Son Heung-min, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7'"There's no winning"

Aug 19, 2024

Son Heung-min, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7''There's no winning'
Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history. On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders. As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??




Son Heung-min, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7''There's no winning'
Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history. On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders. As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??

Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history.

On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders.

As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. 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, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7''There's no winning'
Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history. On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders. As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??

Son Heung-min is second to none as Tottenham's 'Living Legend'. 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.

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, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7''There's no winning'
Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history. On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders. As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??

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.

Tottenham beat second-place Osvaldo Ardiles and third-place Aaron Lennon as Tottenham's best-ever No. 7. Ardírez, from Argentina, was Tottenham's second consecutive FA Cup member in the 1980-1981 season and 1981-1982 season. He also served as Tottenham's head coach from 1993 to 1994 after his retirement. Since 2021, he has been an ambassador for Tottenham. It is Tottenham's legend in name and reality. Lennon is the most recent player on the list except Son Heung-min. Lennon was an advantage of his breakthrough ability with explosive speed. A former Leeds youth player, he became the youngest player in EPL history at the time of 16 years and 129 days in August 2003. He moved to Tottenham in 2005 and had a legendary performance.



Son Heung-min, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7''There's no winning'
Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history. On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders. As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??

Son Heung-min also perfectly matches how long he has played steadily as a selection condition for Give Me Sports. Son Heung-min set a record of 400 appearances in an away match 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.

Son Heung-min, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7''There's no winning'
Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history. On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders. As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??

Son Heung-min, why he can't smile even though Tottenham's best '7''There's no winning'
Son Heung-min was selected as the best '7' in Tottenham's history. On the 18th (Korea time), Give Me Sports of the United Kingdom ranked the players who had played with Tottenham's number 7. Give Me Sports said the evaluation criteria were how long they played steadily for Tottenham, how many offensive points they scored and how threatening they were to opposing defenders. As expected, Son Heung-min came in first. Son Heung-min beats all Tottenham legends such as Darren Anderton, Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle, Tottenham's best No.7 ever??

But there is something so perfect Son Heung-min doesn't have. It's the trophy. Give Me Sports 'The only thing Son Heung-min missed is a team win. Since joining Tottenham, he has lost both finals. The best clubs wanted him, but Son was always loyal to Tottenham. Son Heung-min made no secret of his desire to win at every opportunity. In a recent interview with 'Man In Blazers', he said "I have only one thought in my mind, so it's easy to answer. I want to win. I want to hold the trophy. I want a trophy that brings success to the team. Especially when you win the trophy as captain, it means a lot to me, my family, the club and the squad. I'll do anything to win. I don't call myself a legend at Tottenham now. I want to get something" he said.

Son Heung-min will play with the captain's armband again this season. Tottenham had a fruitful summer, including recruiting Dominic Solanke and others ahead of this season. Tottenham is said to have upgraded its power from last season. An important season will begin for Son Heung-min and Tottenham, as well as whether they will be able to lift the trophy for the first time in 17 years since winning the League Cup in the 2007-2008 season.



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