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All-time absurd remarks against Son Heung-min poured out. However, Son Heung-min refuted this with his performance.
Britain's HITC reported on the 22nd (Korea time) that Son deserves more respect.
Son Heung-min is attracting attention this season with criticism and even implausible forced claims. It started from the opening game. After Son Heung-min was sluggish after the opening match against Leicester City, it was argued that he should be included in the release list. After the previous match against Arsenal, he was strongly criticized by fans until the interview. Some fans pointed out what Son Heung-min described as dominating, saying, "'Son Heung-min is a shameful captain', ' Domination doesn't win, stupid. 'He's probably the worst argument ever made by us,' he said in undue criticism.
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O'Hara, a Tottenham native, stressed that Son Heung-min's skills have been reduced, and also insisted that Tottenham find a new winger quickly.
"Son Heung-min has become a great player since joining Tottenham in 2015. Now he is 32 years old. That's no longer the case. I need a replacement. The reason why Son Heung-min starts is that there is no one better than him. Tottenham need to find a new left-winger.'Son Heung-min is an out-of-the-box player who has already come down from the peak, but he remains in the starting position because Tottenham have no replacements.
Then "A lot of people and fans will think he's done. Proper fans will. The quality in the Final Third is gone. Looking at Son now, it seems that the sharpness and sharpness of that time have disappeared,' he said, adding doubts about Son's performance. Considering Son Heung-min's age and speed in his heyday, it is true that Son Heung-min actually came down from his peak performance to some extent. However, it is ambiguous to say that Son Heung-min is the player who still plays the role of troubleshooter at Tottenham and the player who has the most influence on the game. Son Heung-min was also Tottenham's top scorer in the previous season. In addition, O'Hara's claim that Son Heung-min is over is likely to be an individual opinion.
Crake Burley, who played for Chelsea and Celtic, said of Son Heung-min "Son Heung-min, "Son Heung-min lacks scoring ability and finishing ability in a one-on-one situation." To be honest, we need to train Son Heung-min to score goals from Monday to FridayHe even made an unconventional claim that "
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However, some British media did not agree on this. HITC said, `As Son Heung-min's performance against Brentford proves, we should not underestimate him. He is a player who deserves respect. The players also follow him as the captain. England's The Boy Hospers also refuted, saying, `Given Son Heung-min's performance against Brentford, no one will say his performance is over.'
In fact, despite O'Hara and some criticism, Son Heung-min showed an ace-like performance leading his team's victory with multi-help in the previous match against Brentford. Son Heung-min advanced to the opponent's penalty box in the 28th minute of the first half and passed the ball to Brennan Johnson, who received the pass, entered the box and immediately hit the net with a right-footed shot. He added help at the end of the second half. In the 40th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min's penetration pass aimed between his defensive legs was directed to James Madison. Madison shook the net with a calm shot in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper.
With the two assists, Son Heung-min reached the top of 64 EPL career assists and 86 Tottenham career assists. He has narrowed the gap with Christian Eriksen (88), the No. 1 player in Tottenham's all-time help ranking, to two.
These criticisms are naturally unfair to Son Heung-min because his skills may have been slightly less than his peak, but he still has the best skills in the EPL and is the best among Tottenham players.
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Meanwhile, Son Heung-min also had an opinion on the deprivation of the captain's armband. The British football fancast said, `Tottenham can appoint another ace as captain instead of Son Heung-min,' adding, `Tottenham and Coach Enze Postecoglou could consider taking Son's captaincy and changing it to another player. Son has yet to sign a new contract and may not be with Tottenham for the future, he said, handing over Son's captain's armband to another player and saying Son could also leave the team.
The candidate who could receive the armband instead of Son Heung-min was vice-captain Christian Romero and James Madison, but Guglielmo Vicario. Vicario has been outstanding since joining Tottenham last season. This season, it is regrettable in the set-piece defense, but he is still defending Tottenham's goal as his good defense skills remain.
Football FanCast said 'Tottenham could pick Vicario as a replacement. Tottenham need a candidate to replace Son if he leaves in 2026 by activating his contract extension option. Vicario can be the captain. This is similar to the case of Hugo Lloris, who has been a captain for Tottenham for a long time. Tottenham also show confidence in Vicario and want to make him their new Lloris, explaining that Son could be pushed out of the captaincy and Vicario could take the position. It seems that Son Heung-min predicted that if he took the captain's position from Son Heung-min and replaced it with Vicario, he could make a different choice without remaining at the club.
The forced criticism and shocking claims against Son Heung-min have been repeated earlier this season. In order to prevent criticism from everyone, it will be important for Son Heung-min to prove his value again with a clear performance.
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