Retirement is still a long way off! Son Heung-min made history...'Legend'A milestone beyond Shearer → 9th place in EPL history
Oct 21, 2024
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Son Heung-min is listed as the ninth player in English Premier League (EPL) history to score the most offensive points in a single club.
Son Heung-min started the eighth round of the EPL against West Ham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 19th and scored one goal, contributing to his team's 4-1 victory.
Son Heung-min made his comeback against West Ham on the same day. Son Heung-min, who started as a left winger, has been on the starting list for the first time in four games since he was replaced by a hamstring injury in the last Europa League match against Karabakh. During the A-match period in October, he gave up even joining the Korean national team and focused on rehabilitation of his injury, and was able to return to Tottenham's starting list immediately after the A-match period.
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Son Heung-min's toes became sharper and sharper. He even induced his own goal in the 9th minute of the second half. Son delivered the ball to Kulusevski at the half line and headed into the box. Kulusevski delivered the ball to Son Heung-min, and Son Heung-min's left-footed shot from deep on the right side of the penalty box hit Jean-Claire Totivo and Alphonso Areola and entered the goal, making it an own goal. It was a score made by Son Heung-min's sharp movement.
Son Heung-min was responsible for the team's fourth score. In the 15th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min caught the pass given by Pape Sarr to the left, and a defender attempted a powerful left-footed shot after a light dribble from the left side of the box. The ball hit Areola and shook the West Ham net. Son Heung-min properly reported his return by scoring for the first time since the match against Everton in the second round.
Son Heung-min played 70 minutes of the game, scoring one goal, creating two chances, five shots, and one dribble breakthrough. It was a great performance considering that it was a return match for injury. Soccer statistics media WhoscoredCOM gave Son an 8.34 rating, the highest in both teams. Football statistics media Footmob also gave Son the highest rating along with Kulusevski, who was considered the best player in the team with an 8.5 rating. Sofa Score also picked Son Heung-min as the most valuable player of the game with 8.0.
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However, there was a greater record. With 123 goals and 64 assists in the EPL, which he recorded as a member of Tottenham, he accumulated 187 offensive points, ranking ninth in the EPL's single club's offensive point ranking.
According to the data released by soccer statistics media Squaka, Son Heung-min is ninth with 187, and Wayne Rooney is ranked first with 276. From second place to Ryan Giggs (271), Harry Kane (259), Thierry Henry (249), Frank Lampard (237), Mohamed Salah (232), Sergio Aguero (231), and Steve Gerrard (212), players considered legends of each club were listed.
Son Heung-min has been named on top of legendary Newcastle and EPL striker Alan Shearer (184), recognizing the tremendous scoring and help he made in Tottenham and EPL. Among the active players, only Son Heung-min and Salah play for one club in the EPL, and Kane has already left for Bayern Munich.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min has only a chance to continue building such a milestone until this season. With the contract with the club expiring next summer, detailed renewal negotiations have not been made, and Son Heung-min also said nothing has been said yet.
Son Heung-min also said in an interview after the match against West Ham "Sadly, I'm 32 now. That's why I'm taking every game really seriously. Because every game goes by and I know it's a game I won't be able to come back to. That's why I'm serious in every game, and I play like the last game of my career. He also left a comment thinking about retirement and separation.
However, considering the performance and records this season, it is not easy to imagine Tottenham not catching Son Heung-min.
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