Jamie O'Hara from Tottenham did not bend his will despite the anger of Korean fans.
Tottenham Hotspur News, which specializes in delivering Tottenham news, highlighted what O'Hara said about Son Heung-min and Korean fans on the 18th (Korea time).
O'Hara has been giving Son Heung-min intense criticism throughout this season. He did not hesitate to make remarks beyond the level of criticism. O'Hara began to undermine Son in September last year. At that time, Son Heung-min continued to play well, but O'Hara's thoughts were different from those of the public.
He said "I think Son Heung-min is past his prime. I and the proper fans all see Son Heung-min over. Son Heung-min has not been able to show his heyday, and he has not been able to show his skills in the final third. Can a 33-year-old beat other players?He began to criticize Son Heung-min's performance.
O'Hara said "When I'm looking at Son Heung-min right now, do I think he's as sharp as he was in his prime on the field? I don't think so. In the past, one-on-one opportunities were neatly successful. But now Son Heung-min is old. I can't take it out of Tottenham right now because there's no better player than Son Heung-min, but I have to start looking for a new left wing"We need to quickly find a player who can replace Son Heung-min at Tottenham."
O'Hara's criticism of shooting Son Heung-min continued throughout the season. O'Hara has begun to speak out again recently after Tottenham suffered the humiliation of being knocked out of two cups in a row as they were extremely sluggish. O'Hara's argument this time was that the captain's armband should be taken from Son Heung-min.
After the Carabao Cup against Liverpool and the FA Cup against Aston Villa, O'Hara said "Unfortunately, Tottenham showed the opposite side. I didn't fight, I didn't commit, I didn't feel the desire. There was definitely no leadership. I think the lack of leadership is a matter of supervision and argument. I hate to say this, but Son Heung-min is no longer the right captain for Tottenham.
Everyone may have different thoughts, so you can make a personal argument, but O'Hara's choice of words crossed the line. He said, `Son Heung-min is not the kind of person who goes one step further when it comes to bringing the team together at a difficult time. The captain should be someone who can lead the way on the front line and someone who can take the team out of the crisis even by grabbing it by the collar. Son Heung-min is not that type of captain. It's time to take the captaincy to Son Heung-min and hand it over to someone else,' he said, adding, "We need to consider replacing the captain right now."
In general, captaincy changes do not occur in the middle of the season. If the captain is the starting point of the team's division or if he has a conflict with the manager, the captain may be replaced, but Son Heung-min is not experiencing such a problem at all. Nevertheless, he did not consider Son Heung-min's position and honor, and too easily mentioned changing the captain.
In addition, O'Hara has shown his words and actions that blame only Son Heung-min's current problems on Tottenham. There has been little criticism of the club's core leadership, including chairman Daniel Levy, manager Enze Postecoglou and technical director Johan Lange.
Because of this, O'Hara seems to have been contacted a lot by Korean fans. According to Tottenham Hotspur News, O'Hara "I'm getting too much criticism from Korean fans. I said Son Heung-min is not the captain, he is not the leader, and we have to start looking for a player to replace him. That's why I'm under a lot of criticism for 24 hours every day on social media."
O'Hara did not reverse her position despite protests from Korean fans. He said, `Son Heung-min is an incredibly loyal servant and top player of the soccer club. He was a world-class man, but he is no longer. He has lost speed, and no one is getting through. He did not hide his critical opinion, saying, "We are not actually making anything."
"Sometimes as you get older, you start to beat a player," O'Hara said. You have to start looking for another player. Tottenham need to find another player. I don't think Son Heung-min should be the captain anymore", he refused to bend his will.
It is also true that Son Heung-min has not been able to show his heyday. However, Tottenham is not currently collapsing because of Son Heung-min. It was a ship moving in the wrong direction in the first place. Captain Son Heung-min is trying to lead the ship on the right path somehow. Without Son Heung-min, Tottenham might be really in the relegation race.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
