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How will Yang Min-hyuk be used in Tottenham in the future. Unfortunately, it will not be easy to see them for the time being.
Tottenham lost 1-2 to Newcastle United in the 20th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 9:30 p.m. on the 4th (Korea time). The defeat sent Tottenham into 12th place.
Fans in Korea expected Yang Min-hyuk to play ahead of the match against Newcastle. Tottenham has too many injuries, so 1
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This is because he has reached the point where he can't even fill the bench with military players. With youth players also having to sit on the bench, there was an expectation that Yang Min-hyuk, who has already been verified on the adult stage, could be listed.
However, Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou had a different opinion. Asked about Yang Min-hyuk's plans to play in the match against Newcastle on the 3rd, Postecoglou said, `There are no realistic plans at the moment. Let's just leave it so that Yang Min-hyuk can adapt,' he said, drawing a line that he has no intention of playing yet.
It is regrettable that Yang Min-hyuk's debut at Tottenham will be delayed, but it was a predictable answer. Yang Min-hyuk debuted for the first time in the 2024 season and wrapped up his first professional season. He took a short break from Korea and immediately moved on to England at Tottenham's request for early joining.
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Even after going to England, he would not have been able to complete his training to prepare for adaptation in a new environment. In fact, Yang Min-hyuk joined Tottenham before the player registration period, so it was impossible to train for the first team immediately. He may not have been able to work properly with Tottenham's first-team players yet, but it was difficult to play quickly.
Postecoglou's subsequent remarks were somewhat worrisome. Postecoglou said, `Yang Min-hyuk is still very young. He comes from a world on the other side with a level that is completely incomparable to the level of competition he will face here. We want to give Yang Minhyuk time to adjust."
Of course, the K-League and the EPL are different levels, but Yang Min-hyuk is the all-time superstar who scored 12 goals and 6 assists in his first season in the K-League. In addition to the best prospect in the league, he has been selected as a best-Eleven player and even competed for MVP in the league. He was born in 2006 and is still in need of growth, but considering his skills, he is definitely not a player who can be evaluated as being less competitive right now.
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It is true that there are concerns that Yang Min-hyuk will not be able to play in the first team for a long time due to Postecoglou's remarks. After Yang Min-hyuk arrived at Tottenham, The Athletic in England predicted that Yang Min-hyuk would not be able to play in the first team immediately.
At that time, the media could be a new option for the first team under Postecoglou, depending on how Yang Min-hyuk adapts. However, there is an expectation that it will be closer to Tottenham's youth academy team than to players such as Archie Gray and Lucas Beribal."
However, considering the transfer fee Tottenham paid to recruit Yang Min-hyuk, it is difficult to imagine playing for a youth team. Tottenham paid about 4 million euros (about 6 billion won) to Gangwon FC to bring Yang Min-hyuk.
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Considering the price of 4 million euros, it is not much money for Tottenham, which has a record transfer fee of 65 million euros (about 98.5 billion won). However, it is not a team that invests 4 million euros in players who will make them play for Tottenham's youth team.
Archie Gray and Lucas Beribal, who are around the same age as Yang Min-hyuk, are also being used in the first team after pre-season. Mikey Moore, who is growing with huge expectations at Tottenham, is also playing mostly in the first team this season. Although K League 1 is not as great a stage as EPL, Tottenham would not have recruited players who showed the best level of competitiveness in the league like Yang Min-hyuk to use them in their youth teams.
It is expected that how quickly Yang Min-hyuk adapts to Tottenham and accepts the soccer demanded by Postecoglou. Tottenham still don't have many players who do their part in the offense.
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Son Heung-min, the main player in the left wing forward, and Brennan Johnson, the main player in the right wing forward, do not deserve a backup. The ambitious Wilson O'Dowbert is expected to return only at the end of the season, with Moore not getting a chance after a brief glint in the Cup. Timo Werner's performance is so serious that there are reports that his loan may be terminated. Even if Yang Min-hyuk does not come out as a starter, there is plenty of room to squeeze in as a substitute.
Before heading to Tottenham, Yang Min-hyuk expressed confidence in his competition to become a starting player. I want to hurry up and show my skills and play togetherAfter saying ", I think it's about 80 to 90 percent now. Personally, I think I'm ready"I immediately said that I have no problem even if I play in the first team game."
After Postecoglou said Son would help Yang adjust to England, the EPL and Tottenham, he added "We just try to settle down early and give him a chance to settle down. There is no actual plan. We will see how Yang Min-hyuk accepts it and how he settles down," he added.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
