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Son Heung-min thought the excessive criticism against James Madison was unfair. Madison was touched by Son Heung-min.
Tottenham won Manchester United's 25th round match of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 1:30 a.m. on the 17th (Korea time). Tottenham, which won two consecutive games in a long time, rose to 12th place in the league, providing an opportunity for a rebound.
The winning bluebird was Madison who returned from injury.In the 12th minute of the first half, Rodrigo Bentancur sent a cross from the right to Son Heung-min on the other side. Son Heung-min's strong non-stop ball hit Manchester United's defense and headed to Lucas Beribal. Beribal also shot without delay. Andre Onana hit it, but Madison, aiming for the second ball, lightly pushed it.
Madison's goal ceremony, which reported an injury return goal, is making a lot of talk there. After scoring, Madison performed a dart ceremony, a signature ceremony. Along with the dart ceremony, he even showed his fingers toward the camera. This was a ceremony to shoot Manchester United legend Roy Keane.
The reason Madison shot Keane was because Keane poured vitriol toward Madison ahead of this game. "Madison was relegated when he was at Leicester City. He could also be relegated from Tottenham. Even when Madison isn't doing a dart ceremony, he's not a bad player. But when people think Madison can come back and Tottenham can go back into the top six, the idea is unrealistic.'He was confident that Madison's return would not change Tottenham's future.
Keane's vitriol is not over. `Madison is a talented player, but if you are a player in the Tottenham locker room, even if Madison is back, then Madison is back! We won't think we can do well again`.
Keane is famous for his rough talking, but his remarks against Madison were not criticisms of the player, but criticisms. Madison, who has a personality, was also in a bad mood when he heard this, and after scoring a goal against Manchester United, he attempted revenge against Manchester United legend Keane. If Tottenham lost after Madison scored a goal, would they not know. Tottenham won Madison's first goal with the winning goal, so it was a perfect revenge.
After the game Madison said "There was a little noise outside this week. People will have their own opinions but I wanted to speak on the field. I wish there were people who enjoyed me scoring the winning goal," he said, as if he knew what Keane was saying to him.
Madison continued "No one is more critical of me than I am. To be honest with coach Enze Postecoglou, the director always tells you to block out the outside noise, but sometimes there are moments when it is difficult to do so. There is always criticism. Especially when a celebrity speaks. It was important to respond in the right way, and I did so today"He indirectly revealed that his hush ceremony was his answer to Keane.
Captain Son Heung-min also refuted the excessive criticism against Madison, the vice-captain. According to the British Express, Son Heung-min "Everyone has an opinion but I don't care what they say. For me, Madison is one of the best teammates I've ever played with in my career."
Son Heung-min added "In the big game, he goes one step further and scores a goal. That's why we missed him. He always had a good personality and was able to move on, so me and Madison always talked about that. Madison showed people that the criticism was wrong"I was proud of Madison.
Finally, Son Heung-min "Madison showed great personality and outstanding performance. We focus only on ourselves rather than listening to outside noise. That is Madison's answer.'
After the game, Son Heung-min tried not to care at all about the noise from the outside when he met with Sports Chosun. I'm trying not to care as much as I can. We care more about the performance and the things we take care of together, and that's the most important thing," he replied.
Madison appears to be moved by Son's remarks. Madison posted a picture of Son hugging him while celebrating the goal with Son on his personal SNS, adding a white heart emoji along with the words "My captain Son Heung-min."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
