Tottenham celebrated the 9th anniversary of Son Heung-min, who is becoming a legend.
Tottenham recalled on SNS on the 28th (Korea time) that `9 years ago on August 28, 2015, we signed Son Heung-min.' Son left Leverkusen that year and entered the English Premier League (EPL). This is my 10th season in the EPL.
Son Heung-min, who struggled a bit in his first season, has grown into a superstar, winning the first Asian EPL scoring title in the 2021-2022 season. Until last season, he had 162 goals and 84 assists in 408 games. He has also joined the so-called 10-10 club three times, with 10 goals and 10 assists in a season.
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Son Heung-min became the first Asian player to achieve '10-10' in the 2019-2020 season. In the 2020-2021 season, he also scored 17 goals and 10 assists, and stepped on that position once again.
And last season opened another new door. Only five players have joined the 10-10 club more than three times in the EPL, including Wayne Rooney, Erik Cantona, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba (retired) and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) was not even close to Tottenham. Son Heung-min hung up the tape for the first time. It was also recorded in history as Tottenham's 400th player. It is the 14th record in Tottenham's history and the first non-European player.
Son Heung-min has been captain of Tottenham since last season. Hugo Lloris, who has been wearing the captain's armband since Mauricio Pochettino's time, has been classified out of power, and Kane has moved to Bayern Munich. Coach Enze Postecoglou left the captain's armband to Son Heung-min.
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Postecoglou said, "(Son Heung-min has already shown great leadership both inside and outside the stadium. He is a world class. That's why it was a very ideal choice for our team's captaincy", he explained.
Son Heung-min was puzzled. However, he did not reject the trend of the times. He said "It's an honor to be the captain of this huge team. It's a big surprise and a very proud moment. I've already told all the players that they should feel responsible for themselves being captains, both on and off the field. The new season is here, and now it's a new beginning. I will give everything for this uniform and captain's armband," he stressed.
Son showed great leadership for a season. The journey continues. In the new season, Son scored two goals in the second round against Everton to lead Tottenham to a 4-0 victory. It was another 'special inversion'.
When the team drew 1-1 with Leicester City in the first round, the arrow headed for Son Heung-min. Some local media continued to criticize Son Heung-min, arguing that he should be excluded from the starting list.
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Son Heung-min expressed his determination not to give in to harsh criticism or criticism, saying, `I want to become a legend of Tottenham' through the BBC. He presented Tottenham with his first win of the season against Everton with a `true education.'
"There is no set standard for such a thing," Postecoglou said about Son Heung-min putting legend, so-called legend on the topic. No matter when he ends, hopefully in the distant future, there is no doubt that he will be joined by respected colleagues at this club"But I like the fact that he's still motivated to do more. That's what matters to us."
Son Heung-min said after the match against Everton, `I am grateful that the players showed great performances. Now we've played two games. I don't want to like it too much, and I'll calmly wait for the next game and do my best in every game," he said calmly.
