19-year-old better than Son Heung-min' 英 media urges Tottenham to recruit Dou
Jul 04, 2024
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The recruitment of 18-year-old prospect Archie Gray clearly revealed the direction of Tottenham Hotspur's transfer market power reform. The ideal team pursued by chairman Daniel Levy and coach Enze Postecoglou is to fill the squad with young and energetic players.
To do this, even if it is the center of the current team, the players who are getting older must be sorted out. It should be understood in this context that he wants to use a one-year extension option without renewing his contract with Son Heung-min (32). Tottenham is likely to continue to move like this in the future.
The next step is to sign a 19-year-old winger who is active in Ligue 1 in France. Local media, which clearly understood Tottenham's stance, are whipping Tottenham, saying, `If you're going to move, move faster.' He even advised recycling the method used when recruiting Gray.
BR Football, a British media outlet, said on the 4th (Korea time) 'Tottenham should jump into the recruitment of Desiree Doue before it's too late. If necessary, he insisted that he should use a trick like he did when recruiting Gray. They say they need to hurry more to recruit Due, who is known as Tottenham's next goal.
Due is a young star player who has been growing up since his youth days with Stadren in French Ligue 1 last season. In the 2023-2024 season, he played in 43 games and scored four goals and six assists. As a national team member, he is recognized for his talent throughout the French national team by age. Tottenham is not the only club aiming for these dues. Bayern Munich and Arsenal are already expressing interest in Doue. According to TBR Football, Tottenham had already contacted Stadren about signing Due in June.
However, the media argues that Due's recruitment cannot be certain with such a move. There needs to be a faster and stronger movement. He also emphasized that recruiting Due would create numerous tactical possibilities. It focuses on talent that can be active both on the side and in the front.
In fact, this utilization overlaps with Son Heung-min. Of course, Son Heung-min's current completeness is much higher. Son scored 17 goals and 10 assists last season. However, if you look at the detailed statistics, Due rather surpassed Son Heung-min. In the end, over time, he can become a player who can surpass Son Heung-min.
As a basis for this, TBR Football presents take-on figures. The media showed the best play on the left side without a doubt. According to statistics site FBref in particular, Due had an average of 3.42 take-on successes per 90 minutes, surpassing Son Heung-min (1.20) or Brennan Johnson (1.05) and Dejan Kulusevski (1.76).
Take-ons is the number of times you dribble past an opponent. The ability to try/success the dribble means ball trapping and the ability to break through the forward. In the end, it means that Due has a better ability than existing Tottenham's central players, especially Son Heung-min. The media repeatedly insisted that Tottenham should recruit him immediately, saying, `If Due comes to Tottenham, he can compete for the starting lineup.'
wman@sportschosun.com
