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'Son National'Son National'Son Heung-min's goal is 'Legend'.
Son Heung-min is the best No.7 in Tottenham history. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??Given Me Sports magazine ranked Tottenham's current captaincy as the best No.7 in history. Acquired in 2015 for a transfer fee of 22 million pounds (about 38.5 billion won), he took time to adapt, but eventually became one of the best wingers in the English Premier League (EPL). He is fifth in Tottenham's all-time scoring and has received several accolades. 'Most notably, he won the FIFA Puskas Award in 2020 and the EPL's top scorer in the 2021-2022 season.'"
Son Heung-min left Leverkusen for 30 million euros, the highest transfer fee ever for an Asian player, and joined Tottenham in the summer of 2015. Son Heung-min, who had some ups and downs in the 2015-2016 season, which was his first season, has been active since the 2016-2017 season. Son Heung-min, who built the DESK line with Harry Kane, Dele Alli, and Christian Eriksen, played a key role in Tottenham's attack with his unique fast speed and strong shots. From the 2016-2017 season to the last season, he scored double-digit points for eight consecutive seasons. Since the launch of the EPL in 1992, only seven players have scored 10 or more goals for eight consecutive seasons. It is a record that only has legends like Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, Sergio Aguero, Harry Kane, Thierry Henry, Sadio Mane, etc.
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In the 2021-2022 season, he scored 23 goals and became Asia's first EPL top scorer. He was 100% pure top scorer with no penalty kick points. "'Legend' Lee Young-pyo even said that "achievement at the level of man landing on the moon".
Son Heung-min was also active last season. He scored 17 goals and 10 assists, and succeeded in 10 goals and 10 assists. Son Heung-min, who achieved EPL 10-10 (11 goals-10 assists) for the first time as an Asian player in the 2019-2020 season, ranked 10-10 for the third time after the 2020-2021 season (17 goals-10 assists). Son Heung-min has risen to the ranks of EPL legends in name and reality. Shouldered Didier Drogba, Lampard, Cantona, Rooney and Mohamed Salah. "Only six players, including Son Heung-min, have scored 10 goals and 10 assists on the EPL stage more than three times," said Squaka, a statistics company. "Sonny (Son Heung-min) is on the legendary list." Rooney had the most number of 10-10, followed by Cantona and Lampard with four. Drogba and Salah recorded a total of three times.
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On top of that, Son Heung-min set a record of 400 appearances in an away game against West Ham on April 3. It is the 14th record in Tottenham's history and the first non-European player. The best in this category is 854 games for Steve Perryman, who played for Tottenham from 1969 to 1986. In the 21st century, Hugo Lloris (447 games) and Harry Kane (435 games) are the only players who have played more than 400 games. As Son Heung-min remains loyal to Tottenham, it will not be long before he becomes the most played player for the club in the 21st century. On top of that, Son Heung-min scored his 160th goal in Tottenham's history against Luton Town on the 31st of last month, ranking fifth in Tottenham's history after Kane (280 goals), Jimmy Greaves (266 goals), Bobby Smith (208 goals) and Martin Chivers (174 goals). At the current pace, Chivers' record will soon be exceeded.
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Despite this legendary performance, Son shook his hand at the expression 'legend'. "I think it's also a good achievement to be able to play for a team for 10 years," he said in an interview with the BBC on the 23rd (Korea time). It is also necessary to give back to the club at the same time as showing steady performance"I don't think I'm a Tottenham legend yet." However, he did not hide his desire to become a legend. Son Heung-min once said, `I've always said that I want to achieve something with Tottenham, and if that happens, I'd happily be called a legend," he said. "I came to Tottenham to lift the trophy. I want to make this season a special year together."," he added.
Son Heung-min has not set any personal goals other than Tottenham's victory this season. He said "When I say 10 goals is my goal for the season, if I score 10 goals in six games, the goal is over."I don't feel that any record is enough. I want to score as many goals as possible." "I want to go as high as possible, both as a team and as individuals."," he said firmly.
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Son Heung-min is the leader of Tottenham. He has a strong sense of deja vu within Tottenham. The captain's armband has also been worn since last season. Son Heung-min said, `It's been great to learn a lot over the past year.' "As the captain of the EPL club, a lot of responsibility is needed. Even now, I am learning every day"It's not easy, but it's a good thing." He said, `I'm not a big voice player on the team, but I'm willing to step up when I need my voice.' `I want to set an example with good behavior"It was also reported. Finally, `As there are many young players on the team, if the captain sets a good example, the players will follow suit,' he said. `We try to show good performance off the field, and thank you very much for listening carefully.'
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
