After touching Son Heung-min for no reason, he was beaten by local media and fans.
Objectively, Son Heung-min is currently an indispensable player at Tottenham Hotspur, and despite being loved by many fans, Jamie O’Hara, a Tottenham-based soccer commentator who firmly insisted on replacing Son Heung-min, who has lost his skills, has to deal with the aftermath of his remarks.
O’Hara, who is currently a soccer critic for British public broadcaster ‘BBC’, recently criticized Son Heung-min through ‘Talk Sports’.
The problem is that O’Hara’s criticism of Son went too far. It seems that O’Hara did not criticize Son because he really wanted the development of Son and Tottenham but rather focused on undermining Son by only bad aspects of Son. Of course, O’Hara brought this on himself.
“What do you think of Son Heung-min? I think Son Heung-min is over now,” O’Hara said on “Talk Sports” on the 22nd (Korea time), adding, “Son Heung-min is now a player who has lost his finishing ability in the final third. He was a great player and a fantastic player at Tottenham, but not now.”
“When I see him playing, I can’t feel any sharpness from him. Son scored a goal in a one-on-one match. So far, no player has been better than Son. However, Tottenham needs to find a new striker,” he said, voicing the need for Tottenham to find a replacement for Son.
However, O’Hara’s remarks did not receive much support, given that it was shortly after Son Heung-min recorded two assists against Brentford to lead Tottenham to a 3-1 victory.
Son Heung-min started the fifth round of the Premier League (PL) home game against Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 21st and gave two assists to lead Tottenham’s 3-1 victory.
Son Heung-min, who started on the left wing on the day, gave his teammates a whopping seven chances, two of which led to his help. Son, who has changed his role as a playmaker this season, gave Tottenham a victory by showing his side as a special helper in the match against Brentford.
Above all, Son Heung-min once again made his presence within Tottenham by creating a decisive assist at a moment when Tottenham needed to score. Son Heung-min helped Brennan Johnson’s comeback goal in the 28th minute of the first half and even assisted James Madison’s additional net in the 40th minute of the second half.
Based on the soccer statistics media “Port Mob,” Son Heung-min recorded one shot (one effective shot) and one dribble success (two times), especially creating as many as seven chances, playing the role of a chance maker given under coach Anji Postecoglou this season.
It was Son Heung-min’s attacking point in three games following the match against Everton in the second round. Son’s record this season has been quite consistent with two goals and two assists in five games, but O’Hara pointed out that Son Heung-min is one of the players who should be replaced by Tottenham. This is why O’Hara’s captain does not get much strength.
In addition, it was once again highlighted that O’Hara poured out negative reviews on Son even when Son Heung-min was silent in the opening match against Leicester City, angering fans who supported Son Heung-min.
“Tottenham’s second half was disappointing. Son Heung-min was not good enough. Tottenham should have taken over Leicester City in the first half,” O’Hara said. “Tottenham should have taken out Son Heung-min, who was sluggish in the first half against Leicester City, off the field immediately,” adding that one of Tottenham’s defeat was not to call Son to the bench quickly.
O’Hara, like that, undermined Son again after the match against Brentford. Even O’Hara said, “The reason why Son Heung-min can play for Tottenham now is because there are no better players than Son Heung-min at this point in time,” adding, “Son Heung-min was able to take a place on Tottenham’s starting list due to the lack of skills of other players.” 메이저놀이터
O’Hara’s nihilistic criticism was rather criticized by local fans and the media.
“Hotspur HQ,” which reports on Tottenham, said, “O’Hara, who played for Tottenham in the past, made a controversial claim that Son Heung-min ended at Tottenham. However, Tottenham fans insisted that O’Hara did not represent them,” adding that Tottenham fans did not take O’Hara’s side.
Spurs Web, a Tottenham fan community, also said, “Jamie O’Hara made a rude claim against Tottenham’s captain Son Heung-min. He said he is getting sick of Son Heung-min and insisted that Tottenham find a player who can replace Son Heung-min in the long term,” pointing out that O’Hara’s claim was rude.
The British media HITC defended Son by saying, “He should be respected even more. He should be respected for his importance in Tottenham,” adding, “He scored 17 goals and 10 assists in the Premier League last season. If you think Son is done, you should wish other Tottenham players good luck.”
Another British media outlet, “Team Talk,” said, “Son Heung-min still has work to do at Tottenham,” adding, “O’Hara tends to show an exaggerated attitude toward his old team. It cannot be denied that Son Heung-min is not the same player he was a few years ago, but he is still a player who can play an important role in the Tottenham squad.”