“It seems okay if Kane leaves Tottenham. The Korean player (Son Heung-min) has become the absolute leader of the North London team (Tottenham). He is hugely influential in manager Enzi Postecoglou’s tactics and plays a crucial role in helping Tottenham become competitive in the Premier League in terms of figures,” German media outlet Sport said on Saturday. On the previous day (24th), Son scored his second goal in the 18th minute of the first half when his team was leading 1-0 at home against Everton in the 18th round of the 2023-2024 Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. As Tottenham won 2-1, Son scored the winning goal. 슬롯머신
Son scored his 10th goal in the 16th round against Newcastle on Tuesday, achieving the milestone of double-digit goals for the eighth consecutive season, and again scored after two matches. Tied for third in the scoring rankings. Having rebounded to win three consecutive games after winning five matches (one draw and four losses), Tottenham finished fourth with 11 wins, three draws and four losses (36 points), beating Manchester City (10 wins, four draws, three losses and 34 points), which was one less game. Unlike Son who won the Premier League top scorer (23 goals, 35 matches) in the 2021-2022 season, Son only scored 10 goals (36 matches) last season. It was a sluggish performance due to overlapping injuries. Son himself called it a “disappointing season.”
Amid this development, Son’s shoulder has become heavy as Kane left Tottenham before the start of this season. Naturally, concerns grew that he would not be able to regain performance in the past. However, when I opened the lid, it was different. Son is flying around. He has 11 goals and four assists in 18 matches of the 2023-2024 season. Notably, he also scored six goals including hat tricks during the month of September. He is rather winged in Kane’s absence.
British media Sky Sports analyzed that it was a good idea for Postecoglou to change his position to the front line. On the 23rd, Son was also honored as one of the best 11 players in the first half of this season’s Premier League by selecting the football statistics website Huskyad Dotcom. In the 4-4-2 formation, Son was placed as the two-top along with Erling Holan of Manchester City. Son received 7.38 GPA and Holan 7.53, making the list. As if to celebrate this, Son scored the winning goal in the match against Burton on Christmas Eve (on the 24th).
