Player Watch Player Watch: Son Heung-min

[dtxspurs]

Sonny has spells of being World Class but has far too many other spells when he’s no such thing

Nowhere near consistent enough to be thought of as World Class. That term is used far too often

I'd love for anyone to show me the list of 5 better & more consistent wingers than Sonny.

 

[spursgirls]

So his tears earned him a high rating? Strange writing.

Gazza was a 10

I got a hug and a kiss on the cheek from Gazza when I saw him just after the 1990 WC and empathised with him.

 

[dtxspurs]

To follow up on his "consistency issues"...

Here's his Tottenham career outside of his first season in all competitions.

16/17: 30 g+a
17/18: 29 g+a
18/19: 30 g+a
19/20: 30 g+a
20/21: 39 g+a
21/22: 34 g+a

 

[southlondonyiddo]

To follow up on his "consistency issues"...

Here's his Tottenham career outside of his first season in all competitions.

16/17: 30 g+a
17/18: 29 g+a
18/19: 30 g+a
19/20: 30 g+a
20/21: 39 g+a
21/22: 34 g+a

136 goals & 56 assists in all competitions?

They are impressive numbers bar his first season and this season so far!

He’s very good…

 

[taidgh]

To follow up on his "consistency issues"...

Here's his Tottenham career outside of his first season in all competitions.

16/17: 30 g+a
17/18: 29 g+a
18/19: 30 g+a
19/20: 30 g+a
20/21: 39 g+a
21/22: 34 g+a

where are you getting these numbers from?

 

[dtxspurs]

where are you getting these numbers from?

Transfermarkt

 

[JayB]

Transfermarkt

I'm not 100% sure but I believe Transfermarkt includes penalties drawn as assists, if the penalty is scored. That may throw the numbers off somewhat but it's nevertheless an impressive track record.

 

[Tottenhamboy85]

21/22 - 24 goals 8 assists
20/21 - 22 goals 17 assists
19/20 - 18 goals 12 assists

 

[Tonio]

We need to talk about Sonny.

 

[delawarespur]

We need to talk about Sonny.

Actually though he was fine tbh. One or two signature bursts of pace and got his shots off on the edge of the area. The playmaking wasn’t there, and the near post corners didn’t come off, but touch and link play was fine. Yes he needs to score goals, but besides that I’ve seen much much worse from him in general play.

 

[Ginola+Tonic]

Definitely looked better and sharper today

 

[isaac94]

Definitely looked better and sharper today

for me he was pretty poor

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

Definitely looked better and sharper today

Than when?

I thought he was rather pedestrian today, gave the ball away for the first goal, and many other times.

 

[gibbospurs]

Needs to man up. Gets pushed off the ball too easily. Really weak arsed this season.

 

[Tottenhamboy85]

Awful again

 

[whenstevewentup]

Like a superhero that has lost his powers . Never feel he is a threat anymore , even if he’s one on one with the full back I don’t back him to get past him . Sad to see

 

[agrdavidsfan]

He was actually much better today I thought

 

[fecka]

The ball stuck a bit better at his feet today than previous in the season but the way he runs into blind alleys constantly, ignoring players in better positions, missing simple passes, and mishitting all his shots is a cause of concern IMO.
He just looks way off it to me and currently, by passing the ball to him we lose possession way more often than we should.

 

[glacierSpurs]

To me the presence of Perisic totally cut off the space he thrives in. He can't be playing centrally behind Kane as well. He wasn't even this bad when we played him as the lone striker up top.

 

[fecka]

To me the presence of Perisic totally cut off the space he thrives in. He can't be playing centrally behind Kane as well. He wasn't even this bad when we played him as the lone striker up top.

I think Son is just trying to do too much. He's stopped doing basic things well and he's often going for big plays when he shouldn't.