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There is a prospect that Yang Min-hyuk could make his Tottenham debut.
Tottenham is set to play an away game against Tamworth FC in the third round of the 2024-2025 FA Cup at 9:30 p.m. on the 12th (Korea time). Tottenham has an English Premier League game against Arsenal on the 16th, so the rotation of the match against Tamworth is inevitable.
Football London in the U.K. predicted Yang Min-hyuk's chances of playing. Yang Min-hyuk, Mikey Moore, Will Rankshire, Alfie Dorrington and Callum Oluseh evaluated that they could step on the ground.
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Yang Min-hyuk recently received 18 jersey numbers and was included in the first-team squad along with the registration of Tottenham's squad, drawing great attention. He was the best prospect in the K-League in the 2024 season. Born in 2006, despite his young age of 18, Yang Min-hyuk was not behind at all at the professional level. Initially, there were not many expectations that he would play as a main player, but Yang Min-hyuk won coach Yoon Jung-hwan's heart in winter training before the season and immediately started the opening game. He also scored his debut goal against Gwangju in the second round, showing his talent from the beginning of the season.
Yang Min-hyuk, who even signed a professional contract, played in 38 K League games and finished the season with 12 goals and 5 assists. It also swept all kinds of awards. Yang Min-hyuk, who won the K-League Young Player of the Month award five times, was delighted with this year's Young Player of the Year and Best 11 at the K-League awards ceremony. Yang Min-hyuk has already demonstrated his skills in various areas such as shooting, passing, goal-making, and kicking on the K-League stage.
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The English Premier League is a completely different stage. The world's best striker Son Heung-min is also difficult to guarantee his performance every season, and it is a league where world-class players struggle. Moreover, adapting at a young age may not be easier. Spurs Webb of England wrote, `Tottenham fans should be patient with Yang Min-hyuk. Yang Min-hyuk had a lot of expectations and shone in the K League. However, the step he takes is tremendous. We are competing in the most difficult league in the world, and will undoubtedly face tremendous challenges.'
However, the game against Tamworth could certainly be an opportunity. There is a possibility that coach Enze Postecoglou will operate an extreme rotation due to the large power difference with the opponent. For Yang Min-hyuk, he can make his Tottenham debut in a very short period of time, and it is a good opportunity to make his debut in front of Tottenham fans.
Depending on whether he makes his debut or not, he can also break the record of being the youngest EPL debutant in history. Earlier on December 28 last year, Brentford defender Kim Ji-soo made his debut on the EPL stage and was listed as the youngest to make his debut at the age of 20 years and 4 days. Yang Min-hyuk is only 18 years old, so if he makes his debut within this year, he can make this record his own.
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Meanwhile, despite these predictions, coach Enze Postecoglou was consistent with interviews that revealed negative views on Yang Min-hyuk's participation.
Postecoglou said in a pre-press conference against Newcastle that `" (Yang Min-hyuk Yong-eun) has no special plans yet. Just adaptation is the top priority" "I played in a completely different environment that has so far fallen short of EPL levels. I'm a very young player, so I want to give him time to adjust to this place" he said. The Tottenham club has not yet put Yang Min-hyuk on the list of players on its website. The uniform number is still there. There were no conditions to play as a first-team player.
Coach Postecoglou's remarks may be a point about Yang Min-hyuk's coming from a low-level league, but considering Postecoglou's career so far, it is likely to be consideration for adaptation. Postecoglou is a coach who has already experienced the Asian stage while experiencing the J-League. He also has experience watching Asian players adapt on the European stage such as Celtic. Based on these things, it may be judged that Yang Min-hyuk needs to adapt, and it may be a burden to hire him right away.
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Even ahead of the match against Tamworth, he did not change his mind much. Asked whether he would use a younger player in the match against Tamworth, Postecoglou replied, `No. It is important to give younger players time to play, but what is more important is time to lead us to the next round. We have to be careful not to make it a tricky game for us. We can give some people a break, but we are in a pretty limited situation" he replied.
Despite Postecoglou's remarks, expectations for Yang Min-hyuk's debut at Tottenham continue to grow. Attention is focusing on whether Yang Min-hyuk will be able to get on the ground in the match against Tamworth in Tottenham's uniform.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
