Son Heung-min rose to the ranks of the greatest legends in Tottenham's history.
Tottenham won the Europa League (UEL) final 1-0 against Manchester United in the 2024-2025 season at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain on the 22nd (Korea time). Tottenham won the trophy for the first time in 17 years, and Son Heung-min won his first club trophy.
Son Heung-min was excluded from the starting list on the day. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou judged that Son Heung-min's physical condition is not 100% yet. Son Heung-min, who was sitting more earnestly than anyone else on the bench, stepped on the ground in the 22nd minute of the second half when Hishalisson felt ankle pain.
Even though Tottenham was leading 1-0, Son Heung-min had no choice but to focus on defense because Manchester United was on a wave of attacks. He often received passes from counterattacks, but was blocked by Manchester United's strong checks. Tottenham confirmed the championship after overcoming the crisis of losing points several times.
As soon as the championship was confirmed, Son Heung-min collapsed and shed tears. In the previous two finals, Son Heung-min shed tears of sadness every time he lost, but today it was tears of joy and joy. Son Heung-min performed a victory ceremony after wearing the pre-prepared Taegeukgi around his body, and drove away the energy of the military officer, which had not been able to shake off for the past decade.
After the game, Son Heung-min said "I'll say I'm a legend now. Why isn't it working. Just today! No one has done it in 17 years. With cool players today, it will probably be a legend of the club. This is what I've always dreamed of doing,' he said for the first time, calling himself a Tottenham legend.
Son Heung-min has always denied that he is a Tottenham legend, saying he cannot become a legend until he wins, but now he can confidently call himself a legend. A perfect narrative has been completed. This is because he led Tottenham, who had been suffering from no spectators for 17 years, to win the championship.
All of the teammates next to Son, even players like Kane, left Tottenham because of their desire to win, but Son always remained at Tottenham. Son Heung-min, who remained to win the championship, lifted the trophy himself.
England's The Athletic says Son Heung-min, who has played for the club for 10 years, may now outperform Kane as the best player in Tottenham's modern history. Kane left the team to win the trophy, and Son remained in the team to prove the skeptics wrong, saying Son could also beat Kane in his evaluation as a Tottenham legend.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
