I feel like Spurs fans needed to see this more than anyone. The disrespect towards Son from our own fan base last season and even the early parts of this season was incredible.

It's a bit unfair to say his form was bad last season. He was playing through an agonizing sports hernia he kept hidden. That's not a dip in form, that's a peak in legendary heroism and teamwork. What an utterly incredible human he is.

I seriously think if Son weren't around, the club would slip into a morale/leadership crisis not unsimilar to what's going on at Chelsea in the moment. His football skills are immense, but his presence is underrated. He is a complete player in every sense of the word

Sonny is just pure class and spurs are truly lucky to have him

Son’s leadership qualities are massively underrated as well. He a huge reason why our team feels like a team this season. Speaks well and can also do his talking on the pitch.

Son's best quality is his lethal/clinical finishing. His 8+ years of EPL xG is 81.18 where he scored 108 goals for +26.82. That's full 33% above average footballer. No one is in his neighborhood. Not Haaland - he is average in EPL and was slightly above average in bundeslega - and not even Kane who were pretty good at 181.91 xG leading to 210 goals which came are out to 15% above average.

What's even more criminal is some hard core spurs fans still doubt Son after all hes achieved at Spurs. Son has proved himself long time ago, but to some Spurs fans, he has to keep proving himself as if his obvious abilities and capabilities don't register with them. They're a bunch of prejudice twit who don't deserve Sonny or any success.

I thought everybody loves Son. Top Player, top bloke.

Not sure what data you are looking at. Just look at G+A (goals and assists) records WITHOUT PENALTIES for the last 5 or 6 years and compare it to other attackers in PL, Son has the most G+A in PL and should be considered the best in PL. This is the most objective comparison. Almost 30 percent of Kane and Salah's goals are penalties. When it comes to finishing, no one comes close to Son as the expected goal stats (xG) shows. This all happened while Son is playing wide left.

The dude never got his respect. Just imagined if Sonny took penalty kicks, was English and white. Scores with both feet, modest, team player, WAS NOT IN THE TOP SPURS 3 earner until very recently, all around awesome human being and LOYAL to a fault. Ange knows all this and couldn't have picked a better person in the premier league to be the captain.

The thing I love about sonny is he is probably the best two footed finished ive ever seen. His left foot is his weaker foot yet will happily bang one in from 25 yards using said weaker foot on the regular. Sonny is a baller

People love to underrate son just because he plays for spurs. He wont get the credit he deserves until he moves on from the prem, and then people will realize the league is missing one of its all time greats. Just looks at the list of players he has more goals than

Whenever I see anyone implying Son has it "easy" because he's the striker... or attempting to pass on the credit for his goals to others, I instantly have an understanding of how little the person knows about the sport. As much as the term "ball knowledge" is thrown around in banter, there really is a night-and-day difference in perspective between viewers who've got it and those who don't. If all you're noticing is Son's excellent finishing and points obtained, you're missing the other 90% of what he contributes to the match. Separately, also find it amusing that Kane had the same job and the glory rarely fell to the assist, whereas when Son scores, it's the assist that often gets more shine. It's as if people are afraid to acknowledge how essential he is. Perhaps because the man himself constantly undersells what he does. Excellent segment.

Son has the highest of anticipation in attack than any other player I know. He is the most reliable goal scorer any midfielder can feed the ball to.

Solid video. Should have mentioned that Son had an injury all of last year that required surgery at the end of the season. It was painful to run and make cuts, so essentially the whole game he was in pain. Not to mention the orbital fracture and his World Cup duties as Korean captain (The is a gigantic pressure on Son during World Cup). Son, if he played centrally and took PK, would be one of the best strikers in PL history. It's incredible what he has been able to accomplish playing winger and not taking PKs. The man is a natural striker. Hope Tottenham smash the league this year.

this man will carry spurs to a trophy

Son had a hernia that hindered h last season. He was also deployed in a puzzling way by Conte in a huge tactical departure from the golden boot season.

Thanks for making this video. The lack of appreciation really bothers me sometimes, Sonny is phenomenal

As a Spurs fan, I can't remember when we've had a captain as good as Sonny, his finishing has always been 2nd to only Leo Messi and him finishing impossible chances is no surprise to us. His leadership and the way he's been guiding our younger players has been beautiful, so glad he's getting an extension aswell, its the least he deserves.

It was an odd phrase "Where will Tottenham's goals come from?" when Kane left. People forgot that Son has over 100 PL goals and scored 23 in 21/22 & 17 in 20/21 - he just had a major off-season last season, but then who didn't?

So true honestly - people are so used to Sonny that he’s consistently underrated now

Making Son captain was a masterstroke. Son has been instrumental in fostering togetherness and selflessness in the squad. Look no further than Son’s beautiful words about Richarlison after the game vs Sheffield.

he wasn’t even nominated in PFA even if he won the golden boot that year...😪 Ifhe was playing in City for sure hell be given the recognition he deserves..

I remember when Son played an entire game with a broken bone...an instant all-time legend.

I've always said if he was European or Brazilian had be at a champions league club.. Absolute proper footballer

Son Heung-min, donning the captain's armband for the Spurs, has consistently showcased a masterclass on the field. His leadership is both palpable and admirable, guiding his teammates with an unwavering spirit. And when it comes to finishing? Arguably one of the best in the game. It's bewildering how he remains so underrated given the magic he brings to the pitch. The world of football is fortunate to witness such a dynamo in action.

Out of Kanes shadow and into the Son lit up lands

Son is blossoming into a leader of the club the players and the fans and hes really enjoying his role and so he should he deserves it

Those two finishes were amazing, ice cold and precise. Is there anyone else in the Premier League, hell, even in world football, who would have scored those in that fashion? I can't think on anyone.

Son is arguably the best finisher in the World. He is regularly clear of his xG and is able to calculate and execute most types of finish. Good thing for opposition teams that he isn’t a striker with aerial prowess as if he had that too then who knows what his ceiling would be.

I read the comments on this video and as a fan of Sonny I hope he leaves this team. Not because I wanted Sonny to hold the trophy. I don't want him to leave for his career. I can't forget what the fans of this team did to Sonny last season. The team's famous fans, KZfaqrs and TV pundits all criticized, insulted, and ridiculed Sonny like crazy. They all cried out for the quick sell-off of all of them. To him, who stayed with the team until the end, playing his best, and even re-signing with the team in a bad situation, When Kane went to Florida because he wanted to leave this team. Think about it. Do you think you'd re-sign Tottenham under Nunu? Even Kane, who started as a Tottenham youth, walk out because he wanted to leave the team. Some fans may have criticized his poor performance last season because they didn't know he was injured. But by anyone's eyes Conte was using him in the wrong position and yet he scored a double-digit goal. He committed to the club enough to play with his hernia without having a recovery period after surgery for an orbital fracture. But with the exception of Sonny's fans, most of them criticized him as if he really killed him. Fans of other teams didn't understand their anger at selling Sonny right away. Not the other team fans and journalists to blame Sonny. It was Tottenham fans and officials who criticized Sonny enough to destroy him. I don't expect the fans of this team to be any different. Because they've always been. The team's fans have always suspected and never acknowledge Sonny's worth. They always took Sonny for granted. That's why I was able to criticize him for being sluggish for a while last season. It's a terrible, sad memory even when I think about it again. It was literally horrible... Still, Sonny loves this team so much. I'm well aware of that. So I want him to leave this team more. Because his dedication and love for his team will never be rewarded. I want him to play football where he properly recognizes Sonny's worth. I just want to see him play football happily without any worries. I hope Sonny doesn't go through the same thing last season again. So those who criticised him last year, please don't tell him to re-sign with this club again. It's your last conscience to just send him to a place where he can happily play football. Maybe Sonny's fans appreciate your video because they know he's been through a tough time with this team without being recognized. But you told me through this video how well he played on this team while going through that hard time. So I also thank you. I just hope to see Sonny happily playing football for a long time

you missed a large point from last season under Conte, and the fact that Conte made him play a hybrid WingBack. Notice the pattern of him NOT running into the box like he normally does and fans were voicing that concern. The heat map should tell you where his assignments were...and he STILL scored 10 goals.

Son playing down the middle is cheat codes and always has been to be honest. He doesn't have a weak foot, his engine is insane and his finishing is unreal, so he can just pop up anywhere and be an absolute menace. Ange's system suits him so well. It's no coincidence that we arguably saw the best version of Spurs under Poch when Son filled in for Kane injuries and we had Eriksen or Dele cresting. Now we have Son down the middle again with Maddison and others creating, we're probably seeing the best version of Spurs since that time. On another note, i just love the man. Openly turned down Saudi money, said how much he loves the club, took on the captaincy and goes the extra mile to connect with the fans. He's a massive psrt of why the mood has shifted this season.

Son Heung-min has revealed that he "struggled with pain all season" (22-23) which eventually led to him getting surgery on a sports hernia injury after Tottenham's final match of the season. I thought this was common knowledge

One of his qualities not talked on enough is he’s just about the most two-footed player in the world.

Even some Spurs fans don't give him enough credit for what he brings to the team over the years especially last season a lot of Spurs fans gave him a lot stick when he played through a injury and still scored double figures in the prem.

At this point in his career, playing centrally has benefitted him so much. He was great on the wings for Spurs for so long, but that's a lot of energy to expend, especially now that he is more mature. Playing centrally is savings his legs quite a bit and allowing him touches in dangerous areas allowing him to score on instinct.

The thing with Son is that he has always flourished when playing centrally, as long as there was a creative force playing behind him. In the Champions League run, Kane was mostly injured and it was Son who scored many important goals leading up to Ajax. But that was when Spurs had Eriksen and Dele at their collective best. In his Golden Boot winning season, Kane and Kulusevski provided the creativity and much of Son's productivity came from central areas -- not the wide left that people believe is his position. Last season, Son was injured and Kulusevski was oft-injured and not at his best. This season, with Maddison and the "inverting" fullbacks, Son has the support he needs and he looks so much better in the middle than he does to the left (sorry Richy). As an aside, Son really should have a hat trick with a (possible) winner in the second half -- Kulusevski fed Porro and Son had made an amazing run into the box, but Porro's cross was poor and deflected out for a corner. To me, that's where Spurs should have gone ahead.

Great video man. It came to light In the summer that Sonny was carrying an injury all last season. He’s now had the surgery done & it’s all cleared up & you can really tell. World Class Striker.

Son was getting some attention. Maddison a ton of attention. But Son definitely should be getting some more credit than he himself likes to claim. Anyone who knows the game should be able to see this very clearly!

Son played with a hernia from the World Cup until the end of the season. He needed surgery for this when the season ended which affected his performances last year.

Thank you for making this honest video. I feel exactly the same way about Son. Such a hard working gifted player. He’s been in Kane’s shadow far too long. He’ll make an excellent captain. If he was an English player…

I always thought it was a blip last year and Son would be back. You don't go from winning the golden boot to becoming average overnight. He also seems to have thrived whenever Kane was injured in the past and he had to become the tallisman. Now he is showing he can be that leader and tallisman in what's shaping up to be a decent team. Son is a class act and great player.

As a die hard spurs supporter, I'm so glad he is getting the praise he deserves. Everyone loves him and he is such a humble guy. He played all of last season with a hernia and didn't complain about it, just put his head down and kept working. It has been incredible to see him blossom from the Prem's greatest sidekick to an incredible leader and absolutely lethal number nine. The guy ages like fine wine, I wouldn't be surprised to see him shine at the highest level for another 5 years at least.

Perhaps most noticably Sonny has shown more passion and leadership in his one month as captain than Hugo and Harry ever showed in their decade leading the club.

Sonny is class all the way around great human being not just a baller

Son was always a Central Forward but played out wide. Now we are seeing his full potential.

Not sure why the presenter is surprised. Son is elite. Fantastic first touch. Excellent anticipation allied to top football IQ. Genuinely two footed, can go inside or outside just as easily( defenders nightmare). Finishes equally well (even from outside the box) with either foot. Scores all types of goals, from every range. Great link up play. Really unselfish, great team player. He can play anywhere across the front three equally well. A goal every 2.53 premiere league games, over a large sample 274 games. Averages a goal every 3 games at international level. Son is a ⭐ I forgot to include excellent pace and acceleration. edit

ironically...Son has played LW in 3 of Tottenham's 6 games, only going to centre forward once Richarlison was taken off. in a lot of those games, Son was very peripheral. but in the other three games where he's started at centre forward, he's now scored 5 goals. if opponents park the bus then Son's effectiveness diminishes, but play a high line and Son has the ability to hurt you. he's easily the best centre forward we have right now.

Son. And Salah. Both of these are awfully underrated by many.

The biggest and soooo heavily dismissed aspect of Son is his Leadership, positive energy, and personal care to his teammates, he brought to the "new" club , give it to the coach to maybe notice that in him to appoint him captain. But what he proceeds to do after freaking change the WHOLE club!! Players aren't fighting for themselves like majority professional athletes do, to get theirs... but rather Fighting selflessly to not disappoint his fellow brother in arms. Son lifts up supposedly fallen players like Richarlison and praises him when he succeeds probably wouldn't care if the roles were switched in terms of who starts. Teammates seems to be encouraging rather than pointing fingers at each other and sulking to themselves... after that OG by Romero, the goaly who shoulve been pissed... rather came to Romero and exchanged what seemed like up lifting words than screaming at him. I can go on but maybe you should make a video on the new culture Son has brought to the club through his style of leadership. And it seems everyone's on board. If this is the case. A one unit team. EPL ... man city ... your f*.ked.

Son played almost all the last season while injured and scored a goal with a broken arm The Captain 🦾🦾🦾

Love Sonny!! He is SO underrated 💙🤍🫶🇰🇷🔥🤗💫

Son's finishing has been bonkers for many years now (let's forget about last year, carried an injury, Conte wanted to burn spurs to the ground, what can you do). I think at one stage a few years ago he was statistically the most clinical finisher in Europe (might even be pretty close this season). He's a really intelligent player, his runs are always really clever, and long may that continue.

Sonny is awesome- one of the best

Son is World class.

Son! He has had 5 big chances and made a goal from each. Haaland has had 17 chances and scored 8 goals. Son has become a great captain and leader also! YEAH! Finally boring Spurs is gone and that's to Ange we attack and play offensive attractive football.

For years Son shouldve been in the conversation for best finisher in Europe but people just ignored him it’s literally insanity 😂

He's 31 now, and whilst that's not as "old" as it used to be for top-tier players, I hope we can get a good 2 or 3 years of him in this sort of form to continue to lift the entire team up as he has so far this season. A real gent any time you see him talk and clearly a committed team player. He'd walk into any team in the world.

Agreed! Commented on some vid the other day: Son would significantly improve any side in Europe atm. Incredible player top mentality great technique.

appreciate you doing this video...too quick and for too long SPURS and non Spurs supporters tried to write him off. Glad to see people are recognizing the immense impact he has all over the pitch

He didn't have a great season last year, but still got double digits which for a winger is not too shabby. It just seemed like a low amount because of the context, he was coming off a Golden Boot year the prior season. But frankly I never got down on him like most fans did. Every player has ups and downs. I prefer to look over the long term.

I think an awful lot of people, myself included, underrated Son a bit because he was seen as Harry Kane's partner and they had this great linkage, but it partly concealed his own personal qualities. Now that he is leading the line and the team, it's a bit of an eye-opener, and he is already linking very effectively with James Maddison.

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

Man, I thought losing Kane was gonna hurt, and it did, but losing Sonny is gonna be even worse.

Son is a cool customer n best finisher in the league!

Son has slotted in to Kane's shoes so far but his captaincy has been exemplary too, he leads from the front and this video confirms why.

Honestly if you’ve been watching the last few years his off the ball positioning has improved drastically. I think his football IQ is now super underrated. When he first joined Spurs he definitely wasn’t the best decision-maker, but this season he feels like just one of those guys in sunday league who just makes the right plays, the ultimate dad ball. You know the guys that just make one touch passes to free your teammates, the guys that make dummy runs to make it easier for the midfielders and the wingers around him. Except he can still make runs past the last line of defense when need be and still is one of the most clinical finishers in Europe. He is not strong enough to be the best back to the goal no.9, but in a false nine kind of role between the lines when the opposition sits back and playing off the last defender when the opposition plays w a high line Son I think is gonna be amazing this season, could see him banging in 25 goals

Great video, Spurs fans like myself absolutely adore Son and it's brilliant to see him do fantastic this season after the poor form of last year. That first finish in the NLD is outrageous and the second is as calm as you like

WhenSon first signed for Spurs, I said to a mate who’s a Chelsea fan. Spurs just signed a player that’s going to light up the premier league. The day before Son signed for spurs he scored a hat trick for his country. No one knew who he was. Years down the line it seem only spurs fans knew son’s class. Kane wouldn’t have scored so many goals if it wasn’t for son. Now for the first time son is not in the shadow of Kane who got all the credit and limelight. Now your see how good son really is. An his only going to get better as the seasons go on. It’s fantastic that four four two are the first to highlight son and how good he really is. Son feels that he let they fans down last season, which he has said himself. He’s going to make a point this season. So take all those players loved by the news media and pundits, but I guarantee this real football fans in every club love him and would love him playing for their club over the players they have. We are all watching a player we will talk about in years to come. It will be did you see that son play at…..

Sonny's first goal on Sunday was perfection. If he had blasted his shot I personally don't think he would have scored, but a gentle caressing of the ball allows it to pass through everybody. What a goal. And what thought process determines that decision in any event. He is a very special player

Son is better than any forward player that Arsenal have . Facts. Look at the stats

In the last season, he suffered from two major injuries. In addition, Conte's strategy required him to take more responsibility to back up for Wingback in the defense. Tottenham had Harry to score the goal but defense line was too weak so I think it was an inevitable choice. But this season, Tottenham has better defender like Van de ven and Udogie and Son just needs to focus on the creating chances and scoring as Harry did. Maybe his physicals is declining as he gets old but his skills and experience won't go away. Plus he's a great team players who always put team first before his own interests.

I asked for four things: 1) NEVER bring pochettino to our club for a second time 2) PUT SON IN CF instead of LW 3) Kane needs to leave Spurs in order for the club to grow. 4) Why the hell is Bissouma not playing - he thrives in the deeper CDM role This is all I asked for. Son always showed this, and Ive seen it since he first joined. I never understood why managers thought it was fine for him to not take shots and to create chances. He didn't fluke 100+ goals in the premier league - take a look at his 25/30 yard shots! Thank you for showing the respect that son deserves. All he needs to cement his legacy is a domestic trophy.

To be fair he played with a sports hernia most of the year last season. On top of that he fractures his facial bone right before the World Cup, and played through the tournament. Two three years right before last season, anything he shot towards the goal went in. If he can stay healthy this season, and get back to his old self, he will be lethal. His approach to football is like a religious devotion. He doesn't do anything that will distract him from playing his best football. He doesn't go out to party, he stays away from having relationships, and go out flaunting his new found wealth. He admitted his favorite pastime is to stay home, and play Fifa online. Plus a new found responsibility of captaincy took this pious guy into the next gear. Not having a personal life will give him plenty of time to take care of his teammates as a captain of the team. He probably makes way too many calls, and texts to make sure everyone is doing well. I could not ask for a better player, and captain to lead this team. Without playing the European cup, and the league cup they will definitely stay fresher compared to the competition. If they can stay without injuries, this team will go very deep, and have a very good chance to play Champions league next season.

I love Son, a top player, an amazing human being and now, a great captain for the team as well! 🔥👍 I will always support this man.

The best analyst in the UK at the moment. I've always wanted to talk to people about how good Sonny is at putting forward pressure on his opponent when he doesn't own the ball. I've always wanted to talk to others about how he makes the ball flow as he intended with forward pressure. When you see him putting pressure on his opponents, you can see how outstanding his football intelligence is. His instant judgment and football intelligence during the game are amazing. His forward pressing was excellent in all games, but especially in the previous game against Burnley, his forward pressing ability really shined. And thank you for dealing with that part. As far as I know, you are the first person in England to deal with Sonny's forward pressure and football intelligence. I'm glad that I feel like I've shared what I always thought was one of his strengths with you. You're a smart, sharp analyst who knows how to see what people don't see. On top of that, it's even pleasant👏 I really like your analysis. I enjoyed the video🥰

Great video Adam. Son is one of the most impactful players of the last 10 years and, though most fans have a great deal of respect for him, I still think his influence goes under the radar. All of our attacking players other than Kane really struggled cause Conte's style was dogshit (conte was an awful manager for us) and everyone has a right to a single bad year.

Good stuff. Thanks for this. Son is my guy. Great captain...better finisher.

6:43 Jhonson stood there and waited for the ball, while Son went off for the ball.

He is also a brilliant Captain who has everybody's respect as he himself shows so much respect to every one. He has done this right from the moment he arrived. A credit to his family his country and the mighty Spurs! A better leader than Kane or Loris to be honest!

He definitely deserves more respect. He is been great for years.

Thank you for showing us this impresive analysis. I'm just wondering how Son did it in the season before the last one. I bet he was great then. Last season seemed very special in the bad way to Son. Some people act like they completely forgot he was a golden boot winner, but it happened only a couple of seasons before and he was good, too, even before the season. He was genereally and consistently good. If i defend him, not only did he suffer injuries but also he was forced to play the wrong role in the position which is not the best for him at all because of the incomprehensible ball by Conte. Finally Son seems to be allowed to play in the position cut out for him. I really enjoy watching him play with his great teammates every week, expecting something great will happen again. Thank you for the interesting talk spotting Son's fantastic play once again.

He definitely deserved this recognition!

I always believed that son was a CF at heart. What has really impressed me is what a leader he is. He leads with a true love for the game and his friends (which is everyone). Its amazing to see what he's capable of, now he's the figurehead of our team.

PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME! Son is one of the best players in the whole world.

If he continues this form then maybe just maybe spurs could do something wild this season.

If his name was Sean Hunman, he'd be candidate for Ballon d'Or every year for the last 8 years..

Sonny deserves way more respect. One of my fav players!

really grateful for your video to really let people know how good son is. he deserves it!!

I disagree with the comparisons to Kane. Son has always scored crazy angles and gaps.

finally an unbias commentator... its a breath of fresh air....keep it up mate. dont get me wrong, i love kane but it was a me me system last year... i knew as soon as kane left this team would get much better under the postecoglou team team mentality era...

he's back and it's beautiful

This was much appreciated. He is literally doing the roles of several. It’s rare we see this narrative. This isn’t just about the run, the clinical finish, or even the pieces getting us to the success. Its as if he double bodies himself because he works that hard. Yes, we know he is amazing but still doesn’t get the caliber of praise he deserves.

1. You don't go from winning golden boot one season and dropping off that hard the next. It was very clear to anyone watching spurs that conte's system in his second tenure was absolute trash. 2. Look at bissouma, he's arguable one of the best cdm's right now but conte didn't even play him. 3. I realized that son had real potential as a striker during the CL run in 2019. When kane was out, son stepped up and the team looked pretty good even without kane. 4. kane is a great player, one of the best strikers in the world. But something about his presence stifled the other team members. Without kane spurs look much more fluid.

Finally someone talks about this!!!

Thank you for the good analysis. I was amazed to see how Sonny scored the first goal. I saw this goal from various angles, but I couldn't see the space and angle to score the goal. But after hearing your analysis, I understand. He has progressed amazingly every season. Whenever I think this is definitely Sonny's peak, I look at him again and he's growing up like a monster again. He's already a legend and I don't think there's anywhere else to go up, but it's really amazing that he keeps leveling up to a more complete type. He's a really scary and awesome guy. And I'm so lucky that Son is on our team

GOAT

He’s been deserved respect

Please everyone, just admit Sonny is one of the best player in the league.