"Yang Min-hyuk, come quickly!" Postecoglou said, "Yang Min-hyuk from a poor place... has no plans to play." After being excluded from the list, Tottenham lost to Newcastle
"Yang Min-hyuk, come quickly!" Postecoglou said, "Yang Min-hyuk from a poor place... has no plans to play." After being excluded from the list, Tottenham lost to Newcastle
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"YANG MINHYUK from a poor place has no plans to participate".
Tottenham lost 1-2 at home in the 20th round of the 2024-2025 Premier League against Newcastle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 4th (Korea Standard Time).
With the defeat, Tottenham ranked 10th with 24 points (7 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses).
Tottenham, under manager Engie Postecoglou, tried to escape the winless three games during Liverpool (3-6 losses), Nottingham Forest (0-1 losses) and Wolverhampton (2-2 draws), but failed.
Dominic Solanke, Timo Werner, Dejan Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson were the starters to form the offense, but they failed to keep their advantage with Solanke's first goal.
Son Heung-min took the ground in place of Werner in the 17th minute of the second half, but failed to bear fruit and swallowed his regret.
On the other hand, Newcastle, which won, ranked fifth with 10 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses and 35 points.
Yang Min-hyuk, who challenged the K-League stage last season and challenged the PL stage, was excluded from the list. The remarks by Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou have sparked controversy.
Tottenham changed the mood by defeating Southampton 5-0 and winning the English Football League Cup against Manchester United. After losing 3-6 to Liverpool after two consecutive wins, Tottenham ended up losing to Nottingham Forest 0-1. At the match against Wolverhampton, the team led 2-1 but drew 2-2.
He meets Newcastle in a very bad atmosphere. Newcastle are at the top of the list with Alexander Isaac at his peak.
"Tottenham Postecoglou mentioned Yang Min-hyuk," he said on the 4th of Football London. "He revealed that Yang Min-hyuk has no plans to play yet."
At a photo press conference ahead of the match against Newcastle, Postecoglou said, "I don't have any plans. I just have to let him adjust," adding, "He's from the other side of the world, which is nowhere near the level of competition in the Premier League. Tottenham only gives him time to adjust."
Yang Min-hyuk signed a semi-professional contract with K League 1 Gangwon FC as a high school student in 2024, then signed a professional contract in six months with outstanding performance, and confirmed his joining of Tottenham in July last year and booked a European advance.
Last year, he played in all 138 K-League games and scored 12 goals and six assists, receiving the "Young Player Award" for his overwhelming support.
Yang Min-hyuk left the country on the 16th of last month and has been preparing to officially join the Tottenham training ground on January 1 of the new year.
Son Heung-min's inability to play is a bolt out of the blue for Tottenham. On top of that, Yang Min-hyuk, who was recruited with high expectations from Tottenham, is also uncertain to play.
Yang Min-hyuk, who was attending Gangneung Jeil High School, quickly became a main player after joining K League 1 Gangwon FC as a semi-professional on December 29, 2023. He set a record for the youngest player to play in the 2024 season's K League 1 opener against Jeju at the age of 17 years, 10 months, and 15 days.
Furthermore, he made an assist 35 seconds after his debut. He also became the youngest player to score a goal in a match against Gwangju FC in the second round. He had 12 goals and six assists in 38 matches during his debut season, and signed a contract with Tottenham Hotspur last summer. He joined Tottenham Hotspur on April 16 after finishing his K League 1 season.
At the time, Tottenham announced, "Yang Min-hyuk will join Tottenham from Gangwon FC. We are happy to announce that an agreement has been reached on his joining of K League 1 Gangwon FC. Yang Min-hyuk, who turned 18 in April, agreed to the contract by 2030 and will be with us from January 2025."
In the new year, Yang has registered for Tottenham Hotspur in the first division. This means that he can have his debut match anytime. He can play at a home league game against Newcastle United on Saturday. Some say that Yang is more likely to play in the third round match (on Saturday) of the English FA Cup against Tamworth, who is considered relatively weak. Tamworth is a five-division team.
Tottenham posted photos of Yang Min-hyuk being trained indoors on the club's official social network service (SNS) on the 21st of last month, including a photo of Tottenham and 메이저사이트 South Korea's national soccer team captain Son Heung-min watching Yang Min-hyuk's training scene.
In a recent interview with Football London, Son Heung-min said, "I hope he can bring great soccer and talent to the club. I look forward to seeing him play with us," in anticipation of the moment he plays with Yang.
With the new year of 2025, Son Heung-min's wish will soon come true. With the start of the winter transfer market, Tottenham can now register Yang Min-hyuk in the first-team squad.
The BBC said, "This year's turning point is when Yang Min-hyuk is registered with Tottenham and is about to debut in the first division," adding, "Yang Min-hyuk has already stayed in London for two weeks. He stayed at a lodging facility in Tottenham's training ground with his agent, took English lessons, and went through physical training provided by Tottenham."