SON FEVER, there's no better compliment than this! Messi and comparable SON effect + LAFC lost masterpiece. Son Heung-min is blowing on and off the ground
Aug 18, 2025
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"SON FEVER"
There is no better chance. It is Son Heung-min's craze. To be precise, it was reported that Son Heung-min's craze hit the East Coast.
Hudson River Blue, a U.S. soccer media outlet, expressed it this way on the 18th (Korea time).
It was compared to Messi's craze. I compared it to the 'Messi craze'. It's well worth it.
Praise is pouring in from both inside and outside the ground. He is also Son Heung-min (33, LAFC).
Son Heung-min, who came on as a substitute three days after joining the team. He induced a penalty kick to equalize the team. In the end, his team LAFC drew 2-2 with the Chicago Fire.
It was Son Heung-min with a different class.
He started for the first time since his LAFC debut on the 17th.
The stage was the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) regular league away game.
He appeared as a front-line striker in a 4-3-3 formation. Showed fantastic chemistry with Dennis Buanga and David Martinez.
He was like a conductor of an orchestra on the finished ground. He induced the winning goal and showed fantastic assist to help with the decisive additional goal.
The team won 2-0.
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He hit a sharp left-footed shot after one touch in the 26th minute of the first half, but missed. The grass was not in good condition, and it affected the shot.
He sprayed a kill pass in the 44th minute of the first half and fired a left-footed shot in the fourth minute of the second half, but slightly off the goal post. After Son Heung-min's breakthrough in the fifth minute of the second half, the opponent's defense attempted to clear, but Delgado caught it and scored the first and final goal.
Son Heung-min actively utilized his teammates as the opposing defense was concentrated throughout the second half. Eventually, in the 46th minute of the second half, the header of the referee was blocked by the goalkeeper.
In the end, Son Heung-min gave an exquisite assist after a soft touch in the second half, and Mathieu Chooniere, who was rushing to the left, shot and shook the net.
He recorded 50 touches, an 88% pass success rate, 5 chance making, 4 shots, and 2 effective shots. The dribbling success rate was 100%. Numerous media gave Son the highest rating. It was another level of play that had to be.
Hudson River Blue highlighted the craze for Son Heung-min, who played only two MLS games.
The media outlet said, "'Wherever Son Heung-min goes, Korea follows him. 27,043 people gathered at Gillette Stadium in New England. It is the second-largest crowd among the New England Revolution games this season, after 43,000 fans gathered when Lionel Messi and Inter Miami came in July. It is a repetition of the Messi effect. walk around the stadium If you look at it, you can mistake it for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London. As the fans pass through the Gillette Stadium gate, thousands of Korean fans can be seen wearing Tottenham's Hand 7 jerseys.'"
The media outlet said, `Son Heung-min is a player respected by millions in his home country. It is a cultural icon and a symbol of national pride,' he added.
It's not just outside the ground. His performance is also impressive.
The media said 'The audience was not the only one who admired Son Heung-min. Less than two weeks after arriving in L.A., he's already getting tremendous respect and praise from his new teammates. Canadian midfielder and former CF Montreal player Mathieu Chooniere scored his first goal for LAFC since joining the club on loan from Swiss Grashofer on August 2. Speaking about Son's influence after the match, he said he is taking everyone to the next level and stirring up competition every day.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
