-Son Heung-min (29) of’Super Sony’ marked the first goal of the new year with Tottenham’s 100th goal.
Son Heung-min was a ground ball cross given by Harry Kane (28) in the 43rd minute ahead of 1-0 in the home game against Leeds United in the 17th round of the 2020-2021 English Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the 2nd. He shook the net by connecting with a sensational right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area. Son Heung-min, who scored 12 goals in the league, climbed to the second place alone after Liverpool’s Muhammad Salach (13 goals). Tottenham won a 3-0 win and escaped from the recent league win in 4 consecutive games (2 draws, 2 losses).
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TV’ emphasized the meaning of the goal several times by emphasizing the fact that Son Heung-min scored 100 goals for the 18th time in Tottenham’s 112-year history. Son Heung-min was the first to score 100 goals for Tottenham as a non-English or Irish player. The only active player is Kane (169 goals), who was on loan for the first time wearing a Tottenham uniform in 2009 and has been active as a’Tottenham Man’ in earnest since the 2013-2014 season. In addition to Son Heung-min’s historic goal, the Asian
Football Federation (AFC) posted a message to congratulate the 100 goal on Twitter, and English
football legend Gary Lineker, 61, who played an active part in Tottenham, also said, “Congratulations on the 100 goal. It added a stroke to English
football.” Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho also praised Sohn Heung-min’s 100 goals in 253 games in six seasons after he transferred to Tottenham from Leverkusen in
Germany’s
Bundesliga in August 2015. He said, “It’s good for people to realize what kind of player Son Heung-min is. “It’s amazing that he won the Pushka Award, scored the 100th goal in the team, and is in the top scorer without penalty goals this season.” The only penalty score scored by Son Heung-min in Tottenham was one goal against Southampton in the 4th round of the FA Cup in the 2019-2020 season. Son Heung-min said, “I have been waiting for the 100th goal. I am really happy to have the best start of the new year. But I didn’t do it alone. I was able to achieve a great record with a lot of help around me.” It is evaluated that the record achieved by continuing a fantastic breath with England’s national attacker Kane, further highlights the value of the 100 goal. With this goal, the combination of Son Heung-min and Kane this season scored 13 goals (9 goals and 4 assists) this season. Side by side. Son Heung-min and Kane have jointly scored 33 goals so far, and are in second place in history. The record for all-time joint ventures is 36 goals scored by retired Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba at Chelsea. Kane, who was once evaluated as obsessing with individual scoring, is currently running #1 in league aid (11 assists, 10 points) around a major change in his playing style. Recently, the value of Son Heung-min, which was selected as’Asia’s Best Player’ by the
International Federation of Livestock Statistics (IFFHS), has soared from 75 million euros last year to 90 million euros (approximately 1203 billion won). Although it is currently negotiating a renewal with Tottenham, there are reports that Real Madrid, Spain’s Primera Liga’s’big hand’, is paying attention to Son Heung-min.
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