It’s hard to tell if this is good news or bad news for Son Heung-min (32-Tottenham). Tottenham could give up on signing a new central striker this summer after Son Heung-min’s stellar form this season, according to local media.
‘Tottenham have been making moves to sign the likes of Santiago Jimenez and Jonathan David, but there are now claims that the club may not sign a striker,’ TBR reported on Aug. 28 (KST).
‘Tottenham may not sign a central striker this summer depending on how Son Heung-min performs this season,’ the outlet said, ‘Heung-min has been absolutely devastating when playing in the center of the park this season and Spurs seem to have decided that they don’t need to spend the money to bring in a central striker.
It’s a valid argument.
Son has established himself as Tottenham’s absolute best striker this season. He has shown strong goal-scoring ability not only from his usual position on the left wing, 토토사이트 but also as a center striker.
Tottenham sold Harry Kane to Bayern Munich last summer. There were many concerns. But they were unfounded.
Local pundits said Spurs were going down.
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson, a former Arsenal player, said before the season: “Even with Harry Kane, Tottenham can’t make the big four. Without Kane, they’ll slip to the bottom half of the table at the end of the season.
‘Tottenham have Son Heung-min and James Maddison,’ he retorted, ‘Maddison didn’t prevent Leicester City from relegation last season. Oddly, there was no mention of Son Heung-min.
However, Tottenham went unbeaten in their first 10 games of the season, and pundits called their form a ‘storm in a teacup’.
Furthermore, with the absence of Kane and the lack of form of the player who was supposed to fill the void, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, manager Enzi Postecoglou moved Son Heung-min to the center.
Once again, local pundits criticized the move. World-class managers Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte were quoted. They said, “Heung-min is a perfect winger. He is not a striker.
Some pundits have said, “Heung-min’s ability to play as a top striker will be limited. A center striker needs to have a good goal instinct. Son Heung-min lacks this. He won’t be able to do much against strong teams.
However, I was wrong again.
Heung-min scored a series of goals against Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City, proving that his “nails” can work against the EPL’s top teams. In the end, Paul Merson apologized, and local media outlets were quick to point out that ‘Heung-min is showing his hidden goal instinct. Not only as a left winger, but also as a center striker, he scores different types of goals from Harry Kane.
Tottenham are in fifth place in the league. With 16 wins, 5 draws, and 7 losses, they have 53 points. They are three points behind fourth-place Aston Villa.
Manager Enzi Postecoglou is unhappy with his current squad. 파워볼실시간 The quantity and quality of the squad is not good. It”s not good enough to break into the big four.
Spurs need to fill the void left by Kane. They need to sign a big striker, but they won”t be able to compete with Manchester City, Real Madrid, and other world-class clubs for funds.
Another reason to hesitate to sign a big striker is the destructive power of Son Heung-min when he moves to the center.
‘If Son moves to center striker full-time, Tottenham will have to sign another winger to fill his absence on the left flank, which is not an easy task,’ the outlet said, adding, ‘It remains to be seen what the club will do this summer, but it seems likely that Tottenham will add to their attack in some way.