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Despite Son Heung-min's milestone achievement, some British media gave a cold evaluation.
Son Heung-min started in the 31st round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Southampton in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 6th (Korea time). Tottenham won 3-1 thanks to Brennan Johnson's multi-goal and Matistel's netting.
Son Heung-min set a new record of playing 450 games for Tottenham. Son Heung-min, the seventh-ranked player in the club's history, is virtually certain to beat Ted DeChiburn (452 games), the sixth-ranked player this season, and is expected to even seek the position of fourth-ranked Cyril Knowles (506 games) depending on whether he will stay at Tottenham in the next season and whether he will play a key role. Son Heung-min is already sufficient to be recognized as a Living Legend by ranking first in Tottenham's all-time help record, but he also made his name in history as a Tottenham legend by achieving a whopping 450 games.
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However, despite Son Heung-min's milestone, there was also news that cooled the atmosphere with a cold evaluation. Britain's Tottenham Hotspur News reported during the first half of the match that Son Heung-min must be excluded after the first half of the match against Southampton if Postecoglou wants to avoid being replaced.
Tottenham Hotspur News reported 'Son Heung-min was expected to be excluded from the starting lineup against Southampton. The 32-year-old may have been better off on the bench given his first-half performance. Son Heung-min had only a 0% dribble success rate in the first 45 minutes, and he couldn't even try to shoot. The success rate of one key pass and one pass was 89%, but he gave up the ball possession seven times' and insisted on replacing Son Heung-min after half-time.
Son Heung-min was not in the best condition in the game. He was replaced in the 12th minute of the second half to play in the Europa League and played a relatively short time, with one shot, one key pass, an 82 percent success rate, one dribble and four successful ball competitions in 57 minutes. It is not a satisfactory stat, but it was not that there was no performance at all, such as connecting a pass to Jed Spence in the scene of the first goal. However, despite this appearance, Tottenham Hotspur News only poured out harsh criticism against Son Heung-min, strongly denying Son's performance.
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This criticism of Son Heung-min is not just a matter of the game. Recently, there have been many claims that Son Heung-min should be excluded from the starting lineup. The British Football Fancast also said on the 6th that it would be more positive to exclude Son from the starting line-up and use prospective Moore, saying, `We need to put Mikey Moore in the starting line-up instead of Son Heung-min.'
Despite the milestone, criticism toward Son Heung-min has not disappeared. Son Heung-min has no choice but to quell criticism with his performance. This is why Son Heung-min's performance is important in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals against Eintracht Frankfurt in 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on the 11th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
