Language is the first barrier you face when you move to a new team or league. Without communication, food and living conditions change rapidly. This directly affects the development of intimacy with colleagues. It is closely linked to performance. Therefore, having colleagues who speak the same language is very advantageous for adapting.
Tottenham Hotspur Captain Son Heung-min is also able to display his strength here. Son played in Germany for seven years including his youth days. He has been playing in the U.K. for almost 10 years. He is fluent in German and English. The Premier League's main language is English, the world's official language, but Son kindly approached a player who needs German.
German striker Timo Werner, who moved to Tottenham from RB Leipzig in January, recently benefited from Son Heung-min.
"Werner scored a goal in the Premier League in 682 days. Son Heung-min inspired Werner by encouraging him in German."
Son and Werner scored a goal in a match against Crystal Palace in the Premier League held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, and secured a 3-1 victory together. Werner scored an equalizer and Son scored a decisive goal.
However, Werner missed a very good opportunity in the 18th minute of the first half. Son Heung-min scored a perfect pass.
Crystal Palace was actively attacking by raising the line to the center line. Son Heung-min constantly pressed and interfered with the build-up. Tottenham caused Crystal Palace to make a mistake and took ownership. The ball flowed in front of Son Heung-min. Werner started to accelerate on the left.
Son was facing away from the opponent team. However, it seemed as if he had already grasped the situation. Son did nothing to delay the attack, such as holding the ball and looking around. The through-pass was wound with one touch of the left foot. The ball fell to the correct position so that Werner could receive the ball while maintaining the speed. However, Werner lacked goal-getting ability. He dribbled for a long time to miss the timing of his shot and beat the goalkeeper, but failed to score a goal.
Son Heung-min's magical pass almost gave birth to one work, but he had to be satisfied with the effective shot.
British media Inews reported, "Thanks to Son Heung-min, Werner had the opportunity to face the goalkeeper one-on-one. Son penetrated a deep and exploratory pass in his camp. It was a scene reminiscent of Kane."
Aside from that, Werner was disappointed. Werner had no goals in six matches since the transfer. His last goal in the Premier League was on April 21, 2022, when he was playing for Chelsea. He scored a goal on October 28 last year for his former team.
According to the Mirror, Son Heung-min brought in strength.
"When a striker misses such a good opportunity, he feels calm. I ran to him and said 'keep going' in German," Son said.
Werner lived up to Son's expectations. He scored a dramatic equalizer at the 77th minute of the second half when his team was losing 0-1. It signaled the start of Tottenham's come-from-behind victory.
Son Heung-min said, "Werner played a fantastic game. He helped the team a lot. As he showed with his goal, he has a lot of potential. The next game will be a huge one. We have to be ready for any situation. We have to prepare for battle. Whenever there is a big game, I am always excited."
Werner also expressed joy. Werner said, "I am very happy. I missed a big chance, especially in the first half. My teammates treated me very comfortably from the first day. There was no pressure to score a goal. Thanks to you, I was able to concentrate on soccer. Now that I have the first goal, I feel much more at ease." 토토사이트
"It was a big step for me to have more confidence. I will play with confidence in the next game," he said.