Shocking! SON doesn't even look like a captain → Go away quickly, living legend Son Heung-min ignores his 10-year commitment, but criticizes Tottenham's seniors excessively
Feb 08, 2025
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Britain's Daily Mail reported on the 7th (Korea time) 'Jamie Redknapp lashed out at Son Heung-min and questioned his qualifications as captain after losing to Liverpool'
Tottenham suffered a crushing 0-4 defeat in the second leg of the English League Cup semifinals of the 2024-2025 season at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on the 7th. Tottenham, which had high expectations for advancing to the finals by beating Liverpool 1-0 at home earlier, was frustrated by the defeat.
This League Cup was Tottenham's de facto last trophy challenge this season. Considering the situation in the English Premier League (EPL), which is already heavily ranked, and the fierceness of the Europa League tournament, winning the League Cup was the best opportunity. However, Tottenham had to swallow its disappointment as it failed to overcome Liverpool, the strongest team in the league. The league cup championship, which has not been added since the 2007-2008 season, has also gone down the drain.
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Liverpool finished the game with three goals in the second half alone. Mohamed Salah turned the game over with a penalty kick in the fifth minute of the second half, and Dominique Sobosleri's shot, which received Conor Bradley's pass in the 30th minute of the second half, cut Tottenham's goal. In the 40th minute of the second half, Virgil van Dijk scored a header and completely collapsed.
Son Heung-min also had no way to handle it. Son Heung-min received a pass in the 33rd minute of the second half and attempted a strong shot aimed at the top of the goal after a perfect move to deceive the opponent's defense, but it hit the post. In the extra time of the second half, Son Heung-min caught the ball he had taken after the pressure and tried to wrap it around the left side of the penalty box arc, but only the upper net fluctuated. The whistle blew at the end of the game and Son Heung-min's disappointed expression was caught on the broadcast screen.
Son Heung-min played the full time of the game, leaving a disappointing record with a 20% success rate for ground ball competition, a 59% success rate for passes, a 0% success rate for crosses, a 0% success rate for dribbling, and 0% success rate for effective shots. However, most of Tottenham's players' records were equally bad.
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He also added that he felt sorry for Tottenham's juniors. Redknapp said "I feel sorry for the young players. Jed Spence has played too many spots tonight, and has never seen anything like that. I thought experienced players would lead, but they couldn't. It's terrible today."
Some Tottenham fans agreed with Redknapp's claim. Some fans said they should just leave when the comment was made public on social media", "Son Heung-min is not doing enough", "I think I can run less now", he criticized.
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Moreover, Tottenham is currently in a state where it is difficult to properly manage its team due to injury problems. It is close to a miracle to show a good performance against Liverpool, the strongest team, with about half of the main players missing, including Mickey van der Pen, Christian Romero, James Madison, Dominic Solanke, Guglielmo Vicario and Radu Dragusin.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time Redknapp has criticized Son Heung-min this season. Redknapp also expressed regret over Son Heung-min's replacement in November last year, saying, "To be honest, I don't like that kind of behavior. I find it a little uncomfortable to see that kind of thing."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
