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Tottenham's 「New Face" Yang Min-hyuk became"Captain" Son Heung-min's"Gumdug"
Tottenham will play the first leg of the semifinals of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) 2024-2025 season against Liverpool at 5 a.m. on the 9th (Korea time). Tottenham released a training video of the players preparing for the match against Liverpool on the 7th.
Next to Son Heung-min was Yang Min-hyuk. The two warmed up by stretching together as partners indoors ahead of outdoor training at the Tottenham training center, Enfield. Son Heung-min was joking, and Yang Min-hyuk, who was warming up, was also seen laughing 'smile'. At the end of the video, Son Heung-min, who smiles brightly and hits Yang Min-hyuk's head as a joke, can be seen.
Yang Min-hyuk joined early at Tottenham's request. He left the country on the 16th of last month and entered London on the 17th. Son Heung-min watched Yang Min-hyuk train from behind and helped him adapt. Yang Min-hyuk also learned the flow by watching Tottenham's game from the bench with injured players.
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However, coach Enze Postecoglou talked about 'time'. Regarding Yang Min-hyuk on the 3rd, he said, `There are no special plans at this time. be set to fit in`"Yang Min-hyuk is still very young, from the other side of the world. The level of competition there (Korea) cannot be compared to the level you will face here (England). So I'm giving him time to adjust" he said.
He also talked about Son Heung-min's existence. Postecoglou said, `It is very helpful that Son Heung-min is here. He is helping him both inside and outside the club. I'm trying to help you settle down quickly. It's giving me a chance to adapt. There are no special plans, and we will proceed according to the situation while watching the adaptation."
Tottenham activated Son Heung-min's one-year extension option on the same day. The club officially announced that it is pleased to exercise Son Heung-min's option to extend his contract, which runs through the summer of 2026.
Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in the summer of 2015, signed a four-year contract with Tottenham in July 2021. Three seasons have passed, and Tottenham and Son Heung-min's contract will expire after the 2024-2025 season. Until last year, Tottenham was known to offer Son Heung-min a long-term renewal. As Son Heung-min is also satisfied with his life at Tottenham, the contract is expected to be renewed without difficulty.
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However, there was no news of the renewal of the contract. However, there was only a lot of talk that Tottenham planned to trigger a one-year extension option to keep Son Heung-min tied. The 'Official' was released on the same day.
Son Heung-min, who is in his 10th season with Tottenham, has established himself as Tottenham's 'Living Legend'. Tottenham wrote on its website that Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in August 2015, grew into a global star during his time with Tottenham and shared Tottenham's great times. Since leaving Leverkusen for Tottenham 10 years ago, Tottenham's No. 7 Son Heung-min has played in 431 games (11th in the record number of appearances) and scored 169 goals.(No. 4 with the most goals ever) South Korean national team captain Son Heung-min, who was appointed to the club captain in August 2023, explained that he has carved his name deep into Tottenham's club history and scored numerous iconic goals as well.
And since scoring his first Europa League goal against Karabakh in September 2015, Son scored his first goal against Crystal Palace at Tottenham's new stadium in April 2019, and the next week he became the star of his first Champions League goal against Manchester City. He also made his first Champions League final in Tottenham's history in 2019 and surprised the world with a goal in December of that year when he dribbled over 80m alone against Burnley. A year later, he became the first Asian player to win the FIFA Puskas Award for that goal. In the 2021-2022 season, he was the top scorer with 23 goals in the Premier League alone and also made a big contribution to Tottenham's return to the Champions League.
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Son Heung-min, who recently broke the Premier League record of 125 goals and entered the top 20 for the most goals scored in the history of the Premier League, added that this season he also broke Tottenham's long-running record of assists in a 5-0 victory over Southampton with his 68th assist.
Coach Postecoglou also responded. When asked about Son Heung-min's feelings about extending his contract at an official press conference ahead of the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal against Liverpool, he said, `It's really good. He has already had an outstanding career in this football club. It's been a big part of the last decade. "It has had a huge impact on the club and the Premier League. "My goal is to finish my career at Tottenham with a championship."
Soon after the contract was extended, Son Heung-min said through Tottenham "It's a great thank you. I love this club and the time I spent here. I spent almost 10 years here. I am proud to extend my contract for another year."
He continued "The argument has a lot of responsibility. This club is the dream of all Premier League players. It is a place where children dream. As a captain, you always have to go one step ahead, set an example, be a leader, and always do the right thing. Sometimes it's hard and burdensome, but you have to ask yourself to do that all the time"I think I can hit the floor and bounce back when the hard time comes. It's time for us to go back up. If there is a bad time, a good time will surely come."
Now next to Son Heung-min, Yang Min-hyuk, the future of Korean soccer, is guarding.
Reporter Kim Sung-won newsme@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
