Son Heung-min striker NO NO! Use a winger and sign a FW

Tottenham Hotspur legend and French defender William Gallas has called for Tottenham to sign a new striker and use Son Heung-min as a winger to win the title.

He also advises second-year Spurs boss Anzhi Postecoglou to have a Plan B in place.

“He urged Tottenham to be proactive in the transfer market to sign a striker who can score 20 goals,” EPL Index, a Premier League news site, reported in an interview with Galas on the ‘Gambling Zone’ on June 26 (KST). ”Galas pointed out that Son Heung-min has done a great job with the burden of scoring goals, but he is better suited to playing on the flanks than as a striker.”

In the 2023-2024 season, Son played more games as a striker than as a left winger, his preferred position.

He started 23 of the 36 games he played in the 2023-2024 season as a striker, scoring 14 goals and providing five assists. He performed as well as any top Premier League striker despite not being his primary position.

There were circumstances that forced Son Heung-min to play as a striker. Last summer, Tottenham sold striker Harry Kane, who scored 280 goals for Spurs and remains the club’s all-time leading scorer, to German giants Bayern Munich. Despite the departure, no striker was signed.

Tottenham have put their faith in striker Alexandre Lacazette, who they signed in the summer of 2022. He was a £100 million-plus transfer from Everton, so the expectation was that he would be the first-choice striker.

But he was a disappointment, scoring just three goals in 35 games in his first season at the club and then struggling to find the back of the net early in his second season, the 2023-2024 campaign. He scored one goal in five league games.

Postecoglou made the bold choice to bench the struggling Heyshallisson in favor of Son Heung-min, who had experience as a striker. Son has been a revelation as a striker in the early part of the season, helping Tottenham to the top of the league.

The resurgence of the striker was essential. Postecoglou gave him a steady stream of opportunities with increased playing time, and he found his scoring touch with back-to-back goals in December. In January, when Son Heung-min was away at the Asian Cup, he stepped up to the plate.

Son Heung-min was hoping to synergize with the in-form Heung-Song when he returned to the team, but injuries intervened. An injury in February kept him 안전한 파워볼사이트 out of action for a month, and when he returned, he struggled to get back to full fitness. He didn’t reach full fitness until the end of the season.

Tottenham used Son Heung-min as an alternative, but even the striker showed his limitations: opponents dropped back to stop him from penetrating the backline, leaving him isolated in space. Tottenham’s midfield was also unable to overcome the slump, suffering a fifth consecutive defeat to finish fifth.

After a disappointing season, Postecoglou is looking to bolster his squad this summer to challenge for the league title next season. Tottenham have been busy in the transfer market, signing a number of players and selling existing ones.

Striker is on the list. They are reportedly eyeing Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who has scored 20 goals in the Premier League, and 2001-born striker Santiago Jimenez, who scored 20 or more goals in two consecutive seasons for Feyenoord in the Netherlands. Tottenham are focused on signing the proven Toni.

If Tottenham sign a striker, they could be in with a chance of winning the title. Even when Son was struggling as a striker at the end of the season, he was able to switch to the left wing and thrive. The left winger was just as destructive as ever.

Galas cited another condition for Tottenham to win the title: a change in tactics by Spurs coach Postecoglou. The team shouldn’t just stick to their Plan A, but also have a Plan B.

“Galas emphasized that Spurs played attractive, high-pressing soccer in the high areas last season but largely stuck to one game plan, Plan A. “Opponents have already adapted to Spurs’ attacking style, so the need for a Plan B is necessary for a team with ambitions to win the Premier League title,” the outlet explained.

Tottenham faced a crisis in the 2023-2024 season after a series of injuries to key players.

With the departure of the first-teamers, it would have been easy to play a tactic that suited the available players, but Postecoglou stuck with the same old tactics. The substitutes were limited and Tottenham’s losing streak continued. Postecoglou has been criticized for his tactical decisions before.

“Tottenham had an element of surprise last season, but it won’t be there this time,” says Galas. They can’t rely on playing one way all the time, they have to play against certain teams with certain tactics,” Galas said, arguing that a tactical change was needed.