Tottenham Hotspur defender Ben Davies says Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is the most dedicated player he’s ever played with. He praised Son’s training regimen.
“Davis said Son was incredibly dedicated and said his skills were good because he trained hard,” British media outlet TBR Football reported on June 6 (KST), citing Davis’ comments on the ‘Sports Business’ podcast. “Davis claimed he never saw Son take a shot and rarely took a bad touch,” Davis said.
Davies was referring to Son’s childhood training. “I know his background,” Davies said of Son. He didn’t play real soccer when he was younger, but he practiced his skills incredibly hard with his father every day after school,” Davis said, adding, ”His touch is rarely bad. I’ve never seen him miss a shot, and everything he does is neat.”
Son Heung-min is known to have focused on technical training and shooting with his father as a child. He has also said that his childhood training has shaped him into a top Premier League striker.
Son Heung-min’s dedication is unrivaled. He led the team this season as Tottenham’s first non-European captain, and his contribution to the game has been immense.
His dedication is also reflected in his records. The International Institute of Sports Studies (CIES), the research arm of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), released a study last month that analyzed the defensive engagement rate of strikers in 30 professional soccer leagues around the world.
Defensive participation rate is defined as the number of times a player runs more than 25 kilometers per hour while defending, plus the number of times he puts pressure on the opponent without making physical contact or touching the ball.
Son Heung-min was ranked first in both criteria combined, making him the player with the highest defensive involvement. This is a great indicator of his commitment to defense.
Son’s offensive stats are also impressive. In 35 league appearances this season, Son has scored 17 goals and provided 10 assists, his 토토사이트 third 10-10 in the Premier League. Only six players in the Premier League have achieved 10-10 at least three times.
As Davies raves, his decision-making is among the best in the league. His xG (expected goals) value in the Premier League this season is only 12, but he has scored 17 goals, according to soccer stats site Footmob. His higher than expected goals means that he scored more goals in difficult situations than he should have.
Son also has a 47% shooting accuracy rate. Shot accuracy is the percentage of shots that are on target, which is equivalent to converting one out of every two shots. Son’s accuracy rate is higher than Chelsea’s Cole Palmer’s 42%, who is the second highest scorer in the Premier League this season.
Son Heung-min’s decisiveness was recognized by his opponent’s 메이저사이트 manager. In a match against Manchester City last month, when Son was one-on-one with the goalkeeper, City manager Pep Guardiola dropped to his knees in frustration. It looked like a goal was about to be conceded. Son’s shot went straight at the goalkeeper and didn’t result in a goal, but it showed how great Son’s status is.
“There are many reasons why Son Heung-min is a world-class player, and the fact that he is such a neat striker is probably his most defining characteristic,” says TBR Football, “In fact, he has always been one of the Premier League’s best problem solvers. He rarely gets the timing of his shots wrong and is very composed in front of goal.”