“Son Heung-min isn’t a striker, sign him as number 9”
Former England and Premier League striker Teddy Sheringham has claimed that Son Heung-min cannot be a specialist striker like Harry Kane and that Tottenham Hotspur should sign a new No. 9 striker.
“Tottenham need a real striker,” Sheringham said on Wednesday (Aug. 22), according to EPLIndex, explaining why the club should look to sign Ivan Toney (Brentford) and Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
According to the outlet, Sheringham also spoke about Son Heung-min’s role: “He’s not a proper striker. He’s a player who plays around the striker, like he did when he played with Kane.” “Tottenham need a goal scorer. You can’t keep playing Son in that position,” he said.
“I think Tony would be a good fit for Tottenham. He could go to Chelsea, Arsenal or Tottenham, but personally, I’d like to see Tottenham sign him because he has the qualities of a number nine striker, which is very important for any team,” he said, adding, “He leads Brentford’s attack very well and is always harassing the marksman.”
Sheringham is a legendary English striker who is familiar to fans at home, having played for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson. He is also one of the club’s legends, having played for Tottenham from 1992 to 1997 and 2001 to 2003.
However, Sheringham has some serious advice for his hometown club, saying that Tottenham should play a proper striker, not Son Heung-min.
Son joined Tottenham in 2015 and has been with the club for nine years, becoming an integral part of the club’s legacy. He is fifth on the club’s all-time goalscoring list (162) and is on track to become the 14th player in Tottenham history to reach 400 appearances (408).
In the 2021-2022 season, he became the first Asian player to win the Premier League’s top scorer title, tying Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) with 23 league goals.
This season, he was named captain by head coach Anzhi Postecoglou, becoming the club’s first non-European to wear the captain’s armband. Already the captain of the South Korean national soccer team since 2018, Son Heung-min has brought the Spurs squad together with his friendly leadership.
He has 17 goals and 10 assists in the league this season. The Spurs finished the season in fifth place, up three 토토사이트 spots from eighth the previous season, thanks in large part to Son’s offensive output.
However, it was disappointing to see that his performances as a central striker declined towards the end of the season. After a brilliant start to the season up top, Son struggled in the second half of the season, losing the center of the pitch to Xherdan Shaqiri and moving back to his natural position of left winger.
This is why, unlike at the start of the season, when it was hoped that Son would be able to fill the void left by Harry Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich, there has been a recent push for Tottenham to sign a No. 9 striker.
Spurs are looking at several strikers to replace Kane, and one of them is Toni. Toni is a striker with excellent aerial competitiveness and goal-scoring ability. Although he missed a lot of games last season due to a suspension for illegal betting, he was still a force to be reckoned with, starting 16 out of 17 games and scoring four goals and providing two assists.
However, Tottenham reportedly offered Brentford a £40 million bid for the player, which was rejected.
Meanwhile, Sheringham also spoke about Tottenham’s target for Eze, saying that he could be a better option than Connor Gallagher: “It’s important to have more players who can break down defenses. “It’s important to have more players who can break down defenses, especially considering the style of play of manager Anzhi Postecoglou,” he said.