He is like a David Beckham and Alan Iverson or Ronaldo in the terms of his power in his community. So when he comes into those rooms and he comes into those showcases here you are now talking about a family day out. Come on everybody and see. It has finally happened on a day Tottenham fans dreaded to happen.
The son Heung-min years seem to be over this summer. Tom Fogert MLS Insider, is at CBS reporting that it is a $million, million pound move that is in the talks between LA Football Club and Tottenham that Heung-min come in the summer. Individual terms are also being agreed.
Key Takeaways
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Son Heung-min: Tottenham’s true legend!
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South Korea’s pride, shining on the world stage.
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Son’s LA move: a perfect fit with a huge Korean fanbase.
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Leaving Spurs on a high — trophy in hand!
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A fan favorite on and off the pitch.
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Son vs Kane: Two Spurs icons, two different legacies.
Son’s Legacy at Tottenham Hotspur
Summing Up Son’s Impact
And JD the thing is this when we look at this story and how Son played at Tottenham more than goals all the contributions all the years of service he is actually one of the players whom the football club will remember dearly through the years to come. How about you just sum up what he has done to Tottenham Hotspur and how amazing it is that his final competitive match in a Spurs shirt was the lifting of a trophy after all of that talk about Tottenham not winning trophies?
As I was entering the studio today I was thinking about how I was going to attempt to recap this because sometimes we can just say the word legend all the time. It simply clings to certain individuals and not others but he was a real legend in the Premier League. He is a Spurs icon. The contributions which he has made to football particularly among the Asian community, he has taken the game to a totally new level.
I simply say that when we take a step back when we look into what he has achieved, I believe that Son is really going to be one of the greatest players ever to have played in the English Premier League. However, it is not solely the things he has done on the field, not to mention that he has been appointed club captain. This is what makes him the way he is as a person. His personality is so lovable, he is so contagious in the aspect that he brings in energy and, he is a fantastic person as how a professional ought to be.
Contributions On and Off the Field
He does care about the game as in its globalization, but at the same time understands the responsibility and is able to perform so miraculously both on and off the field. The assists in the EPL can be talked about all the stats regarding his work. He wins the Golden boot, the first Asian to do so, and is the 5th, in numerical terms, in the club all time list of goal scorers. When it comes to goals and assists we know already where he is going to rank since so many players came along with the intention of blazing the trail.
I just recall in my mind the premier league is heavily losing someone that carries them outside the game. The MLS will now have an open door that someone can take charge of him because he is really a special soul. He is an unusual man. He is someone who seems to brighten up a room when one enters. I think it would be so fitting in the way that the club has made it and the way he has made it and leaving in his own country, in his hometown, in front of the people, most probably hundreds of thousands outside, perhaps hundreds of thousands of people inside the stadium.
The sentiment and the crowd that he is going to get are just above football and this will become one of the most engraved ones.
Son’s Impact in South Korea
Yeah. And there is no doubt about it-it was an emotional spectacle, his going home to play this game. I suppose that the fact that it is the place deserves some amplification. We see the big European football, the Germans, the Italians, the French and the English churn out so many great players and they play week in week out. You have an interest in the player in your team. However, in the countries that are not big footballing powers to have an example of Son come into the Premier League and become a star, Tottenham has in a certain way become a club of South Korea through this player.
The Pride of a Nation
So fascinating in my light as an American. Christian Pulisic is symbolic to many of us he is one of us playing in big European teams. This is followed by him of course. A sense of pride as a nation, was created though, which made an impression in this giant footballing organisation. This is what Son stands to millions. He is a symbol of the efforts taken ever since the 2002 World Cup when the doors opened to Asian football which was taken straight to another level by playing on an equal footing with some of the best in the world.
The vehicle then was a superstar– a person to hang your hat on, a person who carries the flag of the game and who realizes the responsibility that underlies that flag. Son is unbelievable. You can nearly hate him and as an Arsenal fan that is a really hard thing to do. He is both FOOTED, retalented, clinical, and affable gentleman-like. And another level altogether is who he is as a person. He is an amazing football player but a great person.
A Career to Remember
I am glad he got that trophy feel in the face of his fans. He can always say that I am the history book. It is not like I just joined this club and I clocked up 338 games in 7 years of my life. You see I helped build this with you.” When you speak of consistency, he would have double figures even during seasons when people said he had fallen off, still goals and still assists. Others would get injured and would never recover to the latter.
When you look at his numbers I believe he will go into the Premier League Hall of Fame and it cannot wait. Perhaps when we distance a step back, I do not want to rush saying retirement but when we hear he is going to LA it means he is starting somewhere new.
One day, after looking back at Son, we will think, “Wow, that was really an icon.” An individual, who lurked beyond the game on and off the pitch.
Was This the Right Decision?
Do you feel this was the right moment? He is 7 years in the club. In the previous season, although he was the scorer of more than ten goals and assisted more than ten times, it was not as prominent as in the previous seasons. Did he leave the top level probably at the right time?
I believe, it is the right moment. Most sporting superstars in various sports have retired prematurely and this could not be any better that going beyond the game. Once again I cannot refer to it as retirement since he has opened a new chapter. The 7 years he played in Spurs gave him the legacy of his own. That moment of triumphantly holding the trophy in full view of fans will forever be etched in their memory after they had won the European silverware after a long time.
I sense what we are going to be talking about is that he should have a statue or stand named after him. Suppose he goes back to North London–it will be a whole new world.
At this moment, the emphasis is brought upon how Anthony Marshall, the communications team, Thomas Frank, and Justin Cochran, and the backroom staff members all know that this is the right moment. His life and book is finished. He didn;t come away emptyhanded; least he can shut the book at Spurs at the peak moment.
Son Close to Joining LAFC
We discussed a little on his transfer to Los Angeles where he plays at LAFC. It can be mentioned that this is one of the regions with the greatest number of Koreans compared to anywhere in the world besides South Korea. Almost a quarter of a million of Koreans are found in Los Angeles. It has a Koreatown and the stadium is within a 10 minute drive.
A Perfect Off-Field Fit
It is possible to imagine what happened at each game. It is an ideal step by MLS that is attempting to expand worldwide with their television arrangement with Apple. It has a local following that can certainly get behind this athlete.
I cannot think of anyone suited better off the field. How will he fit on the field may be the question but off the field this will suit Son moving to LA perfectly.
Such is the Russian beauty of immigration. You are about to witness a superstar that can take the game to a new level and open up football which is a universal game to a new community. It turns out to be domestic discourse. He is the David Beckham, Allen Iverson or Ronaldo of his society.
It is a day out as a family when he enters such rooms and showcases. Son has everyone asking to go and see. It is a demonstration of what he signifies: being so above the game. He is an iconic figure. Well I have said it twice before, but I want people to know what I mean. He is about to leave the MLS on-and-off the field because of the person he is and the way he carries himself.
LAFC is getting an outstanding player who is still young and still desires goals. Off the pitch, his representation of a community that has not always been represented in football will become another level.
He is also signing onto the LAFC team that already has an established player by the name Denny Bago. We will find out how the on field fit will work.
Who Had a Bigger Legacy — Harry Kane or Son?
Ending the era of Son in Tottenham, with an example such as Harry Kane transfer to Bayern Munich and be in top form is how will the fans rationalise the two exits? One championship quits to play in another and the other plays through till the end and then joins a less competitive league.
I will supply you the North London expertise. Harry Kane is more than a legend. Having surpassed the record of all time Spurs leading scorer Jimmy Greaves and been Spurs leading scorer in the Champions League he is undoubtedly amongst the greatest players to ever wear the Spurs shirt.
Son is in a totally different level since it is the club, which fell in love with him and chose him. Nothing is like local boy. As someone who played against Kane at youth level, I can tell you the truth is there has been nothing but love at the club around him. Better still he wore Arsenal when he was younger and then Spurs.
I do not believe Harry Kanes legacy is under fire.
And Son is obviously a great one in the history of Tottenham Hotspur.
