Perhaps the video call with buddy Harry Kane, who has finally won a title-helps him-Heung-Min Son has not yet done it with Tottenham. His drive is in his own words “Desperate passion”on Wednesday evening (May 21, 200, from 9 p.m. in the live ticker at Sportschau.de) he can fulfill his dream in the final of the Europa League against Manchester United.
To despair, however, the season that Son and his Spurs is currently playing together with their opponent they have in common. United ranks a game day before the end of the Premier League season in the historically cruel 16th place in the table. But Tottenham, actually a permanent guest under the Big-Five, is actually even worse: 17th place, the three teams behind the Spurs descend.
Become a
It is also not a good season for Son personally. Since he moved from Bayer Leverkusen to the English capital from Bayer Leverkusen ten years ago, he has never scored fewer goals than the seven, which he achieved in 30 missions in 2024/25. But nobody in Tottenham at South Koreans, he has become a cluble, almost like Harry Kane.
| Gaming | Gate | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
Premier League | 30 | 7 | 10 |
Europa League | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Engl. Cup competitions | 6 | 1 | 1 |
In 333 Premier League games, the South Korean has made it to 204 scorer points. With his 173 goals in all competitive games for the Spurs, he is in fifth place on the Eternal club best list, behind Kane, Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Smith and Martin Chiver. He inherited the captain’s bandage from Kane, and with the center forward with the center forward, who had migrated two years ago, had intensive contact before the final.
Hope for Kane’s positive energy
In the English “Guardian”, Son tells that the first title win for his long -time teammate inspires him. Immediately after the championship with Bayern, he congratulated: “I wrote Harry a message and he called me back by video call. I was very happy to see him so happy. He is one of my best friends, and that a former teammate has achieved so much, I was very happy as if he were my family. With this positive energy, I hope that he can also support the Spurs in the game so that we can achieve such a good result as he can.
Pretty best (ex) colleague: Harry Kane and Heung-Min cheered a goal together
Kane is gone, but has remained, although he is said to have had very good offers again and again. Ten years at a club that has never won anything, not even in one of the national cup competitions – why? Son himself says he is of “Desperate passion” driven. He contested two endgames, both lost: against Liverpool in the Champions League 2019 and against Manchester City in the 2021 league cup.
“The one, last piece of the puzzle is still missing”
Son explains his loyalty like this: “The main reason why I stayed with Tottenham was that I wanted to achieve something that others could not achieve. You need all the parts to complete a puzzle. I think I have all other parts together, I was missing this one, most important part, and I’ve been trying to find it for ten years. I really hope that I can finally complete the puzzle this time.”
Son also knows that the time is running away at the age of 32: “The game against United feels like an opportunity that may never come back. I really want to win – more than anyone else. So many people support us with the same passion that I feel. If we prepare well, I think we can do it.”
Left wing, center forward and ten
However, the dress rehearsal went wrong. Against Aston Villa there was a smooth 0-2 defeat on Friday, in the storm the ex-Bavaria Mathys Tel once again failed to replace the missing dejan Kulusevski, who was also injured on Wednesday. Tel stands for two goals in the Europa League at zero. There will be a lot of arrival on Son, who has just made the connection again after a foot injury. However, this corresponds to its role in the field, which is characterized by great responsibility for several areas.
Son is not a pure, classic left wing, he is often a center forward and sometimes a ten. He is equally an executor and preparer, all of this has brought him the title “Footballer of the Year” eight times in his home country. Son is no longer missing personal awards. But he was always a team player from all his nature, especially that is why the final victory on Wednesday would mean so much.