Legend praises Son Heung-min for 'SON Top's great success', 'sweeps' even selected as EPL Team of the Week... Confidently at the forefront, 'majestic'
The violent behavior of tennis star Kwon Soon-woo (26, Dangjin City Hall) after he was shockingly eliminated from the Asian Games is causing even greater shock to fans.
Kwon Soon-woo lost 1-2 (3-6 7-5 4-6) to Kasidit Samrez (Thailand) in the second round of the men's tennis singles match held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, on the 25th. Samrez is almost unknown, ranked 636th.
After his defeat was confirmed, Kwon Soon-woo hit the racket in his hand hard on the floor and broke it. Afterwards, he hit a chair with a broken racket, and while gathering his luggage, he picked up the racket again and hit it on the court. He even refused Samrez's request for a handshake without even paying attention.Controversy quickly spread as violent behavior and bad manners that are not commonly seen on the court of tennis, a 'gentleman's sport', were displayed. A video of Kwon Soon-woo hitting a racket on China's Weibo has been viewed more than 6 million times. Chinese media analyzed that Kwon Soon-woo committed this act because he ‘lost the game’ and ‘did not receive military service benefits.’ On social media, posts were pouring in criticizing Kwon Soon-woo's actions, such as 'Players who do not respect tennis should not participate in tennis tournaments.'
Foreign media also paid attention. American Sports Kida Tennis pointed out Kwon Soon-woo's unmannered behavior, saying, 'After losing, Kwon Soon-woo shattered his racket and refused to shake hands with his opponent.' SportsKida said, ‘Korean tennis star Kwon Soon-woo lost in all his ways after suffering a shocking defeat. Kwon Soon-woo, who lost to Samrez, who was more than 500 places lower than him in the world rankings, was one of the favorites for the championship, but this loss was so difficult to handle that he poured out all his anger on the court. He struck it several times and shattered it, and the audience cheered and booed at the same time. Kwon Soon-woo also refused to shake hands with his opponent, Samrez, and the referee.
Tottenham drew a valuable 2-2 draw with Arsenal in the 'North London Derby' held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the 24th (Korean time) in the 6th round away game of the 2023-24 English Premier League (EPL). It was the moment when Son Heung-min scored a goal again two games after scoring a hat trick in an away game against Burnley on the 2nd. On this day, Arsenal scored the first goal and even scored a goal to take the lead again, but Son Heung-min went on to score the equalizer, holding Arsenal back at home. Son Heung-min gave the team a valuable point in the North London derby, which was more intense than any other game. With this win, Tottenham ranked 4th in the league with 14 points with 4 wins and 2 draws. 먹튀검증 Arsenal also recorded 14 points with 4 wins and 2 draws, but was ranked 5th, 3 goals behind Tottenham in goal difference. Tottenham scored 15 goals this season and conceded 7 goals. Arsenal scored 11 goals and gave up 6 goals.
Son Heung-min is expected to further increase his career scoring ranking every time he scores a goal in the remaining games. Right before our eyes, Ryan Giggs, who worked together with Park Ji-sung at Manchester United in the past, is holding on. Giggs scored 109 goals in his EPL career. Emile Heskey followed with 110 goals, Dion Dublin and Sadio Mane each scored 111 goals, and Ian Wright each scored 113 goals. The higher you go, the more prominent names there are. Raheem Sterling scored 117 goals, and 'living legend' Steven Gerrard ranks 21st on the EPL's all-time scoring list with 120 goals. Romelu Lukaku is 20th with 121 goals, Robbie Keane is 18th with 125 goals, Nicolas Anelka is 17th with 126 goals, Jamie Vardy is 15th with 134 goals, and Mohamed Salah is 14th with 142 goals. 13th place is Robin van Persie with 144 goals, and 10th place is Michael Owen with 150 goals.
In addition, Son Heung-min is only one goal away from reaching his 200th goal on the European stage. After debuting for Hamburg SV (Germany), Son Heung-min transferred from Leverkusen (Germany) to Tottenham in 2015 for a transfer fee of 30 million euros (about 40 billion won in Korean currency at the time). He played in 165 games in Germany, scoring 49 goals and 14 goals. Helped. Son Heung-min scored 20 goals for Hamburg and 29 goals for Leverkusen.
Son Heung-min is leading Tottenham's attack as a frontline striker this season. Son Heung-min kicked off this season with a hat-trick in the away game against Burnley on the 2nd. Son Heung-min scored the equalizer in the 16th minute of the first half when the team was down 0-1. He then scored multiple goals in the 18th minute of the second half when Tottenham was ahead 3-1, and then scored a hat trick in the 21st minute of the second half. It was the fourth time Son Heung-min recorded a hat trick in the EPL. Son Heung-min scored four goals against Southampton in September 2020, scoring his first hat-trick in the EPL, and then achieved hat-tricks against Aston Villa in April 2022 and against Leicester City in September 2022. In addition, as Haaland scored a hat trick against Fulham and Ferguson each scored a hat trick against Newcastle on the same day in British local time, Son Heung-min became only the second player in EPL history to score a hat trick in one day. This was the first record 28 years since Robbie Fowler, Alan Shearer, and Tony Yeboah on September 23, 1995.
On this day, Tottenham coach Enze Postecoglou used Son Heung-min as a front-line striker instead of a side striker in the 4-2-3-1 formation. The so-called ‘SON TOP’ tactic was used. Led by Son Heung-min, the left and right wing attackers were Dejan Klusevski and Manor Solomon, while James Maddison, Pape Sar, and Yves Bissouma formed the midfield. The back four is Pedro Foro, Christian Romero, Mickey Vanderven, and Destiny Udoji. The goalkeeper gloves were worn by Gugliemo Bikirio. Son Heung-min scored the first goal 16 minutes into the first half by exchanging passes with Solomon and then scoring a sensational chip shot. In the 18th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min finished Solomon's cross with a right-footed non-stop shot to score an additional goal. Then, in the 22nd minute of the second half, he received a pass from teammate Poro and finished with a powerful left-footed shot, hitting the opponent's net. Led by Son Heung-min's hat trick, Tottenham won 5-2 over Burnley. Based on Sofa Score, a soccer statistics media, Son Heung-min achieved good results with 27 ball touches, 82% pass success rate (14 out of 17 successes), 1 key pass, and 1 cross (1 attempt).
Praise began pouring in again in Europe for Son Heung-min's performance against Burnley. European soccer statistics media Whoscored.com selected Son Heung-min as the left-wing striker in the 3-4-3 formation when selecting the team of the week in Europe's top five leagues