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#3 Son Heung-Min – Net onpxG Per 90 – 0.136
All Arsenal fans have at one point or another come across a compilation of players 'that got away'. Players that could have featured in the famous red and white but due to a variety of reasons didn't end up playing for Arsenal Football Club. Reportedly, Son Heung-min was one of them. It must pain to watch him do so well in the Premier League having missed out on him, but do this well with their arch-rivals! Must hurt, eh?
Son has the deadly combination of pace and finishing that not many players have. Son is one of only 30 players to have scored more than 50 non-penalty goals while assisting more than 25 since the 2014/15 season, the season he had just turned 22. Out of all the 30 players who make it to the above list, Son has played the 3rd fewest minutes. Over the last 5 seasons, Son Heung-Min has always finished the season with an average Whoscored rating of more than 6.99. Anyone who is acquainted with Whoscored knows hows consistent you have to be for such a feat
He has been a real asset to the Spurs team. His blistering pace can unsettle defences and aid during counter-attacks while his exquisite close control facilitates in unlocking staunch defences. I can imagine Son being a coach’s favourite player purely because of the work ethic instilled in him due to his Asian lineage. His determination to succeed is so intense that he agreed to his father’s sentiment to not marry until he retires so that he can concentrate solely on football.
From Aug 2018 to March 2019, Opta said that Son was scoring with 19.3% of his Premier League shots, his most clinical return in the PL ever. In terms of this list, Son has scored 58 non-penalty goals from the start of the 2014/15 PL season. That’s 17 more goals than he should have scored because his npxG is a paltry 40.97. That speaks volumes about his ability to find the right spot to bury the ball while in front of goal, something he has done consistently since signing for Tottenham in 2015.
