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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. Team K League Yang Min-hyuk and Tottenham Son Heung-min are greeting each other. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. Team K League Yang Min-hyuk is trying to break through. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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"EPL It's not easy. I don't want to give up my seat 100%."
It was valuable advice for Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who has been at the top of the English Premier League for 10 years, to become blood and flesh. On the 14th (Korea time), the U.S. media 'Man in Blazers' released an interview with Son Heung-min on its official YouTube. There was an eye-catching part. It was about Yang Min-hyuk, who will join Tottenham in January next year.
Yang Min-hyuk wore a Tottenham uniform this summer. Tottenham announced the recruitment of Yang Min-hyuk on its official website on the 28th of last month. The contract period is until 2030. Gangwon also revealed Yang Min-hyuk's trip to Tottenham on the same day.
For the past couple of months, Yang Min-hyuk's future destination has been a hot concern for domestic soccer fans. CEO Kim left a hint full of mystery, as if he was asking 20 questions on the club's YouTube. The names of the English Premier League (EPL) big clubs were listed. I'm interested in Tottenham" I expressed it to the extent that. The team with Yang Min-hyuk, who made his professional debut this year, was Tottenham with Son Heung-min.
Yang Min-hyuk plans to play in Gangwon for the rest of the season according to the agreement between the two clubs and then join Tottenham in January next year.
Yang Min-hyuk, who appeared on the club's YouTube broadcast himself, said "I think it's an honor. I'll finish the rest of the season well and do my best"I couldn't believe it because such a team (Tottenham) made an offer. I was glad that negotiations had begun." Yang Min-hyuk was selected as Son's successor. Yang Min-hyuk said, `I didn't contact Son Heung-min separately, but I met Son Heung-min on my way to the last medical test today. I told him that he's doing really well right now. I told him to study English a lot."
Regarding Yang Min-hyuk's transfer fee, Kim Byung-ji, CEO of Gangwon Province, was cautious, saying, `It was included in the secret clause,' but added, `I think Tottenham's 18-year-old record is the highest fee for direct transfer to Europe in the K-League.' An official in the transfer market hinted that Yang Min-hyuk's transfer fee would easily exceed 4 million euros (about 6 billion won). CEO Kim explained that he inserted a clause that allows him to participate in the Asian Games in the future for Yang Min-hyuk's future and national competitiveness.
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Yang Min-hyuk is the best hit product produced by Gangwon this season. Yang Min-hyuk, who received great attention by playing well at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-17 Asian Cup and FIFA U-17 World Cup before joining the professional league, signed a semi-professional contract with Gangwon on December 29 last year when he was a second grader at Gangneung Jeil High School and entered the professional stage this year. He then immediately displayed his potential on the professional stage. He started against Jeju United in the first round and set the record for the youngest ever appearance of the club, and even recorded his first offensive point with help. Then, in the second round against Gwangju FC, he scored a goal in the first minute of the game to set the record for the youngest score in K League 1 history.
So far, Yang Min-hyuk has played in 26 K League games, scoring eight goals and five assists. In June, Yang Min-hyuk became the first player in K League 1 to sign a professional contract as a high school student.
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Yang Min-hyuk has already made his debut to Tottenham fans. Yang Min-hyuk participated in a friendly match against Tottenham at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st of last month as a member of the team K League. It was 11 minutes in the first half when the game was 0-0. Lee Seung-woo stole the ball and handed it to Yang Min-hyuk. Yang Min-hyuk shook Tottenham's side with his unique speed. After that, he handed the ball back to Lee Seung-woo. However, Lee Seung-woo's shot missed the opponent's goal post.
Yang Min-hyuk also made a combination play with Yoon Do-young in the 21st minute of the first half. Yang Min-hyuk took the ball from the midfield and handed Yoon Do-young a long pass. He made one turn in the midfield to beat Royal. A minute later, he received Lee Dong-kyung's pass and tried to shoot. However, because it was an urgent team for this game, the players did not have good chemistry. There were some minor mistakes, and he showed some signs of slowing down in the physical fight. I couldn't see the expected scoring as well. However, he has shown enough potential.
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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. After the game, Yang Min-hyuk greets Tottenham coach. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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Postecoglou reserved the evaluation of Yang Min-hyuk. He said "What's important is our game. I didn't watch the opposing players with interest. I focused on our players. Yang Min-hyuk played well in the K-League. I hope you will continue to perform in the second half of the year, it is important to do your best in your current team. "There will be a lot of time after joining." I think it would be very good to join the team after a better finish."
Yang Min-hyuk is called the "son of Son" and is receiving a lot of expectations. Son Heung-min emphasized the realistic part. When asked if he would advise Yang Min-hyuk on life and culture in North London, he said, `I want to tell you that it's going to be difficult.' Then "EPL is not easy at all. In order to grow into a top player, everything must be perfectly prepared, including language, culture, physicality, personality, being alone with your family," he replied.
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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou is watching the game. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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Son Heung-min emphasized that the EPL is a war. Son Heung-min "I don't mean to scare you. "A realistic story that will help Yang Min-hyuk." "You may feel that he is doing well in the K-League, but here young players (like Yang Min-hyuk) want to take a chance with him every day. They're going to try to take positions with each other." Finally, he said, `I will help Yang become the best player of his generation, but I don't intend to hand over my position 100 percent. I will not let it be inherited as it is," he smiled.
Son Heung-min is undoubtedly Tottenham's best player. Son Heung-min, who left Leverkusen in the summer of 2015 and wore a Tottenham uniform, was a little sluggish in his first year, but has been performing best since then, scoring double-digit points every season. 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.
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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. Tottenham Son Heung-min is scoring an additional goal. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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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, Frank Lampard, Eric Cantona, Wayne 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.
It was a season with more variables than ever. Australian coach Enze Postecoglou, who is said to have opened a successful era at Celtic, has taken the helm of Tottenham. On top of that, even Harry Kane, who scored more than 20 goals every season, left for Bayern Munich.
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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. Tottenham Son Heung-min is celebrating after scoring an additional goal. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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Son Heung-min was at the center of Tottenham, which opened a new era. Coach Postecoglou, who has been in massive rebuilding, cleaned up his existing captains, Hugo Lloris and Eric Dier, and found a new leader. I didn't have any concerns. Postecoglou gave Son the captain's armband. Son Heung-min became the second Korean EPL captain in history after Park Ji-sung, Jeonbuk Hyundai Technical Director, who wore the captain's armband at the Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the 2012-2013 season. Son Heung-min changed Tottenham with a gentle personality and responsibility. Son Heung-min's leadership of taking care of his teammates and putting his fans first was even a hot topic in the UK.
The troubleshooter was also Son Heung-min. As Hishalisson's slump weakened the front line, Postecoglou pulled out a 'nail' card. Son Heung-min, who exploded a hat trick from the match against Burnley in September, his first game as a striker, showed his best pace since the 2021-2022 season when he was the top scorer, completely filling Kane's void. He scored 17 goals, far exceeding the expected 12 goals. Son Heung-min showed not only his scoring ability but also his soccer capability. Son Heung-min recorded two key passes per game this season, showing no less than a professional playmaker. There were 20 Big Chance productions alone. I felt sorry that I could only help 10 times due to my colleagues' mistakes.
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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur and Team K League was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 31st. Team K League Yang Min-hyuk is warming up. Sangam = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com / 2024.07.31/ |
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Since his participation in the Asian Cup, his pace has fallen slightly due to overlapping hand injuries, but he has performed well as Tottenham's best player this season. Son recorded a season rating of 7.30 points based on the Huskored dotcom. It was the highest at Tottenham, and the 12th of all EPL players. It was the second highest rating in his career after the season of the top scorer (7.52 points). Son Heung-min scored a point by achieving 10-10.
Yang Min-hyuk said Son Heung-min's presence had a decisive impact on his trip to Tottenham. Son Heung-min also expressed his willingness to help Yang Min-hyuk. But it's up to him afterwards. As Son Heung-min said, EPL is not an easy stage. He has no choice but to overcome it.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
