Son Heung-min, the finalist of the UEL, no matter what! SON, who creates something out of the strong claims of a reporter from the 1st tier of the political circle, needs to be legendary

May 20, 2025

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'Give Son a chance to become a legend.'

It was the claim of British Telegraph reporter Matt Roe. Tottenham will play the final of the Europa League (UEL) in 2024-2025 season against Manchester United at Estadio San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, at 4 a.m. on the 22nd (Korea time). The UEL is a European club competition at the second level after the European Champions League (UCL). The final of this competition is the last chance of the season. Tottenham has been sluggish throughout the season, missing all of the English Premier League (EPL), League Cup and FA Cup. Since the launch of the EPL, it has lost 21 games, the most by a club, and has fallen to 17th place in the league.

Throughout this season, there have been talks that Son Heung-min may leave Tottenham after the end of the season. Therefore, for Son Heung-min, this final could be his last chance to lift the trophy at Tottenham. Tottenham also had a chance to win the league cup for the first time in 17 years since lifting the league cup in the 2007-2008 season. It was the first time in 41 years that he won the European tournament since winning the UEFA Cup in the 1983-1984 season.

Son Heung-min is undoubtedly a "world class". In addition to being the first Asian to become the top scorer in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2021-2022 season, he won the FIFA (International Football Federation) Puskas Award, the EPL Player of the Month Award, and the Asia Award, which is given to the player who scored the best goal of the year in 2020. Including the awards that have not been listed, they have a brighter career than anyone else.

The only thing that Son Heung-min doesn't have is the trophy. He has enjoyed the best stages in the world, including the German Bundesliga, EPL, UCL, and FIFA World Cup, but has never been at the top. The gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games is the only winning record. However, the Asian Games are not organized by FIFA. He reached the final of the UCL 2020-2021 League Cup in the 2018-2019 season, but all finished second.

So Son Heung-min's mindset in this game is bound to be different. Son Heung-min said "I've been talking for years, but the reason I stayed at Tottenham was that I wanted to do things that others couldn't. You need all the pieces to make a puzzle. I think all the pieces were right, but in the end, the last piece, which is the most important, seems to be lacking. I think I've been wandering around for 10 years after finding the piece, and I hope I can put it together this time."

"I think this game is an opportunity that will never come back. I think all the focus should be on the game and I think I should focus a lot and make my physical condition accordingly. I hope you don't regret it this time. For the fans who really want it more than me, I want to give a great gift to Korean fans and Tottenham fans when we go back to Korea after the season," he said emphatically.

The preparation is done. Son Heung-min, who collapsed due to an injury in the first leg of the UEL quarterfinals against Frankfurt on the 11th of last month, missed seven consecutive games. The possibility of being out for the season was also raised. But I didn't give up. Son Heung-min, who has steadily built up, returned to the EPL in the 36th round of the EPL against Crystal Palace in the 13th minute of the second half, and was listed in the starting lineup in the 37th round against Aston Villa on the 17th. After 74 minutes of playing on the ground, he announced that he had recovered his normal condition.

Son Heung-min is very likely to start this final. James Medicine and Dejan Kulusevski collapsed due to injuries, making Son Heung-min's value of 'Veteran' who can put creative key passes even greater. Not to mention scoring ability. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said after the match against Aston Villa that Son is ready to play in the UEL final. I'm ready to start." British media are also expecting Son Heung-min to start the Europa League final.

However, there are also negative voices about Son Heung-min's start. This is because of the memory of the last European Champions League final. Harry Kane, who suffered an injury at the time, went to the finals immediately after recovering. At that time, there was an opinion that Lucas Moura, who played the best in the semifinals, should step up, but then-coach Mauricio Pochettino could not take out an ace. Kane showed his worst performance, and Tottenham ended up losing 0-2 to Liverpool. 'The Athletic' was sidelined for more than a month after Son Heung-min suffered a foot injury. He has been sluggish this season and has often slowed down his attacksHe insisted on Wilson O'Dowbert's starting position.

But the Telegraph thought differently. Law wrote an article on the 20th that `Tottenham is better without Son Heung-min, but we must start him in the finals.' "Coach Postecoglou doesn't have many big decisions ahead of the final, but one of them is to give Son a chance to become a legend," Law said. "'If you look at the recent performance and data, Hishalisson is pressuring Son Heung-min for his position, but we should give him a chance to start the final against Manchester United and put him on the club's trophy-winning legend list.'"

Then 'Son Heung-min devoted himself to Tottenham for 10 years. He was the top scorer in the EPL and was the captain after Hugo Lloris left. However, there is a task that has yet to be completed in the final. Son Heung-min is the last Tottenham player to suffer a defeat in the UCL final against Liverpool. I've watched players like Kane, Eric Dier and Kieran Trippier succeed elsewhere. Now he wants his loyalty to be rewarded ' Son Heung-min is a superstar that Postecoglou should trust, just as Kane was worth the gamble six years ago. Tottenham's creativity has declined due to the absence of Kulusevski, but Son Heung-min is a player who can create something out of nothing. He added: 'He is also a leader that Tottenham lack.

Citing the record of soccer statistics media Opta, the Telegraph said Tottenham performed better this season without Son Heung-min. While Son Heung-min had a 40% win rate in 45 games, it was higher at 53.9% in 13 games without him. On the other hand, in the case of Hishalisson, the winning rate rose to 45.5% when he played, but fell to 41.7% in 36 games without him. Son Heung-min has scored only one goal in his last 17 games, but Hishalisson has scored four. All records are directed to Hishalysong.

Ro said, `Son Heung-min is a player who failed to win a major championship and is determined not to end his career. Son Heung-min said, "Given his age and contract period, the UEL final could be his last chance at Tottenham. 'It might be a situation he can't do now or forever. Postecoglou stressed that Son should be given the opportunity to become a loyal Tottenham legend by letting his heart dominate reason.

Alasdair Gold, a reporter for Football London who is famous for giving Son a tough rating, also said that Son must be a starter in any formation. After the Aston Villa match, he said 'The image we liked in Son Heung-min's performance was very slightly seen everywhere. It wasn't much, but I could think of Son Heung-min from the past in sprints that beat the opponent's defense or sprints that started with the half-line. 'You've rarely seen a scene like that this season, which shows that the foot injury has had an effect for quite a long time. Still, there were scenes that shook the opponent's defense on this day. If you look like that, of course, you should use it as a left wing. Or the number 10 seat is also good.

Son Heung-min has already been cheered on by Kane, his 'soul mate'. Kane, who set the record for the most joint goals in EPL history by playing Son-Caduo with Son Heung-min, lifted the trophy he wanted so much this season. Kane, who moved to Bayern Munich last season, lifted the German Bundesliga trophy this season. Son Heung-min texted "I got a video call. I was overjoyed to see how pleased I was. As a close friend and a colleague who achieved many things together, I was very happy like a family affair. If Kane supports those good spirits, wouldn't he be able to produce good results?"