“Advantages of speed and goal-making ability” 1st place Mbappe, 2nd and 3rd place Kane and Holland
Son Heung-min, captain of Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League (EPL), ranked 10th among the world’s best strikers.
On the 5th (Korean time), ESPN, an American sports media outlet, selected and announced the 100 best men’s soccer players in the world in 2024.
A total of 100 best players were ranked by position, including 30 attackers, midfielders, and defenders, and 10 goalkeepers.
Son Heung-min was ranked 10th in the striker category.
ESPN cited Son Heung-min’s main characteristics as his ability to make clean goals using both feet and his quick speed.
He also pointed out that he is one of five players who achieved 10 goals and 10 assists in the EPL in the 2023-2024 season. 스포츠 토토사이트
Son Heung-min achieved 10-10 this season, becoming the 6th player to record 10 goals and 10 assists more than three times in EPL history. ESPN highly evaluated Son Heung-min’s consistent performance even though a new style of soccer was played after a new coach was appointed at Tottenham. ESPN explained, “Even at the age of 31, Son Heung-min is the striker who produces the most consistent results in the EPL, especially scoring goals.” Son Heung-min averaged 15.6 goals and 8.4 assists per season in the EPL over the past five seasons. This year, under Tottenham’s newly appointed manager Anzi Postekoglu, he played soccer with a strong focus on ball possession, scoring 17 goals and 10 assists. Harry Kane, who was captain and partner, moved to Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, but Son Heung-min, as captain, raised the ranking from 8th the previous season to 5th this season. However, ESPN put a question mark on Son Heung-min’s prospects for next season. Son Heung-min’s contract with Tottenham ends in 2025, but manager Postekoglou is entering his second year, raising the possibility that he may make significant changes to the team. ESPN said, “If an appropriate offer comes to Son Heung-min, he can transfer,” but added, “Even in a changing Tottenham, Son Heung-min has the highest probability of remaining as a front-line striker.” Kylian Mbappe ranked first as the best striker selected by ESPN. Mbappe recorded his highest score (44 goals) in a season at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Ligue 1, French professional soccer, and became the top scorer in Ligue 1 for the sixth time in a row. Regarding Mbappe, who announced on the 3rd that he would leave PSG and join Real Madrid in Spain’s Primera Liga, ESPN predicted that he would “sweep La Liga.” Munich’s Kane and Manchester City’s Erling Holland took second and third place. 성인웹툰