On its official channel on Monday, Opta selected and announced the 11 players who showed the best performance in the first half of this season based on the 4-2-3-1 formation. Opta picked the best 11 players only for players who played 1,000 minutes or more in the first half.
Son Heung-min has been named one of the frontline strikers. Second-line strikers Bernardo Silva (Manchester City), Martin Odegaard (Arnall), and Jared Boone (West Ham United) were included. Declan Rice (Arnall) and Rodri (Manchester City) were named as defensive midfielders. The four-back line consists of Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arnall), Mark Geghi (Crystal Palace), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), and Kyle Walker (Manchester City). Alisson (Liverpool) was chosen as the best goalkeeper.
Son has entered the striker competition section, beating over top scorer Erling Holan (14 goals) from Manchester City, and Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Dominic Solanke (12 goals from AFC Bournemouth). Son has 11 goals, fewer than the three players.
“Son Heung-min, who has a big shoulder strain since Harry Kane’s transfer, has been coping well with the pressure he has put on after replacing Hugo Lloris as captain,” Opta said. “In the new Tottenham style under Coach Enze Postecoglou, Son is efficient and tactically intelligent. He plays a decisive role in the style of putting pressure on the opponent.” 슬롯머신
According to Opta, Son made 361 attempts to pressure the opponent team in the final third area this season. This is the highest number of turnovers among strikers. The number of times the opponent team caused turnovers is 69, the highest in the league. This is the second highest number of times the opponent team intercepted a ball at 21, following Conor Gallagher (26) of Chelsea. Not only did Son have 15 attack points with 11 goals and four assists, but he is also paying attention to the fact that he contributed greatly to his team in terms of defense as well.
Opta gave Son 84.2 points in the first half. Among the best 11 players, Rodri (87.2 points) is the only one who rated higher than Son. This is an indicator of how outstanding Son played in the first half. Son has not missed the best 11 players in the first half selected by various European media. One can see how Son is evaluated at the moment.