| Heung-min Son of Tottenham Hotspur. © AFP=News1 |
As the 2021-22 season of the English Premier League (EPL) comes to a close, Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur) is igniting the competition for the top scorer by showing amazing decisive power. Heung-Min Son’s goal-related record shows why he is considered a world-class striker.
As of the 13th (Korean time), Son Heung-min scored 17 goals in the EPL, marking the second place in the scoring division following Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 20 goals).
Heung-Min Son has been scoring goals since the opening game once morest Manchester City this season and has been scoring goals steadily until the end of the season. In November of last year, there was a period of slowing due to an injury, but following his return, he scored four goals in a row before Brent Ford and before Crystal Palace.
Tottenham Hotspur is a more valuable resource for the team as they are showing off their decisive power at a time when they are competing for 4th place for next season’s UEFA Champions League.
Son Heung-min scored a multi-goal in the match once morest West Ham on the 21st of last month, and then added another goal once morest Newcastle on the 4th. And in the away game once morest Aston Villa on the 10th, he scored three goals and achieved a hat-trick.
Son Heung-min, who exploded six goals in the last three games, scored his 17th goal of the season, equaling the record for most goals in a single season set last season. He also took a three-goal lead to Salah in his top scorer competition, taking him one step closer to becoming the first Premier League top scorer in his career. If Son Heung-min becomes the top scorer, he will be the first Asian player.
Along with the steady scoring, it should be noted that there has not been a single penalty kick scored so far. All 17 goals were recorded as field goals.
On the other hand, the top scorer Salah scored five of his 20 goals from penalty kicks. Heung-Min Son might be at the top of the scoring list if Salah hadn’t taken the penalty kick at Liverpool.
Many strikers prefer the kicker because a penalty kick is an easier opportunity to score. In fact, in the Korean national team, Son Heung-min mainly played as a penalty kick kicker.
But at Tottenham, Son Heung-min is conceding a penalty to Harry Kane, the team’s main striker. Kane has scored two goals from penalty kicks this season and is currently on 12 goals.
Heung-Min Son also boasts a high score compared to the number of shots. So far, Heung-Min Son has hit 68 shots and scored 17 goals in 28 games. He scored one goal for every four shots.
Compared to Salah, who hit 119 shots, Kane (101 shots, 12 goals), and Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United (89 shots, 12 goals), this is a figure that shows outstanding decisive power.
If you look at Son Heung-Min’s goal-related indicators this season, it’s clear why Tottenham’s legendary striker Robbie Keane praised him as a “fantastic striker.”
