Son Heung-min Crowned Best Striker of Premier League First Half

[사진] Son Heung-min / Tottenham Hotspur social media, selected as the best striker in the first half of the Premier League.

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[OSEN=고성환 기자] Neither the ‘monster striker’ Erling Holland (23, Manchester City) nor the ‘Pharaoh’ Mohamed Salah (31, Liverpool). The best striker in the first half of the Premier League (PL) was Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham Hotspur).

On the 30th (Korea time), football statistics media ‘Opta’ selected the best 11 for the first half of the PL based on scores calculated by itself. The media formed a 4-2-3-1 formation with the players who received the highest scores for each position.

Bernardo Silva (Man City), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), and Jarrod Bowen (West Ham) formed the second line, while Declan Rice (Arsenal) and Rodri (Man City) were responsible for the back. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Mark Guehi (Crystal Palace), and Kyle Walker (Man City) formed the back four, and Alisson Becker (Liverpool) was named goalkeeper.

The front row striker position went to Son Heung-min. He recorded 11 league goals, 5 assists, 29 chances created, 7 goals expected (xG), and a total of 37 shots, earning an opta rating of 84.2. Son Heung-min was recognized as the best striker in the PL, beating traditional strikers such as Haaland with 14 goals, Salah with 12 goals, and Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth). Even looking at all positions, it’s a high score that equates to second overall behind Rodri, who had 87.2 points.

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[사진] Son Heung-min and director Angie Postekoglou.

Opta said, “Son Heung-min was always expected to inherit a lot of responsibility after Harry Kane left and Hugo Lloris lost his place. He had to shoulder the burden of the drop in goals due to Kane’s departure, and was appointed captain instead. Lloris, he did everything, “He handled the pressure impressively,” he said.

There are already 16 attack points. Opta said, “The only players in PL this season who recorded more attacking points than Son Heung-min are Salah (19) and Holland (18). He scored 11 goals and 5 assists, giving Tottenham 14 points. this season away “The only player who scored more goals in the game than Son Heung-min (7 goals) is Haaland (8 goals),” he stressed.

Son Heung-min’s true value is not limited to his attacking points. He ran around the field diligently and gave it his all. No striker presses as hard and effectively as Son Heung-min.

Opta said, “Son Heung-min has proven to be the perfect fit for coach Angie Postekoglou’s new Tottenham team. His skills and tactical intelligence played a vital role in Tottenham’s transformation into a first-class team.” Overall, he had the most pressure in the final third (361 times) and caused the most errors (69 times) He also won the ball directly 21 times, second only to Conor Gallagher (21 times). He is the front line player. strong first half of the season, playing well on the left and right.”

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Son Heung-min is Tottenham’s captain and top scorer this season. He inherited the captain’s armband from Lloris before the season opener and formed the captain’s team together with Maddison and Christian Romero. Son Heung-min became the first non-European player to serve as captain since Tottenham’s founding in 1882.

Coach Postekoglou’s choice was the right one. Son Heung-min leads Tottenham with outstanding leadership and skills. He transformed into a front line striker in the 4th round against Burnley and started to fly. Son Heung-min scored 6 goals in September alone, starting with a hat trick against Burnley, and won the PL Player of the Month award. This was the fourth award in his career and the first for about three years.

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Son Heung-min continued to play the role of the best player, filling the void left by Harry Kane, who left for Bayern Munich. Coach Postekoglou placed Son Heung-min in the front row to replace the underperforming Richarlison. Son Heung-min also repaid the trust by consistently scoring goals.

I recently moved back to the left side. Son Heung-min has been deployed on the left since the 16th round game against Newcastle, as Richarlison returns from pubic bone surgery. He continued his strong performance by adding 1 goal and 2 assists against Newcastle, the winning goal against Everton, and 1 assist against Brighton.

Son Heung-min has fully returned to being the ‘Sony everyone knows’, as he had promised before the season. ‘Whoscored.com’ also included Son Heung-min in the best 11 of the first half of the PL. He was chosen along with his teammates James Maddison and Christian Romero to form the top two of the 4-4-2 formation with Haaland.

Now Son Heung-min is looking for his 12th league goal against Bournemouth. Tottenham will play the 20th round of the 2023-2024 PL season against Bournemouth at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 11 pm on the 31st. With Maddison, van der Ven, and Romero, as well as Dejan Kulusevski and Yves Bissouma, suspended, Son Heung-min’s shoulders are expected to weigh heavier.

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