Star News Reporter Ahn Ho-geun | 2023.10.23 08:44
Tottenham James Maddison hugging Son Heung-min (left). /AFPBBNews=News1Son Heung-min (left) and Madison hugging each other. /AFPBBNews=News1 When the transfer of Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) was confirmed, the dominant assessment was that Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham Hotspur) would not be as powerful as before. When I opened the lid, it was the exact opposite. It is showing off even more power than last season, which experienced ups and downs. New partner James Madison (27) has a large stake. Maddison was well known as a striker for Leicester City. He has spearheaded Leicester’s attack, scoring 55 goals and providing 41 assists over the past five seasons.
However, it was difficult to compare him to Kane. Kane combined with Son Heung-min to score a whopping 47 goals in the English Premier League (EPL), the highest score in EPL history, far exceeding Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard (36 goals combined).
Nevertheless, Son Heung-min is soaring. Last season, with ups and downs, he played 36 games in the league and scored 10 goals, but this season he scored 6 goals, including a hat trick, in 8 games and even won the league’s Player of the Month award for the 4th time in his career.
Son Heung-min celebrating after scoring a goal. /AFPBBNews=Son Heung-min doing the News 1 ceremony. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Son Heung-min. /AFPBBNews=Son Heung-min scoring News 1. /AFPBBNews=News 1 The only players who have won the Player of the Month award four times are legendary players such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Paul Scholes, Alan Shearer, and Frank Lampard. The fact that Son Heung-min, who is currently in progress, stands shoulder to shoulder with them is a meaningful record. The team colors that coach Enze Postecoglou changed were effective. Tottenham is undefeated (6 wins, 2 draws, 20 points) in 8 games since the opening and is in 4th place, 1 point behind the leader. They have improved significantly from 8th place last season and are capable of competing for the lead.
The offense and defense stability is amazing. With 18 goals and 8 goals conceded, the goal differential is 10. The number of goals per game is 2.25, which is more than 2 goals. This is in contrast to last season, when even with Kane, the goals scored was only 1.84.
If we were to look for one of the reasons for the upward trend among players, we cannot leave out the Madison effect. Madison, who was signed for a transfer fee of 40 million pounds (65.8 billion won) ahead of this season, has appeared as a starter in all 8 games and has recorded 2 goals and 5 assists.
Madison (left) making a dribble break. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Madison stabbing a pass. /AFPBBNews=News1 Madison is establishing himself as Son Heung-min’s new special helper, but he is also showing special affection for Son Heung-min. It can also be seen as the background for a new bromance and special chemistry. According to the British newspaper The Sun on the 22nd, Maddison praised Coach Postekoglou for his teaching style and also confessed his special affection for ‘captain’ Son Heung-min, saying, “I want to hug Son Heung-min every morning.” It is a type of flirting, which is a popular term these days and is an act of expressing one’s affection for another person.
Although he was the ‘king of social media’ Son Heung-min, he lacked a connection with Madison. Madison also confessed that they were not close friends before. “When I was playing for Leicester City, I didn’t know him at all (personally), but one day he came up to me after the game and we shook hands.” “Son Heung-min hugged me and spoke about me as a player. “He didn’t hold back on his praise. There’s no need to do that, but I see Son Heung-min devoting his time to other people as well.”
Son Heung-min taking care of Richarlison (left) who scored. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Madison (left) and Son Heung-min (center) giving a high five. /AFPBBNews=News1 Son Heung-min receiving instructions from coach Postekoglu (right). /AFPBBNews=News 1 The reason for Madison’s performance is hidden in these next words. Maddison said, “Son Heung-min is a warm person to those around him and is a fantastic captain. If your captain is Son Heung-min, you don’t want to disappoint him because he is a good person.” He added, “He is a very good person and exemplary. “He is a great person. Those aspects also affect the team. Son Heung-min is a great captain and friend,” he explained. Son Heung-min is changing Madison. “Sonne likes to run. I’m learning his style. I like to change direction, get assists and play through balls, but to be successful you have to be in the same flow as the striker,” he said. “Train, talk to each other and get used to it. “It took us a little while to lose, but we feel like we’re getting there,” he said.
Daily Mail is also paying attention to their special chemistry. “Madison fell into a bromance with ‘Nice Guy’ Son Heung-min. The two haven’t stopped laughing since they started playing together,” he said.
Son Heung-min (center) and Madison (left) are hugging. /AFPBBNews=News1 Madison giving a shoulder to Son Heung-min (left). /Photo = Tottenham SNS Madison himself is satisfied with the interest in this special chemistry. On the 22nd, another British media outlet, Spurs Web, reported an interview with Maddison, saying, “After his transfer to Tottenham, he thinks he is receiving more attention.” According to Spurs Web, Maddison thought he was attracting more attention after moving to Tottenham than he did during his time at Leicester.
Maddison said in a recent interview: “What I would say is that I definitely get more praise. People recognize me more because I’m at a big club. “I don’t mean to be rude. I played really well and I think I had a good game at the time, but it wasn’t mentioned very often because Tottenham is a bigger club in the league,” he explained.
Of course, there was great satisfaction with the current Postekoglou supervisory system. He said, “I feel like I’m playing the best soccer I’ve ever played,” and “I’m now old enough to experience something like that. However, I’m still 26 years old and have a long way to go. I’d like to say that my career as a player has now begun.” raised expectations for soccer.
Son Heung-min (right) and Madison are smiling brightly together. /AFPBBNews=Son Heung-min (left) and Madison taking a photo together after scoring the first goal. /AFPBBNews=News 1 Madison (left), who scored, is running toward Son Heung-min. /AFPBBNews=News1
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