Son Heung-min and the Asian distinction in the Premier League

 

No matter how successful, striker Son Heung-min is wearing the Tottenham Hotspur shirt, it will still be difficult to get rid of the "Asian" label.

The story of Son Heung-min in the last Premier League season

In the UK, it will be very difficult to get recognition if you come from a less developed continent.

Son Heung-min 's story in the Premier League last season can only be summed up in two words "injustice". The Korean player carried Spurs from being relegated to the middle of the table to a place in next season's Champions League.

23 goals in the opponent's net, not a single goal from the penalty spot is an unprecedented achievement of an Asian player in the highest arena in the country of fog.

The hot season of the Korean striker

But what the Korean striker received in return was not recognition. The title of the golden shoe shared with Salah on the closing day of the Premier League is not enough. Sony is not on the list of the best players of the season published by the PFA (British Professional Footballers Association).

Bright names like Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk, Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane were called up. Only missing Son Heung-min, the leading bird, helped Spurs finish the season with a place in the top 4.

No one can say that the striker's goals are not important, the Korean striker opened Spurs' Premier League campaign with a strike to win over defending champions Man City. At the North London derby that decided the ticket to the Champions League in round 36 bongda3s, Son got himself a goal and an assist to help "Rooster" take a big step forward in finishing the season in the top 4.

The title of "Golden Shoe" shared with Mohamed Salah is a worthy achievement of Son. Sony is the first player from Asia to receive this honor, firmly establishing an iconic status in the land of kimchi when bringing the title back home during the recent national team gathering. However, it seems that not everywhere recognizes the achievements that the Spurs player has achieved.

The voting system has many problems

Although the award won't be awarded until the end of the season, the players have had to make their choices since February-March. The PFA sets out three categories that players must fill out before they expire, including Player of the Season, Young Player of the Season (for those under the age of 23 before the season starts), and XI. typical of the season.

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For many people, the PFA award is huge career recognition. There will be players who fill it out as fairly as possible, but at the same time there are names who just consider it as a duty to finish. Former Liverpool and Stoke City player Charlie Adam said:

“Like myself, I will weigh my vote carefully out of respect for my colleagues on the field. But not everyone thinks like that. There will be people who do not take their choices seriously. They just want to finish filling it out and go do something else.”

"We've been told that you can't nominate a player from your team if they're not on the shortlist," added Adam. “Also, votes are not always fair.

Imagine if in a race between Kevin De Bruyne and Bruno Fernandes in midfield, would Man United's players choose their Man City colleagues? I think this is more of a sentimental vote bongda3s than a rational one.”

Another player once shared in The Athletic: "Honestly, I am only interested in the title of Player and Young Player of the season. What about the Best Team? No, I just filled it out. The season was only 2/3 of the way through, and you could only choose according to your feelings to fulfill the player's obligations."

Son Heung-min last season had a perfect sprint in the Premier League. Since the match at the end of March, the Korean player has scored 12 goals, accounting for half of his achievement this season. But those efforts are too late, at least in the PFA elections.

Life is difficult in the land of fog

For a long time, the Premier League nhận định bóng đá 3s has been known as a place of "more or less good" with players from other countries or races. Appreciation is inevitable after a good performance. But when the results aren't the way you want them to be, prepare for the prospect of being subjected to a rain of criticism, discrimination, and disparagement.

It is not difficult to come across articles related to the phrase "Son Heung-min is racist" on social networks. After the 1-3 loss to Man United, the match in which the Korean striker opened the scoring for "Rooster", British media said there were many disparaging and insulting status lines directed at Son Heung. -min on social networking platforms.

The police had to step in and arrest many anonymous subjects for punishment. This is not the first time that Spurs' No 7 has suffered incidents like this. He was the victim of a tackle that broke Andre Gomes' leg in 2019, or a red card in the north London derby after a tricky situation with Rob Holding later that year.

Punishment is always considered and handled appropriately by the FA, but behind it are mental tortures on social networking sites that no one wants to face.

Son Heung-min is just one of the typical victims in English football. Here, Tin chuyển nhượng achievement alone is not enough to get the final recognition.