Tottenham captain Son Heung-min has been selected as the official Premier League team.
The Premier League secretariat announced the second round of the 2024-2025 league on its official website on the 26th (Korea time). On the list selected by legend Alan Shearer, Son Heung-min was selected as the left winger along with Elling Holan and Joao Pedru.
Shearer praised the reason for the selection, saying, “I played as a central striker while Dominic Solanke was away, played very well against Everton, and scored two goals.”
Son Heung-min started in the second round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 25th and scored two goals, contributing to his team’s 4-0 victory.
Tottenham led with a strong mid-range shot by Yves Bissouma in the 14th minute of the first half, and Son Heung-min proved his value with a goal that widened the gap. In the 26th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min stole the ball from opponent goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with strong pressure and pushed it into the empty goal gate, scoring a goal based on concentration. Later, Christian Romero’s third score was scored, and Tottenham, which went ahead, sealed the match. In the 32nd minute of the second half, Van der Pen advanced to the front of the penalty box and gave the ball to Son on the left. Son Heung-min calmly tried to shoot deep in the box, and the ball pierced Pickford and shook the net.
In addition to the EPL, the British public broadcaster has already been selected as a member of the BBC’s “Lee Ju’s Team.” The BBC, a British public broadcaster, revealed the “Lee Ju’s Team” in the second round of the EPL on Wednesday. The list will be selected and announced by Troy Deeney, a former EPL striker.
Son Heung-min has also been named. “He was definitely the best player in the stadium,” Deeney said on the reason for Son’s selection. “He started from the center and moved to the left to score two goals. He was constantly threatening, and seems to be enjoying his challenge as a starting player to replace all of Kane’s goals.” 먹튀검증
For Son, it was a match that clearly erased criticism from the British media that doubted his eligibility as a starting player. Some British media outlets even dismissed Son’s performance as a story of the past, saying, “It is clear that Son Heung-min has shown tremendous performance at Tottenham, but now he needs to express it in the past tense. He can no longer be regarded as a figure that can be excluded.”
Football 365 in the U.K. said Son should be treated as one of the many options. The media said, “He is the perfect choice for attacking Tottenham, but it should be considered that he is only one of many options now. Now he is not qualified to be the starting player in every situation and against every opponent. There are no questions about this. We already included Son on the list of players that Tottenham should sell this summer,” evaluating that Son is not a starting player unconditionally and that he should be on the list of players to be released.
However, Son shook off his sluggish performance at the match against Leicester City and immediately displayed strong performance at the match against Everton, dominating the “Lee Joo” team of various media outlets. It was enough just one game to turn criticism of himself into a compliment.