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'Tottenham Captain' Son Heung-min has been excluded from the English Premier League (EPL) fan selection team of the year.
On the 20th (local time), the EPL Secretariat has nominated the "FAN Team OF THE SEASON" candidates for the players who have shone in the EPL 2024-2025 season on its official website. A total of 60 candidates, including 10 strikers, 10 forwards, 10 midfielders, 5 right backs, 10 center backs, 5 left backs and 10 goalkeepers, were formed. At least one candidate from 20 clubs in the EPL has been nominated.
Son Heung-min was not on the list of 60. Son Heung-min, who was nominated for the striker category last year and unfortunately failed to select the fan team of the year, was not nominated this year. It appears to be a natural result. Son Heung-min has only seven goals and nine assists in 30 games this season. There is still one game left, but if he fails to score a hat trick in the final game, he will finish the season with a single-digit score. The EPL's double-digit scoring record, which began in the 2016-2017 season, is likely to end in eight seasons.
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The candidates are all outstanding. Newcastle's Anthony Gordon (six goals) is the only player who has scored in the single digits at the moment in the striker and forward categories. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 28 goals), Elling Holan (Man City, 21 goals), Alexander Isaac (Newcastle, 21 goals), Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest, 20 goals), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton, 15 goals), Ollie Watkins (Villa, 16 goals), Liam Delap (Ipswich, 12 goals), Brian Mbormo (Brentford, 19 goals), Cole Palmer (Chelsea, 15 goals), Bukayo Saka (Arnal, 10 goals), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Palace, 14 goals), Justin Clawybert (Bonmouth, 12 goals).
Mitoma, who succeeded in double-digit scores (10 goals) for the first time in his EPL career this season by scoring against Liverpool (3-2 wins) on the 19th, was the only Asian player to be nominated. EPL is scheduled to select two players for each position, including striker, forward, central midfielder, center back and fullback, by fan voting until the 29th, so it is unlikely that Mitoma will be selected over Salah, Mbomo, and Palmer.
Liverpool, the winner, produced the most eight candidates. 16th-ranked Manchester United and 17th-ranked Tottenham, which will clash in the Europa League final on the 22nd, suffered a 'humiliating' that produced midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Jed Spence one by one.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
