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I can't erase the impression that Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou's remarks were a little rash.
Yang Min-hyuk, who is considered Korea's top prospect and the second Son Heung-min, will be able to play at Tottenham as of January 1, 2025 (Korea time). With the opening of the winter transfer market, player registration became possible, and Yang Min-hyuk was registered as a Tottenham player. Yang Min-hyuk's name was also added to the Tottenham squad list on the official website of the English Premier League (EPL).
Yang Min-hyuk left for England quickly in the middle of last month at Tottenham's request for early joining. All work on Yang Min-hyuk's transfer to Tottenham was completed on the 21st of last month. At that time, Tottenham revealed Yang Min-hyuk's newly recruited image for the first time through its official channel.
Tottenham says "Welcome to Tottenham, Yang Min-hyuk! Our new recruit, Yang Min-hyuk, was at Tottenham training ground this week before joining on January 1He introduced Yang Min-hyuk to his fans in recovery training at the training ground. Next to Yang Min-hyuk, who is conducting a simple training session, was Son Heung-min, the strong South Korean captain. The reaction of Korean fans to Yang Min-hyuk and Son Heung-min's two-shot was explosive.
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Now, the eyes of fans are when Yang Min-hyuk will make his Tottenham debut. Expectations were high that Yang Min-hyuk would appear in the FA Cup showdown with Tamworth, a fifth-division team, as early as the 12th. Tottenham is likely to release a large number of young resources such as Yang Min-hyuk when facing the fifth division because of its tight schedule and a number of injuries.
However, he may not be able to see Yang Min-hyuk in the match against Tamworth. Coach Postecoglou cut it straight and said there are no plans for Yang Min-hyuk to put it in for the time being. He "There are no realistic plans at this time. Let's just leave it so that Yang Min-hyuk can adapt."
As Postecoglou said, Yang Min-hyuk's participation is not urgent. Yang Min-hyuk has played in Korea for the full 2024 season, so now is the time to take a break. Yang Min-hyuk, who was born in 2006 and has not yet been physically completed, may not help development if he participates too much. Tottenham must have prepared a plan for Yang Min-hyuk's adaptation.
However, it was Postecoglou's subsequent remarks that were controversial. He said "Yang Min-hyuk comes from a world on the other side with a level that is completely incomparable to the level of competition he's going to face here. We want to give Yang Minhyuk time to adjust" he noted.
From a cold perspective, it is true that there is a significant difference between the level of the EPL and the K-League, where Yang Min-hyuk will play. Still, the main response is that it was an inappropriate statement. Because it feels like you're ignoring the level of the K League depending on how it sounds. It is impossible to erase the impression that he was not more cautious because he was a Postecoglou coach who had experience in confronting K-League teams while leading the J-League.
It is also unfortunate that he said he has no plans for playing time. It is also important for Yang Min-hyuk to adapt to England and Tottenham, but one of those methods is his experience on the first-team stage. Even if the English Premier League (EPL) is difficult right now, it will be more helpful for Yang Min-hyuk to develop if he gains experience in the first division by playing in the Cup.
According to Postecoglou's remarks, it seems that he has no intention of using Yang Min-hyuk in the first team right away. As Yang Min-hyuk goes straight to Tottenham, the problem of the lack of playing time, which was feared, could arise.
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After Yang joined Tottenham, England's The Athletic could be a new option for the first team under Postecoglou, depending on how he adapts. But there are predictions it will be closer to Tottenham's youth academy team than to players like Archie Gray and Lucas Beribal"It was once said.
Even considering the difference in the level of the K-League and the EPL stage, Yang Min-hyuk's trip to the youth team is likely not to be of much help to the development of players. This is because Yang Min-hyuk chose to go to Tottenham to play on the big stage while advancing to the big league. Even if Yang Min-hyuk is still very young, born in 2006, a player can develop only by playing on a good stage. There is no need to rush right away, but it is not a good Shiho if his debut in the first division is delayed.
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Yang Min-hyuk also showed a strong will to quickly enter the first division stage as he headed to Tottenham. Yang Min-hyuk said in an interview on his departure from the UK, `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."
For now, Postecoglou said "We're just trying to get him settled 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 downAfter seeing how quickly Yang Min-hyuk adapts, he said as if he would give him a chance to play.
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Son Heung-min is expected to help a lot in adapting. Postecoglou also said, "(Being here with Son) will help (Yang) and help him when he is at the club or outside the club."Son Heung-min's presence can be a great help to Yang Min-hyuk."
Son Heung-min also "I will do everything I can." Since I can't help like I'm a father, there will be situations where Yang Min-hyuk has to go through on his own. But on and off the field, I'll try to help Minhyuk Yang," he said, adding that he will work hard to quickly adapt to Yang Min-hyuk.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
