Minhyuk, what can I do about you? Portsmouth loan Yang Min-hyuk is a harsh example in the full time of his first start. Son Heung-min has a long way to go before succession

Aug 13, 2025

Minhyuk, what can I do about you? Portsmouth loan Yang Min-hyuk is a harsh example in the full time of his first start. Son Heung-min has a long way to go before succession
Yang Min-hyuk, who was loaned to Championship (second division) Portsmouth from Tottenham Hotspur, is being harshly criticized by fans for his poor performance after his first start game. TBR Football Article Capture



"It's the worst debut game." He's not good at it, he's not strong."

Dreaming of 'Son Heung-min's successor', the wall of reality was too high. Yang Min-hyuk, who was loaned to Portsmouth again in his second season at Tottenham Hotspur, played his first start, but his performance far fell short of expectations and received harsh criticism from fans. It seems that we still need to grow a lot more.

BR Football, a British media outlet, reported on the 13th (Korea time) 'There was a consensus among fans about Yang Min-hyuk's first start game, which was transferred from Tottenham to Portsmouth on loan' Portsmouth fans' reaction to Yang Min-hyuk is the same. Cold criticism poured in that he lacked skills and that his physicality was also less competitive.




Yang Min-hyuk started in the first round of the English Football League Cup (EFL Cup) against Reading at Pratton Park in England on the 13th (Korea time). Reading are a third division team. Expectations were high.

Minhyuk, what can I do about you? Portsmouth loan Yang Min-hyuk is a harsh example in the full time of his first start. Son Heung-min has a long way to go before succession
Yang Min-hyuk, who was loaned to Championship (second division) Portsmouth from Tottenham Hotspur, is being harshly criticized by fans for his poor performance after his first start game. TBR Football Article Capture
As soon as he joined Tottenham in January, Yang Min-hyuk, who finished the season on loan to the English Championship (second division) Queens Park Rangers (QPR), was recently loaned back to Championship Portsmouth.

Portsmouth signed Yang Min-hyuk on a season-long loan from Tottenham on its official channel on the 8th' announced. Portsmouth coach John Musinho expressed high expectations for Yang Min-hyuk at the time. He added "Yang has been highly regarded since he joined Tottenham in January this year. After that, he was loaned to Queens Park Rangers (QPR) and made a strong impression in the championship. "I remember watching his performance live in QPR's 4-0 win over Derby County."It's been a stormy few months since Yang Min-hyuk arrived in England, and we're excited to call him here."," he said, expressing keen expectations for Yang Min-hyuk.




Minhyuk, what can I do about you? Portsmouth loan Yang Min-hyuk is a harsh example in the full time of his first start. Son Heung-min has a long way to go before succession
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Yang Min-hyuk also made his Portsmouth debut the next day. He was substituted in the 22nd minute of the second half for the match against Oxford at Casam Stadium in Oxford, England on the 9th. Although he did not record an offensive point, he was well-received for revitalizing the team's offense with bold pressure and active movement on the left side. Mussinho showed how sharp he was on the left" he complimented.

Yang Min-hyuk got his first chance to start in this good atmosphere.

However, he did not perform well at all in his second and first start for Portsmouth. Yang Min-hyuk played as a left winger in the first half and a right winger in the second half, but he did not threaten his opponent at all. Rather, he was completely blocked by the opponent's defense. In the end, Portsmouth lost to Reading 1-2 on the day.




After the game, harsh criticism poured out against Yang Min-hyuk. TBR Football said, `Yang Min-hyuk, who was on loan to QPR last season and showed impressive performance, never succeeded in dribbling in the game and won only four times in 17 competitions against his opponent.'

Minhyuk, what can I do about you? Portsmouth loan Yang Min-hyuk is a harsh example in the full time of his first start. Son Heung-min has a long way to go before succession
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Soccer statistics company HuscoreDcom also gave Yang a 6.01 rating. Yang Min-hyuk recorded a ball touch and pass success rate of 88.5% in the 53rd inning, two shots and two fouls. There was no key pass, dribble or cross success at all. It's an incredible record for a main winger who played full time.

Portsmouth fans exploded over this performance. Portsmouth fans' SNS reactions introduced by TBR Football were all criticized.

One fan commented 'It was such a shameful game. The players' performance was terrible. Yang Min-hyuk said he was completely robbed from the left. Another fan said, `It's Yang Min-hyuk who is more worried than losing. Looks like a copy of Rico, but had no fighting ability at all. Today, he criticized that he was completely pushed back.

Another fan commented, "'What on earth did the club expect from Yang Min-hyuk. He was angry, saying, 'I'm not good at it, I'm not strong in physicality. In a word, there is a situation in which the word "rental recruitment" has failed from the bottom of the pile.

Minhyuk, what can I do about you? Portsmouth loan Yang Min-hyuk is a harsh example in the full time of his first start. Son Heung-min has a long way to go before succession
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Facing such serious criticism from the beginning of the loan transfer is a warning that a crisis may come in the future career. Yang Min-hyuk joined Tottenham and expressed his wish to use Son Heung-min as a role model someday as 'seventh'. But for that to happen, you have to complete your rental life successfully.

It is being evaluated that it has not reached the level of EPL so far, but now it has faced criticism for its lack of skills and physicality in the Championship (second division) team. Attention is focusing on whether Yang Min-hyuk can use criticism against him as an opportunity for growth.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.