Yang Min-hyuk's remark on Postecoglou's disregard for Korea came from a place with a huge difference from the EPL.I don't have any plans to debut yet

Jan 05, 2025

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ryu Young-seok = Yang Min-hyuk, who won the K League 1 Young Player Award, is taking a commemorative photo with the trophy at the K League 2024 Awards held at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 29th. 2024.11.29

Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou's remarks are controversial.

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.

From that day's game, Yang Min-hyuk was officially able to make his Tottenham debut. Yang Min-hyuk, Korea's top prospect, received a lot of attention when he moved to Tottenham in July last year. As soon as he made his debut, Yang Min-hyuk, who won the K League 1 Young Player Award and the league's best Eleven, was asked to join Tottenham early.

(Young Jong-do = Yonhap News) Reporter Han Jong-chan = Yang Min-hyuk, who is moving to Tottenham Hotspur in England, where Son Heung-min plays as the best super rookie in Korean professional football in the 2024 season, leaves Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on the morning of the 16th. 2024.12.16

Before leaving for the UK, Yang Min-hyuk said in an interview, "(Playing with Son Heung-min) of course. I want to go quickly and show my skills and play together. I think it's about 80% to 90% now. Personally, I think I'm ready"He expressed his desire to play for Tottenham as soon as possible.

Yang Min-hyuk also said, `I think I'm smaller and more agile, so I'm more confident in the speed of the moment. My goal is to play well and raise points during the season. I'll work harder and show you a better side of me", showing confidence.

When Yang Min-hyuk joined Tottenham, the transfer market was not open, so it was difficult for Yang Min-hyuk to join Tottenham's first team. From January 1, 2025, Yang Min-hyuk has been registered as a Tottenham player, and Yang Min-hyuk's profile can be found on the EPL's official website. Now Yang Min-hyuk can play as a Tottenham player.

Korean fans are looking forward to when Yang Min-hyuk's Tottenham debut will be. However, for the time being, such expectations will have to be pushed back. At a press conference ahead of the match against Newcastle on the 3rd, Postecoglou said he had no intention of using Yang Min-hyuk 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."

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It is a fully understandable range. Yang Min-hyuk has played in Korea for the full 2024 season, so there is no reason to force him to play. Also, he is not a physically complete player because he was born in 2006. Yang Min-hyuk, who is not physically complete, may be injured if he runs again and again without resting.

However, the subsequent remarks are somewhat controversial. 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." Depending on the interpretation, it was a statement that could feel like ignoring the K-League where Yang Min-hyuk played. It was also an opinion that Yang Min-hyuk should not do when he said he needed time to adapt to Tottenham.

Yang Min-hyuk is a very young player, but he is already a proven player. It is not right to compare the level of EPL and K League 1, but Yang Min-hyuk's potential and skills at Gangwon FC were the best in the league's history.

The 18-year-old rookie made all-league appearances in his first year of debut, scoring 12 goals and five assists. Gangwon, which featured Yang Min-hyuk's performance, also tried to win the championship for the first time in the team. Yang Min-hyuk, who broke all the new records related to the youngest, received attention from Tottenham and other teams, but finally chose Tottenham.

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It would be difficult to say that he is not at the level of playing for Tottenham right now because Yang Min-hyuk, who won the K League 1 Best Eleven. Initially, Tottenham recruited Yang Min-hyuk to use him in the first team. Coach Postecoglou may not have intended to disparage the K-League stage, but the word choice was not good.

Postecoglou said, "(Being here) will help (Yang) and help him when he is at the club or outside the club. 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 down," he added.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Yang Min-hyuk (18), who joined Tottenham Hotspur in the English professional football Premier League (EPL), has begun to build his body in earnest with Son Heung-min (32) watching.

According to Postecoglou's remarks, Yang Min-hyuk's Tottenham debut is expected to be later than expected. The originally expected debut date was the FA Cup match on the 12th. Tottenham's FA Cup opponent is Tamworth, a fifth-division team. Since it is not a professional club, but Tamworth, Tottenham is expected to rotate its rotation on a large scale. As Tottenham's main players are all complaining of physical difficulties, it was expected that Yang Min-hyuk would play as a substitute.

However, it will not be easy to see Yang Min-hyuk in the match against Tamworth.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.