Aren't you going to watch Heungmin? Yang Min-hyuk's QPR rental performance in the early stages → It has been sluggish for a month. It's not easy to return to Tottenham

Mar 12, 2025

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'You can't meet Son Heung-min forever'

A yellow light has been lit on Yang Min-hyuk (19), who Tottenham Hotspur recruited with high expectations last year. At the beginning of his rental life, he seemed to show a good performance for a while, but he has not been able to perform noticeably as time goes by. Far from securing the main player, it is not receiving good reviews as a replacement member. In the end, harsh criticism began to emerge from local media as well.

Yang Min-hyuk came out as the starting right winger in the 37th round against Middlesbrough in the 2024-2025 England Championship (second division) at Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, England on the 12th (Korea time). He started three consecutive games against Sheffield on the 1st.

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First of all, it is encouraging that he has consistently started. However, the contents of the game were not supported. In the first half, he was pushed or intercepted several times in a physical fight with his opponent. In the end, he withdrew to the bench at the beginning of the second half. He received harsh criticism that his performance was not insignificant, but that he seemed to jeopardize the team.

West London Sports, a local media outlet, gave Yang a five-point rating on the day. It's an extremely low score. He then showed a disastrous performance, losing the ball several times in the first half, and was eventually replaced at half-time. One of Yang Min-hyuk's errors led to a loss, he left a cold and sharp comment. In short, it means that he has not helped the team at all.

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It's a painful point, but it's also something that I can't refute. In fact, Yang Min-hyuk has been sluggish recently. The bold performance shown at the beginning of the QPR lease is not coming out. He has appeared in eight games in QPR so far, with only one assist recorded against Derby County on February 14th. Since then, he has been unable to add attack points for nearly a month.

With this level of skill, it is difficult to expect Tottenham to return after the end of the season. This is because it is evidence that coach Enze Postecoglou's evaluation of Yang Min-hyuk is not wrong. Coach Postecoglou coolly evaluated that Yang Min-hyuk did not actually have enough skills to play in the Premier League. So while I was with the team, I didn't give them a chance to make their EPL debut.

Yang Min-hyuk, who made his professional debut as a high school student at K League Gangwon FC, succeeded in advancing to the English stage last summer by catching the eye of Tottenham Scouts. Tottenham ordered the team to join early, and Yang Min-hyuk moved to England in December last year. Another Korean Premier Leaguer seemed to be born. In particular, the fantastic scene of Son Heung-min playing in the EPL stage alongside 'Korea Captain' was also expected.

But the path to becoming a true 'premier leaguer' was never easy. Unlike when he demanded early joining, Postecoglou rarely gave Yang Min-hyuk a chance to play. There is only one reason. It was that there was a lack of 'ability'. It can be said that Yang Min-hyuk's skills did not meet Postecoglou's standards during the training process after joining the team.

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In the end, Yang Min-hyuk moved to the new team without making his debut for Tottenham. Tottenham transferred Yang Min-hyuk to the Queens Park Rangers (QPR) in the English Championship at the end of January with the aim of providing him with more opportunities to play. If he remains at Tottenham anyway, he is close to zero chance of playing in the game. Therefore, the loan transfer was also evaluated as a good opportunity for Yang Min-hyuk.

In fact, Yang Min-hyuk drew attention for his impactful performance in the early days of his QPR lease. On 2 February, he made his England debut as a late substitute in the 30th round of the championship against Millwall at The Den in London.

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Since then, he has steadily increased his chances to play and sought to return to Tottenham. However, while the number of matches is increasing, his skills are not increasing much. The fact that the offensive point does not come out for nearly a month is evidence that Yang Min-hyuk is not working well on the championship stage as a striker.

After all, with this skill, the possibility of returning to Tottenham is slim. There's a good chance you'll still have to spend your loan life at QPR or another championship team next season. It is time for Yang Min-hyuk's awakening.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.