Top 4 in league performance and also selected as best in the first half
Son Heung-min, a key striker for Tottenham Hotspur in the English professional soccer Premier League (EPL), was selected as one of the 'Best Eleven Expensive Captains' by foreign media.
‘Whoscored.com’, a media outlet specializing in the transfer market, posted a post titled ‘Best Eleven Most Valuable Captains’ through social networking service (SNS) on the 27th (Korean time).
The media set up a 4-3-3 tactic with the players with the highest value for each position among soccer captains around the world.
Son Heung-min, who has been Tottenham's captain since this season, was selected as a left striker and was valued at 50 million euros (about 71.4 billion won).
He formed both wings with Inter Miami (USA) captain Lionel Messi, who was priced at 35 million euros (about 49.9 billion won). Lautaro Martinez, captain of Inter Milan in the Italian professional soccer league Serie A, was deployed at the front line. Martinez was worth 110 million euros (about 156.9 billion won).
Son Heung-min has participated in 19 official games (18 in the league and 1 in the cup competition) this season, scoring 11 goals and 4 assists, showing off not only his leadership as captain but also his strong presence as a starting striker.
In addition to being the team's highest scorer, he was tied for 4th place in league scoring. There is only a 3-point gap with sole leader Elan Holland (Manchester City, 14 goals).
In addition, in addition to the attacking line consisting of Son Heung-min, Martinez, and Messi, the midfield area includes Martin Odegaard (Arsenal, worth about 128.4 billion won), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United, worth about 99.9 billion won), and John McGinn (Aston Villa, worth about 42.8 billion won). This was selected.
The back four line is comprised of Jose Gaya (Valencia, worth about 42.8 billion won), Max Kilman (Wolverhampton, worth about 49.9 billion won), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain, worth about 85.6 billion won), and Reece James (Chelsea, worth about 71.3 billion won). did.
The goalkeeper gloves were worn by Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar), who was recognized as worth 18 million euros (about 25.7 billion won).
Meanwhile, foreign media's high evaluation of Son Heung-min also came from the statistical media 'WhoScored.com' and the soccer media 'Goal.com'.
‘WhoScored.com’ revealed the top 10 performances of EPL players in the last 6 games on this day and announced that Son Heung-min, who recorded a rating of 7.63, was ranked 4th overall.
Previously, 'Goal.com' selected Son Heung-min as the left attacker when selecting the best eleven for the first half of the 2023-2024 EPL season.
The media said, “Son Heung-min has established his status as an EPL legend for a long time. “He is the best player in Asian history,” he said. “Out of the nine seasons he spent in England, he scored more than 10 points in all but one season. He also praised, “After the departure of Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), he rediscovered that he can also perform well in the number 9 role (frontline striker).”
Thanks to Son Heung-min's performance, Tottenham is currently ranked 4th in the league. Tottenham is scheduled to travel to Brighton on the 29th. 스포츠토토맨