surgery done & it’s all cleared up & you can really tell. World Class Striker.
Son was always a Central Forward but played out wide. Now we are seeing his full potential.
The biggest and soooo heavily dismissed aspect of Son is his Leadership, positive energy, and personal care to his teammates, he brought to the "new" club , give it to the coach to maybe notice that in him to appoint him captain. But what he proceeds to do after freaking change the WHOLE club!! Players aren't fighting for themselves like majority professional athletes do, to get theirs... but rather Fighting selflessly to not disappoint his fellow brother in arms. Son lifts up supposedly fallen players like Richarlison and praises him when he succeeds probably wouldn't care if the roles were switched in terms of who starts. Teammates seems to be encouraging rather than pointing fingers at each other and sulking to themselves... after that OG by Romero, the goaly who shoulve been pissed... rather came to Romero and exchanged what seemed like up lifting words than screaming at him.
I can go on but maybe you should make a video on the new culture Son has brought to the club through his style of leadership. And it seems everyone's on board.
If this is the case. A one unit team. EPL ... man city ... your f*.ked.
ironically...Son has played LW in 3 of Tottenham's 6 games, only going to centre forward once Richarlison was taken off. in a lot of those games, Son was very peripheral.
but in the other three games where he's started at centre forward, he's now scored 5 goals.
if opponents park the bus then Son's effectiveness diminishes, but play a high line and Son has the ability to hurt you. he's easily the best centre forward we have right now.
Exactly what I was going to say 😄 His finishing at the moment is a thing of beauty.
Disagree with the parking of the bus.
That first finish today was a true poach.
Ange has been eating low blocks for brekky ever since the Brisbane Roar!
He's 31 now, and whilst that's not as "old" as it used to be for top-tier players, I hope we can get a good 2 or 3 years of him in this sort of form to continue to lift the entire team up as he has so far this season. A real gent any time you see him talk and clearly a committed team player. He'd walk into any team in the world.
I think having Maddison is also a big factor. He is really becoming a very important driver on the squad.
@@nofurtherwest3474 + Bissouma has been phenomenal
그는 젊은 선수보다 빠르다😂😂
Son. And Salah. Both of these are awfully underrated by many.
salah underrated? 😂
Because both are not europeans
SALAH NO GOOD....
Salah is at least decently paid. Son is underpaid by all standards. Needs to leave the club, even if for Saudi Arabia.
@@brucehur2051 Don't talk smack about him, man. He's way better than Son in terms of seasonal consistency.
Sonny is class all the way around great human being not just a baller
I asked for four things:
1) NEVER bring pochettino to our club for a second time
2) PUT SON IN CF instead of LW
3) Kane needs to leave Spurs in order for the club to grow.
4) Why the hell is Bissouma not playing - he thrives in the deeper CDM role
This is all I asked for. Son always showed this, and Ive seen it since he first joined. I never understood why managers thought it was fine for him to not take shots and to create chances. He didn't fluke 100+ goals in the premier league - take a look at his 25/30 yard shots!
Thank you for showing the respect that son deserves. All he needs to cement his legacy is a domestic trophy.
👏👏
He didn't have a great season last year, but still got double digits which for a winger is not too shabby. It just seemed like a low amount because of the context, he was coming off a Golden Boot year the prior season. But frankly I never got down on him like most fans did. Every player has ups and downs. I prefer to look over the long term.
Son is better than any forward player that Arsenal have . Facts. Look at the stats
Agreed!
Commented on some vid the other day: Son would significantly improve any side in Europe atm. Incredible player top mentality great technique.
Son's finishing has been bonkers for many years now (let's forget about last year, carried an injury, Conte wanted to burn spurs to the ground, what can you do). I think at one stage a few years ago he was statistically the most clinical finisher in Europe (might even be pretty close this season). He's a really intelligent player, his runs are always really clever, and long may that continue.
I saw something a couple of weeks ago that said he was the best in Europe for finishing.
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combine every year the past decade and he's the only player with a better xG/G than Messi himself.
Love Sonny!! He is SO underrated 💙🤍🫶🇰🇷🔥🤗💫
Please everyone, just admit Sonny is one of the best player in the league.
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The best analyst in the UK at the moment. I've always wanted to talk to people about how good Sonny is at putting forward pressure on his opponent when he doesn't own the ball. I've always wanted to talk to others about how he makes the ball flow as he intended with forward pressure. When you see him putting pressure on his opponents, you can see how outstanding his football intelligence is. His instant judgment and football intelligence during the game are amazing. His forward pressing was excellent in all games, but especially in the previous game against Burnley, his forward pressing ability really shined. And thank you for dealing with that part. As far as I know, you are the first person in England to deal with Sonny's forward pressure and football intelligence. I'm glad that I feel like I've shared what I always thought was one of his strengths with you. You're a smart, sharp analyst who knows how to see what people don't see. On top of that, it's even pleasant👏 I really like your analysis. I enjoyed the video🥰
appreciate you doing this video...too quick and for too long SPURS and non Spurs supporters tried to write him off. Glad to see people are recognizing the immense impact he has all over the pitch
PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME! Son is one of the best players in the whole world.
I think an awful lot of people, myself included, underrated Son a bit because he was seen as Harry Kane's partner and they had this great linkage, but it partly concealed his own personal qualities. Now that he is leading the line and the team, it's a bit of an eye-opener, and he is already linking very effectively with James Maddison.
Son has slotted in to Kane's shoes so far but his captaincy has been exemplary too, he leads from the front and this video confirms why.
Son is a cool customer n best finisher in the league!
Sonny's first goal on Sunday was perfection. If he had blasted his shot I personally don't think he would have scored, but a gentle caressing of the ball allows it to pass through everybody. What a goal. And what thought process determines that decision in any event. He is a very special player
If his name was Sean Hunman, he'd be candidate for Ballon d'Or every year for the last 8 years..
Honestly if you’ve been watching the last few years his off the ball positioning has improved drastically. I think his football IQ is now super underrated.
When he first joined Spurs he definitely wasn’t the best decision-maker, but this season he feels like just one of those guys in sunday league who just makes the right plays, the ultimate dad ball. You know the guys that just make one touch passes to free your teammates, the guys that make dummy runs to make it easier for the midfielders and the wingers around him. Except he can still make runs past the last line of defense when need be and still is one of the most clinical finishers in Europe.
He is not strong enough to be the best back to the goal no.9, but in a false nine kind of role between the lines when the opposition sits back and playing off the last defender when the opposition plays w a high line Son I think is gonna be amazing this season, could see him banging in 25 goals
To be fair he played with a sports hernia most of the year last season. On top of that he fractures his facial bone right before the World Cup, and played through the tournament. Two three years right before last season, anything he shot towards the goal went in. If he can stay healthy this season, and get back to his old self, he will be lethal.
His approach to football is like a religious devotion. He doesn't do anything that will distract him from playing his best football. He doesn't go out to party, he stays away from having relationships, and go out flaunting his new found wealth. He admitted his favorite pastime is to stay home, and play Fifa online.
Plus a new found responsibility of captaincy took this pious guy into the next gear. Not having a personal life will give him plenty of time to take care of his teammates as a captain of the team. He probably makes way too many calls, and texts to make sure everyone is doing well.
I could not ask for a better player, and captain to lead this team. Without playing the European cup, and the league cup they will definitely stay fresher compared to the competition. If they can stay without injuries, this team will go very deep, and have a very good chance to play Champions league next season.
WhenSon first signed for Spurs, I said to a mate who’s a Chelsea fan. Spurs just signed a player that’s going to light up the premier league. The day before Son signed for spurs he scored a hat trick for his country. No one knew who he was.
Years down the line it seem only spurs fans knew son’s class. Kane wouldn’t have scored so many goals if it wasn’t for son.
Now for the first time son is not in the shadow of Kane who got all the credit and limelight. Now your see how good son really is. An his only going to get better as the seasons go on.
It’s fantastic that four four two are the first to highlight son and how good he really is.
Son feels that he let they fans down last season, which he has said himself. He’s going to make a point this season. So take all those players loved by the news media and pundits, but I guarantee this real football fans in every club love him and would love him playing for their club over the players they have.
We are all watching a player we will talk about in years to come. It will be did you see that son play at…..
He definitely deserves more respect. He is been great for years.
Great video, Spurs fans like myself absolutely adore Son and it's brilliant to see him do fantastic this season after the poor form of last year. That first finish in the NLD is outrageous and the second is as calm as you like
I hope Brennan Johnson can absorb some of Son's calm and methodology finishing goals.
He definitely deserved this recognition!
Sonny will retire the greatest Spurs player of all time.
He needs to win atleast 1 trophy to be that. I think its possible
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In the last season, he suffered from two major injuries. In addition, Conte's strategy required him to take more responsibility to back up for Wingback in the defense. Tottenham had Harry to score the goal but defense line was too weak so I think it was an inevitable choice. But this season, Tottenham has better defender like Van de ven and Udogie and Son just needs to focus on the creating chances and scoring as Harry did. Maybe his physicals is declining as he gets old but his skills and experience won't go away. Plus he's a great team players who always put team first before his own interests.
I always believed that son was a CF at heart. What has really impressed me is what a leader he is. He leads with a true love for the game and his friends (which is everyone). Its amazing to see what he's capable of, now he's the figurehead of our team.
He is also a brilliant Captain who has everybody's respect as he himself shows so much respect to every one. He has done this right from the moment he arrived. A credit to his family his country and the mighty Spurs! A better leader than Kane or Loris to be honest!
Sonny deserves way more respect. One of my fav players!
Great video Adam. Son is one of the most impactful players of the last 10 years and, though most fans have a great deal of respect for him, I still think his influence goes under the radar.
All of our attacking players other than Kane really struggled cause Conte's style was dogshit (conte was an awful manager for us) and everyone has a right to a single bad year.
That's because Conte in his second season made kane his "reference" man ...that's Conte's own words. He didn't want son leading in front but kane. Why he did that after son was golden boot is baffling
@@coma144 Obviously the club didn't want Kane to leave because he was already unhappy and wanted to leave
This was much appreciated. He is literally doing the roles of several. It’s rare we see this narrative. This isn’t just about the run, the clinical finish, or even the pieces getting us to the success. Its as if he double bodies himself because he works that hard. Yes, we know he is amazing but still doesn’t get the caliber of praise he deserves.
The British media used to talk about Harry Kame when they won, and now the media talk about Jannes Maddison when they win. Maddison here and Maddison there. And they only talk about Heung Min Son when they lose and blame him, e.g., vs. Fulham, in which he we was substituted and made the penalty. But when they win, the media don't even give him credit. Instead, it's all about Maddison.
Spot on ! 100% Agreed
I love Son, a top player, an amazing human being and now, a great captain for the team as well! 🔥👍 I will always support this man.
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At the end of last season we learned that Sonny was carrying an injury all of last season and avoided surgery so he could feature for South Korea at the Qatar World Cup.
At times at last season I was like WTF is up with this guy... Its like we were playing with 10 men whenever he was on the pitch. Made even worse by Conte tactics.
It made so much more sense that it was because he was injured which explained the drop off from the golden boot winner he'd been the previous season.
We've got our Sonny back this season. The guy's a Spurs legend.
Really looking forward to the rest of the season with Ange at the helm and the squad enjoying their football again. COYS
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@@brucehur2051 Kane and Son have the single best goal scoring/assisting partnership in Premier League history...
really grateful for your video to really let people know how good son is. he deserves it!!
Thank you for showing us this impresive analysis. I'm just wondering how Son did it in the season before the last one. I bet he was great then. Last season seemed very special in the bad way to Son. Some people act like they completely forgot he was a golden boot winner, but it happened only a couple of seasons before and he was good, too, even before the season. He was genereally and consistently good. If i defend him, not only did he suffer injuries but also he was forced to play the wrong role in the position which is not the best for him at all because of the incomprehensible ball by Conte. Finally Son seems to be allowed to play in the position cut out for him. I really enjoy watching him play with his great teammates every week, expecting something great will happen again. Thank you for the interesting talk spotting Son's fantastic play once again.
Son is that player who every team needs, true leader and world class player. He deserves better treatment
6:43 Jhonson stood there and waited for the ball, while Son went off for the ball.
he's back and it's beautiful
I disagree with the comparisons to Kane.
Son has always scored crazy angles and gaps.
He’s been deserved respect
Good sentence bro
@@MFDOOOOOOM good reply bro
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Thank you for the good analysis. I was amazed to see how Sonny scored the first goal. I saw this goal from various angles, but I couldn't see the space and angle to score the goal. But after hearing your analysis, I understand. He has progressed amazingly every season. Whenever I think this is definitely Sonny's peak, I look at him again and he's growing up like a monster again. He's already a legend and I don't think there's anywhere else to go up, but it's really amazing that he keeps leveling up to a more complete type. He's a really scary and awesome guy. And I'm so lucky that Son is on our team
Good stuff. Thanks for this. Son is my guy. Great captain...better finisher.
As a Korean fan, this video got me a bit emotional. Thank you for showing love and respect for Son.