Son Heung Min - signed

Misfit · Aug 28, 2015

Tense_Y1d said:
That quip's been going through my head all day. Can't wait till he scores for us then it'll be "get in there my Son!".

Hopefully we'll get the dm + cf we still really need before the deadline.

Yes. Looking at the squad, a CF is needed. Crazy how many DMs we had only a couple of years ago. Damn, you look away for 5 minutes and the squad is barely recognizable. I realise change is needed but until we get the stadium done it's going to be difficult to maintain with all this chopping and changing. Swapping out squad layers is one thing but we've gone through so many changes to the heart of the team in the last 4 years or so.

Honestly, it'll be nice to get know all the players properly again.

Wellspurs · Aug 28, 2015

F_AN2CE said:
Anyone aware of his language situation? I can't seem to find an interview with him in English. He seems to have German down though, so Wimmer should be his man. The Belgians, Worm and Eriksen should be able to help him get the language barrier down as well. Or is he just pulling a Poch in the interview and understands English perfectly?

He speaks and eats Pekingese.

ajspurs · Aug 28, 2015

TheAmerican said:
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs-tv/features/son-joins-his-team-mates/

He is all smiles, it's great to see . You can tell he is one of those guys that truly loves to play the game.

It also looks like Wimmer's being a german speaking bud for him.

Always feel like I can watch those training videos all day.

hodsgod · Aug 28, 2015

wozzahotspurs said:
It is also worth mentioning that Lloris wasnt played until October due to some stupid obligation to big Brad! Even though he himself would have told you Lloris is a far better keeper.

I personally think Son will hit the ground running for us. If we can get a decent DM & someone like Berahino id be quite pleased with our overall squad now.

To be fair I really don't remember Brad letting us down at all during that period.

WiganSpur · Aug 28, 2015

am_yisrael_chai said:
Funny how few people on SC seem to read the OS which says he speaks good English
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/heung-min-son-pleased-and-honoured-280815/

Yep,

"Spurs is such a big club and a really good team,” said the amiable striker, who speaks English to a good standard but opted to give his first interview in Korean in order to fully express his joy at signing for us.

Hoddtastic72 · Aug 28, 2015

Wellspurs said:
He's 6' 1'' and he needs to know;

South Korea= Tottenham
Northe Korea= Arsenal

Hostilities break-out occasionally!

So Wenger = Kim Jong-un! Now it all makes sense

Wellspurs · Aug 28, 2015

kmk said:
I read that he is the face of LG in South Korea and it was because of him, LG sponsor Bayer Leverkusen.

Maybe LG will buy the naming rights of the new stadium? Obviously, our fans won't be happy with the slightly red Logo.

Anyone else thinking this might have had an influence?

Currently AIA Korea has 95 branch offices and telemarketing centers across the nation.

Gb160 · Aug 28, 2015

hodsgod said:
To be fair I really don't remember Brad letting us down at all during that period.

IIRC Brad was playing really well, it would've been shitty to drop him.

Spurger King · Aug 28, 2015

WiganSpur said:
Yep,

"Spurs is such a big club and a really good team,” said the amiable striker, who speaks English to a good standard but opted to give his first interview in Korean in order to fully express his joy at signing for us.

Those bastards at Sky referring to him as a striker

Oh wait...

mpickard2087 · Aug 28, 2015

Wellspurs said:
Anyone else thinking this might have had an influence?

Currently AIA Korea has 95 branch offices and telemarketing centers across the nation.

Maybe AIA paid for him.

Never know with Levy

UpTownSpur · Aug 28, 2015

Indisguise said:
So long as the wordplay isn't based on racial discrimination, I would tend to agree, but it's a very fine line. I wouldn't like it to go any further than it has though.

I agree but it's just so easy to make an unintentional slit of the tongue

Wellspurs said:
Anyone else thinking this might have had an influence?

Currently AIA Korea has 95 branch offices and telemarketing centers across the nation.

Definitely, but it has to make sense from a football perspective as well, and hopefully it will.

yankspurs · Aug 28, 2015

TheAmerican said:
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs-tv/features/son-joins-his-team-mates/

He is all smiles, it's great to see . You can tell he is one of those guys that truly loves to play the game.

It also looks like Wimmer's being a german speaking bud for him.

His smile is infectious!

yankspurs · Aug 28, 2015

mpickard2087 said:
Maybe AIA paid for him.

Never know with Levy

Wouldnt be surprised if AIA pushed us to sign an Asian player to market the partnership further and then Levy identified Son, who is one of the best Asian players in football, if not the best.

Annekcma · Aug 28, 2015

I'm sure it's previously been mentioned...but time for some sort of resurrection of this song?

nice one harry, nice one son...

THFCSPURS19 · Aug 28, 2015

Spurger King said:
Those bastards at Sky referring to him as a striker

Oh wait...

TBF, Spurs TV aren't exactly amazing, are they?

He is not a striker.

THFCSPURS19 · Aug 28, 2015

http://www.thetottenhamway.com/2015...ung-min-son-with-a-leading-german-journalist/

‘He’s a megastar…a huge draw’: A Q&A on Heung-Min Son with a leading German journalist

I asked a German football writer, with a particular focus on HSV, about Spurs’ new signing.

Heung-Min Son became Spurs’ third most expensive signing of all time after arriving from Bayer Leverkusen in an £18m deal but you’d be forgiven for not knowing a great deal about the 23-year-old South Korea international, who has spent his entire career in Germany.

Luckily, Hamburg-based football writer Dan Busch (follow him on the Twitter!) was on hand to answer my questions about Son’s history, personality, talents and huge draw in his homeland.

How would you summarise Son’s time in Germany?

Son arrived in Hamburg in 2008 at the age of 16, due to a cooperation between HSV and the South Korean FA. His father has a football school near Seoul, where he learned to play. He came to Germany alone without speaking any German and lived in the youth facilities at the club. Through hard work and his positive mindset, he quickly adapted. When he was 18, he made his full debut for HSV, signed his first professional contract and immediately played a good role. Sadly he broke his foot and was out for some time, but hard work again brought him back quicker than expected.

At the end of his time at HSV, he scored 20 goals in 78 competitive games.

In 2013 he left HSV for Bayer Leverkusen to play in Europe and continue his development. He scored 29 goals in 87 competitive games there.

Son has previously said he felt ‘very much at home’ at Leverkusen and didn’t fancy the Premier League. What do you think has changed?

At HSV he always said that he dreamed of playing in the Premier League one day, because of the recognition it gets in his home country. Money might play an important factor as well though. Maybe he spoke highly of Leverkusen lately, because of LG being their shirt sponsor through him and obligations to present the club in South Korea.

Which position(s) is Son most comfortable in?

He started as a centre-forward at HSV, but often drifted wide. He is quite versatile and helped out on both wings and as a second striker as well. At Leverkusen, he quickly found his place on the left wing, where he started most of the time, sometimes switching to the right side during games.

RELATED: VIDEO: All 49 of Heung-Min Son’s goals in Germany

What are his strengths?

Son has very good pace and is two-footed. He does not have a weak foot and can shoot from range with both of them. He is also very intelligent and a great professional, who always works hard. His movement in different systems is strong and he is very direct.

What are his weaknesses?

As a centre-forward, he lacks a bit of physique, despite his height of 1.84m. His directness can also become a weakness from time to time, when he tries to hard and runs his head against the wall. Son needs to improve his consistency.

What is Son’s ceiling?

I guess we will find out in the next few years. At Leverkusen, he probably reached his limit for now. He needs to become more consistent, although he can always be a game changer with his pace, dribblings and long shots.

Of Spurs current players, how would you say he differs from, say, Nacer Chadli and Christian Eriksen?

Son is more direct than Chadli and probably quicker. It’s hard to compare him to Eriksen, who is a completely different player and should move to a central role in midfield permanently in my opinion.

How would you describe his personality / character?

As stated above, he is very hard working, humble and focussed on football.

There’s been some talk Son may have to return to Korea soon to complete his military service. Have you heard anything about this?

It has been a topic at HSV for some time, but there is no recent news in Germany on this. South Korean footballers sometimes get exempt from military service, when they reach something with their national team. Ja-Cheol Koo for example won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and did not have to complete his military service. Spurs will most likely have checked that issue before paying such a huge amount of money for him.

Who would you say has got a better deal, Spurs with Son or Liverpool with Firmino?

Time will tell, but I would not compare these two too much. Firmino has excellent play-making abilities and is strong as a number 10. Son is more of a direct threat from the wings.

Is there anything else we should know?

It is important to know, that Son is a megastar and a huge marketing draw in South Korea. HSV and Leverkusen both got several sponsorships worth millions of Euros through him. He is a face of electronic giants LG for example, who then decided to become Leverkusen’s shirt sponsor. Marketing-wise, the huge fee Spurs paid for him could be well invested and repay huge in the future.

Many thanks to Dan for taking the time to answer my questions (and to you for reading this far).

Also, here is the aforementioned video with all his Bundesliga goals:

THFCSPURS19 · Aug 28, 2015

THFCSPURS19 said:
Son finished as Number 1 in FourFourTwo's Top 50 Asian players for 2014/15:

An article linked to this:

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features...ea-germany-i-was-told-first-learn-swear-words

DAZZA1978 · Aug 28, 2015

Quality player and from watching him on a good quantity of games (16-18) I will put my neck out and say he will out score Chadli and Eriksen this season

ajspurs · Aug 28, 2015

THFCSPURS19 said:
Of Spurs current players, how would you say he differs from, say, Nacer Chadli and Christian Eriksen?

Son is more direct than Chadli and probably quicker.

One of things we desperately need to be honest, more directness. Too much cutting in and passing it back/sideways occurs currently.

Spurger King · Aug 28, 2015

ajspurs said:
One of things we desperately need to be honest, more directness. Too much cutting in and passing it back/sideways occurs currently.

Have to wonder how much of that is down to the manager. Hopefully Son will be encouraged to be direct.

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