Son Heungmin is crazy! Tottenham's 5th Tottenham Goal of the Year Award as a fantastic corner kick goal against Manchester United

May 16, 2025

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Son Heung-min won his fifth Tottenham goal of the year.

Tottenham Hotspur announced on its website on the 16th (Korea time) that Son Heung-min's amazing Olympico goal against Manchester United became the goal of the year selected by the club's official supporters club (OSC).

An Olympico goal is when you score directly from a corner kick in football. Son Heung-min scored an Olympico goal on December 20 last year. In the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup in 2024-2025 season against Manchester United, Son Heung-min was leading the team with a strong performance.

Tottenham was aiming for a perfect victory at home by scoring three goals first, but allowed Joshua Zirkji to make a comeback in the 18th minute of the second half. Seven minutes later, Tottenham could no longer be relieved when the ball that goalkeeper Fraser Forster was trying to clear was hit by Ahmad D'R who threw himself in.

At this time, Son Heung-min was the player who saved Tottenham. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Son Heung-min stepped up as a kicker in a corner kick from the opponent's left side. Son Heung-min seems to have tried to stick the ball in front of the goalkeeper as much as possible. This is because Tottenham players were concentrated in front of Manchester United goalkeeper Altai Vindr, whether there was already a promised set play.

The ball that left Son Heung-min's foot headed for Manchester United's goal, drawing a rather high trajectory. I don't know if Son Heung-min intended it, but the ball began to bend into Manchester United's net. The Vindr goalkeeper was late to react because he didn't expect this at all, and Lucas Beribal interrupted Vindr a little and the ball went straight into the net.

Son Heung-min's eyes were also wide open in surprise, but he raised his hands high and enjoyed the ceremony with his colleagues. Son Heung-min's goal was very crucial to the victory as Tottenham scored another goal in second-half stoppage time. If Son Heung-min did not come forward, Tottenham would not have been strange to allow the pursuit.

With this selection, Son Heung-min won his fifth career Tottenham goal of the year. After winning the goal of the year for the first time in the 2017-2018 season, Son Heung-min won the award for three consecutive seasons from the 2019-2020 season. He won his fourth prize in the 2022-2023 season, and fifth so far this season.

In his 11th season since moving to Tottenham, Son Heung-min has won the award almost every two years. It was possible because Son Heung-min's kick and goal determination were good. In particular, the 80m solo dribble score in the league match against Burnley in 2019 remained a goal that will be remembered forever as it received the FIFA Puskas Award.

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Unfortunately, however, the Tottenham Player of the Year award went to a player other than Son Heung-min. Lucas Beribal, who was born in 2006, wearing a Tottenham uniform ahead of this season, won a surprise prize. It would be a very meaningful award for Beribal, but the fact that a young prospect, who has been the main player since the middle of the season, won the Player of the Year award may mean that key players have not been able to do their part. In fact, it is true that Son Heung-min is also difficult to avoid such criticism this season. Beribal made his best Premier League debut season by winning the Tottenham Young Player of the Year award.

Son Heung-min must have gained more confidence as fans presented him with a special award. Now that confidence has to be used to defeat Manchester United again. Tottenham will play the Europa League final against Manchester United in the 2024-2025 season at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, at 4 a.m. on the 22nd.

It is a really desperate opportunity for Tottenham, who is trying to win the title for the first time in 17 years since the 2007-2008 season, and Son Heung-min, who has been tagged with no title throughout his career. Son Heung-min also thought this was his last chance to win the championship and said he had been left at Tottenham for the trophy so far. You will have to prepare well because you are so desperate.

Ahead of the match against Manchester United, Tottenham and Son Heung-min will start the final rehearsal against Aston Villa early on the 17th. Tottenham will not put in 100% of its efforts ahead of the match against Manchester United, but Son Heung-min's appearance has been predicted.

Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou told a press conference before the match against Villa that `Son Heung-min will definitely play. It remains to be seen whether he will start or not. Good performance against Palace, starting. Whether he plays in the second half or not, it is reasonable to increase the duration of the game,' he said, signaling Son Heung-min's participation.