Son Heung-min's criticism is groundless! Local media SON is still the best this season. 1st place in the top five leagues in the goal creation
Dec 19, 2024
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One Football, a soccer media outlet, said on the 19th (Korea time) 'There is a lot of criticism about Tottenham ace Son Heung-min. The story is that he has been injured and sluggish this season. However, based on the data, Son is still showing strong performance. Criticism is unfounded, reports said.
The media outlet said, `Son Heung-min has scored five goals in the league this season. The expected goal is 3.57. He scored three goals with his left foot and two with his right foot. This data reflects the performance expected of Son Heung-min over the years. There is no basis for Son Heung-min's aging or poor performance in terms of this season's data alone.
People who read this will also criticize Tottenham captain (Son Heung-min) for his lack of performance at times. However, context should apply to that. Otherwise, false information 'Son Heung-min was sidelined midway through the season due to injury. It can take several games to regain his rhythm at his age. The criticism of his performance, especially against Chelsea, was very strong. However, if he scored a goal and provided two big opportunities for his teammates, whether he had an impact or not, it means he played productively.
This media outlet said: 'He's back to his old self against Southampton. Of course, Southampton were a weak team. However, it looked much sharper across the board, regardless of Southampton's power. He dominated the sides perfectly on several occasions against great EPL full-back Kyle Walker-Peters,' he added.
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In addition to basic statistics, OneFootball is able to compare Son's performance with players from the top five leagues this season, according to the DataMB. According to their data, no one (in the top five leagues) has recorded more chance creations (1.49) per game than Son. The expected attack point was ranked 93rd percentile, 84th percentile for penalty-free goals, and 90th percentile for assistants.
It's a disgrace to the elite striker. The data shows that he was so powerful and had excellent ability to create goals, assists, and goal chances.
Son Heung-min recorded the most assists (68) in Tottenham history by assisting goals from Papesar and James Maddison.
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