Some players join a football club from abroad and just click with the fans. They understand the supporters and they thrive when playing for the badge on the front of the shirt. In return, the fans idolise these types of stars, and Heung-Min Son is certainly one of them at Tottenham, and the Lilywhites were gushing over the South Korean when he bagged his 50th goal for the club yesterday.
Spurs goals for Sonny! #COYS pic.twitter.com/iyrUtH8gNh
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 24 November 2018
This season has seen Son play a lot fewer minutes than he would have wanted to. The South Korean hasn’t been injured but he has been suffering from fatigue seeing as he was away with his country’s U21 squad for the Asian Games as he battled his way to exemption from military service. Now though, that’s all behind him and at the age of just 26, the tricky winger has a brilliant opportunity to turn his 50 Spurs goals into 100+.
His wonderful goal against Chelsea yesterday was probably his best in a Spurs shirt, and what a time to get it. Dele Alli fed the South Korean the ball down the right flank and with no options for Son, he drove at Chelsea. After breezing past Jorginho and skipping inside David Luiz, Wembley erupted as Son rolled the ball past Kepa Arrizabalaga to give Spurs a 3-0 lead, and it was a goal and a result that will live long in the memory for The Lilywhites, who absolutely adore Heung-Min Son.
You can read what the Spurs fans had to say about Son’s 50-goal milestone here:
Cant smile without Sonny pic.twitter.com/UIJmRj8Uyx
— lillywhites (@RachelS16548016) November 24, 2018
31 of them are premier league goals too
— idiot (@DrunkLloris) 24 November 2018
Won’t get many better than today’s.. and the way he grabs the crest on his shirt fill me with pride..
legend in the making….— Apollo2974 (@Apollo2974) November 24, 2018
Give him whatever he wants
— John // Largest of Truzz (@JSm000ve) November 24, 2018
How far we have come from the days when there was a call to trade Son. Well done lad, you showed them.
— Yvonne Boneparte (@YvonneB2015) November 24, 2018
.Love this geezer, sooooo likeable! And so pleased he’s ours #Son #BestSmileInThePremierLeague
— Jo (@JoBoronte) 24 November 2018
great player this guy
— Rudney Gaspar (@rudney_gaspar) November 24, 2018
Congratulations 50n
— JAH (@JAH59) November 24, 2018
The Lilywhites loved seeing Son bag against Chelsea to bring up goal number 50 and they’ll be desperate for him to keep adding to that tally over the coming seasons.
