Don't say Son Heung-min's successor anywhere..That's the worst recruit in Levy's history

Aug 14, 2025

Don't say Son Heung-min's successor anywhere..That's the worst recruit in Levy's history
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Don't say Son Heung-min's successor anywhere..That's the worst recruit in Levy's history
Mattis Tel's performance was hard to see with his eyes open.

Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at 4 a.m. on the 14th (Korean time) in the 2025-2026 UEFA Super Cup at Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy, but lost the trophy after falling behind in the penalty shootout.

At this point, the majority expected Tottenham to lose against PSG, the world's strongest team. Tottenham left even Son Heung-min, but the strategy prepared by new coach Thomas Frank was appropriate. Spurs, who defended PSG's strengths well and had the upper hand in the height fight, won the game by scoring two goals with a promised set-piece.




However, in the 40th minute of the second half, he was hit by Lee Kang-in and allowed a chase, and just before the end of the game, he gave up an equalizer to Gonzalo Hamus. In the penalty shootout, nervous players missed the championship trophy right around the corner.
Don't say Son Heung-min's successor anywhere..That's the worst recruit in Levy's history
Tottenham fans are furious at Tel's performance after the game. On this day, coach Frank put Hishalisson and Mohamed Kudus as two top players. The two players have rarely worked together, but they have worked well together. Kudus bullied the PSG defense with his long-term dribble, and Hishalisson tried several threatening shots with his strength.

PSG's offensive has intensified since the middle of the second half, but Tottenham was also able to use the space exposed by PSG. In response, coach Frank put Tel in place of Kudus in the 34th minute of the second half. Tel is considered as Son Heung-min's successor, but his performance on the day was disastrous itself.

As soon as he came in, he pushed Lee Kang-in in a dangerous area and gave up a free kick. There was no presence at all in the stadium. When I caught the ball, I didn't break through the defender, nor did I connect properly to my teammates. Although it was a short time, Tel's performance was too low, including 0 dribbles (3 attempts), 0 shots, and 0 chances. That didn't mean he worked hard defensively.
Don't say Son Heung-min's successor anywhere..That's the worst recruit in Levy's history
Tel is under a lot of criticism for even missing the penalty shootout. Born in 2005, he is still young and able to develop, but Tel has a high transfer fee. While being brought on loan from the summer transfer market this winter, he fully recruited for 10 million euros (about 16.2 billion won) and paid an additional 35 million euros (about 56.7 billion won). It is a huge transfer fee of 45 million euros (about 72.9 billion won).

It is a recruit brought in consideration of the future, but his performance so far at Tottenham has always been below expectations. In other words, he has not been able to prove the reason why he brought in a promising player who gave up because he thought he would not succeed in Bayern Munich, even paying a huge transfer fee. Fans are concerned whether Tottenham will prove again through Tel that it does not have money but does not know how to spend money properly. Tel is likely to remain one of Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy's dark history so far.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.