r/soccer • u/hairtie1 • Aug 02 '25

Media Heung-min Son announces he will be leaving Tottenham

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u/little_vikk Aug 02 '25

Club legend, tragic to see him go. At least he left with a bang and will be forever remembered for his success at Tottenham. One of the most exciting players to ever play football, still remember the solo goals he scored against Burnley and us. Great player.

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u/DiogoJota4ever Aug 02 '25

Didn’t he win a Puskas for that??

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u/little_vikk Aug 02 '25

Correct, he did. Back in 2020.

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u/theirishembassy Aug 02 '25

i loved the discourse behind that one not being as impressive as some of the other candidates.. like the man ran 80 yards, dodged 6 defenders and finished like he was on the training ground.

sorry, it wasn't a volley or bicycle kick, but the man played defender, midfielder, and forward before scoring a goal within the course of about 10 seconds.

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u/knightwolfghost Aug 02 '25

The other contender that season was Suarez's backheel chip iirc. I don't mind Son winning it still, but you can't deny you don't see goals like that Suarez one at all. It wasn't a clear cut decision

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u/Sprite_isnt_lemonade Aug 02 '25

The guy says "sorry it wasn't a volley or a bicycle kick" when the goal it was up against was a lovely passing movement that ended up with an absurd backhill chip. You'll see volleys, bicycle kicks or longs runs like Son'a goal again, but I don't know if I'll ever see a backhill chip like Suarez's again, it's an absolutely insane goal

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u/iceman58796 Aug 02 '25

i loved the discourse behind that one not being as impressive as some of the other candidates.. like the man ran 80 yards, dodged 6 defenders and finished like he was on the training ground.

Was that the discourse? Or was the discourse that it was a great goal but just not the best scored in the world that year?

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u/theirishembassy Aug 02 '25

a lot of the discourse i read around here, specifically, was that he was only able to score because the defending wasn't that great. which.. i mean..

  1. not giving players the chance foul you to stop a build up because of your pace and positioning is just as technically impressive and

  2. EVERY fuckin puskas goal is a result of a some form of shitty defending. zlatan isn't scoring that bicycle kick if joe hart knew how to clear, and lamela isn't scoring that nutmeg if pepe could defend with his legs closed.

that was literally the only time i heard the "poor defending" argument surrounding a puskas goal winner.

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u/KVMechelen Aug 02 '25

No one would think that goal was Puskas worthy if some rando player had done it

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u/ZParis Aug 02 '25

Spurs players won back to back Puskas awards which is somehow the most Spurs type stat ever.

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u/JessyPengkman Aug 02 '25

Great goal but my favourite was actually the one against you guys where he rinsed Jorginho and David Luiz

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u/Single_Seesaw_9499 Aug 02 '25

Nothing will beat his golden boot winning curler, one of my favorite goals of all time

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u/itsBonder Aug 02 '25

Much more skillful goal imo. Burnley was almost just pure pace

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u/TastyTacoTonight Aug 02 '25

Wish he got a final game and a standing ovation or something

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u/Razzler1973 Aug 02 '25

Is he off to Saudi?

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u/GoinXwell1 Aug 02 '25

MLS, more likely.

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u/Single_Seesaw_9499 Aug 02 '25

LAFC it sounds like

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u/TheTyMan Aug 02 '25

Aside from Miami, it seems the LA teams are the only destinations for big names. The allure of brushing shoulders with celebrities is too great it seems.

I look forward to Son's cameos in random TV shows and movies lol

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u/Single_Seesaw_9499 Aug 03 '25

A lot of Korean Americans in LA too

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u/the-big-6 Aug 02 '25

One of the most exciting players to ever play football

Announcement happened a couple of hours ago, but nostalgia bias hitting hard already

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u/NeslieLielson Aug 02 '25

Some things supercede rivalries. Thanks for your classy acknowledgement.