I crossed the line hard Defoe from Tottenham, who is full of prejudice, is criticized for selecting his former teammate instead of Son Heung-min as the "Best 11" winger. His performance is not even comparable

Mar 18, 2025

'It's said that the arm bends inward, but this one crossed the line too much.'

There is no denying that Son Heung-min, 33, is Tottenham Hotspur's all-time best winger, although he has been criticized for his somewhat lackluster performance this season. It is a fact that has already been proven by numbers and facts.

He has scored 173 goals and 95 assists in the team for 10 years since 2015. Among Tottenham players of all time, the score is fifth, and the help is first. If you add two more goals, you will reach the fourth place in the score record, and if you add five assists, you will achieve the first 100 assists in history. Even if he leaves Tottenham right now, it deserves to be called 'Legend'.

Tottenham fans who criticize Son Heung-min this season do not deny this fact. You can call it Tottenham's all-time number one winger.

However, former Tottenham commentator Jermaine Defoe does not seem to agree. Son Heung-min was excluded from his best 11. Let's say that's possible up to here.

However, there is a lot of criticism because it is Aaron Lennon who Defoe replaced Son Heung-min. The level is incomparable to that of Son Heung-min. Defoe picked purely because he played with him. It is a choice that is united by prejudice and obsession.

Spurs Web, which is in charge of Tottenham's news, reported on the 18th (Korea time) 'Defoe made a controversial choice after being asked to recruit both Tottenham and current Tottenham players in the 2010-2011 season when he played as an active player and to select the best 11'

Defoe, one of Tottenham's legends, played 11 seasons for Tottenham and ranks 10th (162 goals) in the EPL. Since 2022, he has been working as a Tottenham ambassador.

The 2010-2011 season, when Defoe was in full swing, is a season with special memories for Tottenham fans. This is because he went to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history and reached the quarterfinals. He lost to Real Madrid in the quarterfinals and failed to advance to the semifinals.

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Defoe, who is currently active as a commentator, received a request from ESPN in the United Kingdom. It was a request to select the best 11 players by combining the 2010-2011 season squad with the current players.

Defoe has mostly chosen past colleagues here. Only Mickey van der Penn is currently the only player in the best 11. Critics say he did not make a proper choice because of his loyalty.

In particular, the choice of excluding Son Heung-min and adding Aaron Lennon caused a big controversy. This is because the records of the two players are incomparably different. Lennon scored 30 goals and 70 assists in 364 official matches in 10 seasons at Tottenham. He has 26 goals and 45 assists in 266 matches in the EPL alone. There is a difference in absolute record with Son Heung-min.

Defoe's record for the 2010-2011 season is disastrous. Lennon appeared in 34 league games, scoring only three goals and two assists. Including all the cup competitions, he has three goals and seven assists in 47 games. Although Son Heung-min is sluggish in the 2024-2025 season, he is performing much better than Lennon with seven league goals and nine assists.

Spursweb said the most controversial thing about Defoe's selection is that he chose his former teammate Lennon instead of Son Heung-min, who is currently Tottenham captain. Son Heung-min can be among the best 11 players at any Tottenham in modern times.

It is understood that Defoe favors his former colleagues. However, few fans will like Lennon more than Son Heung-min, who will be recorded as one of the greatest players in the club's history,' he said, pointing out that Defoe's choice was completely wrong.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.