Son Heung-min, who ranks first in the objective evaluation report, and the lowest in the subjective evaluation report 'Extreme Rating'Why?
Sep 02, 2024
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Son Heung-min started in the third round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Newcastle United in 2024-2025 at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England on the 1st (Korea time) and played full-time. Unfortunately, the team lost 1-2. Tottenham, who reported their first win of the season against Everton in the last match, failed to win back-to-back games, losing to Newcastle.
Son Heung-min came out again on the day with 'nail'. With Dominic Solanke yet to recover and Hisalysong not good, Son Heung-min was the only card coach Enze Postecoglou could choose from. Son Heung-min scored multiple goals in the last Everton match when he was a front-line striker. Son Heung-min made a three-top with Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson Odobert on the day.
Tottenham continued to push Newcastle with 66-34 possession, 20-6 shooting, and 6-3 effective shots, but failed to win in the end, failing to finish. Son Heung-min worked diligently between the left side and the center, but he did not have a significant shooting opportunity. But I did my part. Son Heung-min recorded a 94% pass success rate, three chances, one shot, one dribble success, and two recoveries. It was the most outstanding performance in Tottenham's offense.
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However, it was different when evaluating 'affinity'. It was cold. Football London in England gave a rating of five, the lowest in the team. Football London made three key passes but had difficulty getting into position to score when they became the central striker in the second half. The Evening Standard also made a threatening attack on the left side of the first half and put several threatening passes into the box. But after half-time he struggled to play his part as a centre-forward' gave the lowest score of 5 points with an evaluation.
It was almost reminiscent of the opening match (1-1 draw) against Leicester City. Even at that time, Son Heung-min was not as expected, but he played with the left wing and did one serving. He also recorded two key passes. The rating was not bad at Huscoord. With 7.2 points, it was the third highest score after Porro (7.7 points) and Solanke (7.4 points), who scored the first goal. He also received his fifth rating in the team with 7.3 points on the sofa score. It means that he played more than halfway.
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Of course, the evaluation of 'affinity' is a subjective judgment of an individual reporter. However, in the case of Son Heung-min, there is a wide gap between the 'quantitative' evaluation and the 'affertility' evaluation. Son Heung-min is currently ranked 10th among all EPL players in three games based on the sofa score. But in Football London it averages only six points in three games. Football London's Dan Kilpatrick and Evening Standard Alasdair Gold are notorious among football fans for being 'Son Heung-min or 'Son Heung-min. In fact, they are famous for giving Son Heung-min a salty score even in a game where he scored a goal. Reporter Kilpatrick didn't give Son Heung-min the highest score in the match against Everton either. After the match against Everton, Son Heung-min was also selected as the best player of the game, the BBC's Lee Ju-ui, and the best 11 in the EPL's official second round.
It may be a leap forward to link racism, but it is true that Son Heung-min is not good enough. Son Heung-min has a big handicap in that one of their ratings can be an evaluation and image of the player. In the end, we have no choice but to overcome it as we have done so far. The answer is a goal, too.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
