South Korean player Son Heung-min scored a goal in the Champions League, helping Tottenham Hotspur defeat the Russian super giant CSKA Moscow away 1-0. This is the second time Tottenham Hotspur team won the Champions League field again after a year. In the first match of the Champions League half a month ago, Tottenham Hotspur teamed in London Wembley Stadium and finally lost 1-2 to the French Ligue 1 powerhouse Monaco. This away victory can basically establish a good position in the group to help Tottenham qualify in the group, because after the two games, Tottenham's hard strength is basically ranked first in this group, whether it is Monaco, Leverkusen or Central Land. The overall strength of the team is below Tottenham. This can be basically judged from technical statistics: Although Tottenham lost 1:2 at home in the first group stage, the process basically belongs to Tottenham, with a ball possession rate of 64%: 38%; a corner kick of 11:0; a shot of 15:6, but Tottenham lost the first 30 minutes of the start, and the subsequent efforts were basically in vain. In the second game, Tottenham's away ball possession rate was as high as 67%, a corner kick ratio of 8:4, a shot ratio of 22:9, and a pass ratio of 680:339. Whether it is the result or the scene, Tottenham, who played against the Russian Devil's home court, showed a high competitive state and level.
The first loss game head coach Pochettino made a fatal mistake, that is, he replaced Son Heung-min in 46 minutes of the half, because before that, Son Heung-min flew back to Asia to compete in the top 12 games, and the Koreans had some physical problems, but this normal substitution was still a matter of old accounts that were brought up by everyone to speculate, that is, Son Heung-min should not end in the half! Of course, this is the way to report in hindsight and the Korean media, because no one knows that in just over a dozen days, Son Heung-min participated in five Tottenham games in the 20 days after September 10, and scored goals in both the Premier League and the Champions League, scoring twice twice, and once in the Champions League, and his condition was hot. And more importantly, Son Heung-min's five goals were all key goals for the team to score three points, especially the goal of defeating CSKA away from the Champions League. Son Heung-min calmly pushed the ball against the Russian goal, and the ball penetrated the opponent's armpit and slowly rolled into the net.
After the game, Pochettino said, "After losing the first game, the team was a little frustrated because the team had a completely advantage on the scene, but this is football. In this game, we asked the players to increase the ball possession rate and passes and catch accuracy in the away game, especially to reduce the rhythm of the game! Football is a belief, we must fight hard and do our best. We cannot limit the team's playing style because of the away game. The most important thing is that we believe that everything is possible in Russia!" In the end, it was South Korean player Son Heung-min who helped the Tottenham dream come true. After the game, Pochettino also praised Son Heung-min and said, "Sun is always full of desire to win. He is trying to break the opponent's goal every minute on the court. I am very happy that Son Heung-min has done a very good job in the last few games." plays the main team in Europe and successfully helps the team achieve a series of victories. This is an Asian player's dream. What this article wants to analyze is why Son Heung-min can succeed in Europe? But Chinese players can't do it!
First, the opportunity to go abroad. When Son Heung-min was 16 years old, he went to Hamburg Football Academy with two high school alumni to study. Here, Son Heung-min truly got into the top youth training football in Europe. In this excellent environment of playing football with peace of mind, Son Heung-min grew slowly. Since then, although Son Heung-min once became a marginal figure in Hamburg team , Son Heung-min has never given up. He has tried opportunities in many youth teams of Bundesliga . The 2009 World Cup U-17 game gave Son Heung-min an opportunity to show himself. As a substitute of the South Korean U-17 national team, Son Heung-min scored three goals, and his characteristics are distinctive, both able to score goals and assist and sharp breakthroughs to help the team win. Such performance allowed Son Heung-min to finally get the professional contract of the Hamburg team.
Judging from Son Heung-min's growth experience, Son Heung-min did choose to play abroad at a good time. Since he was a child, he practiced twice a day in South Korea under the supervision of his Korean international father. In junior and senior high school in South Korea, he laid a good technical foundation in the furnace of campus football. Then he went to Europe to play football at the right time and the most suitable age. Where did he learn how to serve the team and how to perfectly integrate his personal characteristics into the team to play professional football. These are all the solid foundations for Son Heung-min to establish himself in Europe.
Second, speed. In fact, Europe does not lack overall players, but Son Heung-min has the speed advantage that Europeans lack the most, which is exactly the same as the success of Yang Chen in Germany back then. Son Heung-min has the characteristics of Asians being flexible, fast and explosive, and also has the characteristics of Koreans being tenacious, firm fighting will and super running ability. At the same time, car Fan Gen , Park Ji-sung and those Korean players who have succeeded in Europe basically have similar characteristics.
Third, language ability. On the football field, the tacit understanding and communication between players is a result of long-term running-in. Son Heung-min was lucky to come to Germany to play football at the age of 16. In addition to participating in normal training every day in the Hamburg echelon, he also needs to learn German and English with peace of mind. Later, when explaining his excellent language ability, Son Heung-min said that the time he came to Germany was still a sensitive period for learning language. He really came to Germany again in his twenties, and it was probably not so easy to pass the language level. Currently, Son Heung-min has fluent German and his English level has also made a leap after transferring to the Premier League. This language communication ability is the most lacking quality for Chinese players.
Fourth, personality. Son Heung-min is a big boy who loves to laugh. He smiles and is full of affinity on and off the court, which helps him adapt well and integrate into the team, and can also help him face his competitors and opponents. In addition, the Koreans' strong and competitive view of winning and losing is also a plus point factor, because Son Heung-min always desires success and works tirelessly for it. This is also a very critical factor for why Son Heung-min has obtained the main position and fixed playing time through competition in Hamburg, Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur. There is no player who doesn't like the hardest training, the most positive attitude, and 100% of his investment in the last game.
Fifth, seize the opportunity. Son Heung-min has several shining moments in Europe. He has to mention that he scored three goals in the U-17 World Cup substitute and helped him get the professional contract of Hamburg. During his time in Hamburg, he broke the history of Hamburg's goals in the Bundesliga. During his time in Hamburg, he scored 20 goals in 73 games, and scored many world waves and super goals. In a declined giant team like Hamburg, Son Heung-min far exceeded the club's expectations, and he also scored a winning goal in the warm-up match against Chelsea, which attracted the attention of many Premier League giants; in the season when he transferred to Chelsea with Xuerle , Leverkusen signed South Korean Son Heung-min for 10 million euros and finally made a great value for money again. In 2015, Son Heung-min once again became the focus of world football. He transferred to Tottenham Hotspur for 30 million euros to become the first Asian value. Through these magical performances of five goals in five games, perhaps Son Heung-min will even follow the footsteps of his senior brother Park Ji-sung and officially join the top European teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona. You should know that behind Korean Son Heung-min, there are a bunch of Korean companies such as LG Electronics that have always followed. Any top giant who signs Son Heung-min can not only introduce an excellent player, but also get a wealthy sponsor, and everything is possible.
