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Son Heung-min's goal-scoring ability is unmatched in the Premier League (EPL).
NL, a soccer data SNS, released data on the 21st (Korea time) to find out who was the best finisher in each attack area from the 2020-2021 season to the 2024-2025 season. Surprisingly, Son Heung-min's name came out three times.
A total of six areas were selected, including the space in front of it after dividing the penalty box into three zones. In general, they decided to figure out who the best finisher is only at the position where the score is exploding. The way to find out whether each player is the best finisher was to find a player with more actual points than the expected score (xG). However, the penalty points were excluded.
Son Heung-min's name appeared in three of the six districts. First, it was the space in front of the penalty box. Son has scored 11.1 more goals in the penalty box in front of the net over the past five years compared to statistics. This means that if Son was a player who needed to score 10.9 goals compared to Son Heung-min's shooting, he actually scored 21 goals. For nearly five years, Manchester City's Phil Foden has been the only player in the region to lead Son.
Next was the space in front of both sides of the penalty box called 'Son Heung-min Zone'. First, even near the left side of the penalty box, Son Heung-min scored 1.9 more goals than the statistics. The only player ahead of Son Heung-min was Callum Hudson-Odoi of Nottingham Forest.
Son Heung-min ranked second in the region, but he can appreciate it even more. After Son became a world-class player, EPL defenders are making Son never shoot in the Son zone. Son Heung-min made these statistics despite such checks.
In front of the right penalty box, Son Heung-min was one of the best. The record was second only to Newcastle United Miguel Almiron and Everton's Dwight McNeil. It is a statistic that shows Son Heung-min's ability to play both feet properly. Almiron and McNeil are left-footed strikers. Even the right side is not a place to shoot often due to Son Heung-min's style of play. Nevertheless, he was listed at the top of the statistics.
According to the statistics, no players except Son Heung-min were mentioned twice. World-class Kevin De Bruyne, as well as famous EPL strikers such as Rodri and Marcus Rashford, appeared, but all were named only in their favorite positions. However, Son Heung-min appeared in as many as three zones, proving again this time that there is no player to catch up in shooting and goal-making ability.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
