“Early soccer is hard…”
Son Heung-min (32, Tottenham Hotspur) made a surprise transformation from a dignified “captain” to an early soccer club “youngest.”
Son, along with his Tottenham teammates Hishalisson and Jamie Donley, appeared on the Coupang Play entertainment program “Sindorim Early Soccer Association,” which was unveiled on Thursday afternoon. Currently, Tottenham players are visiting Korea for the Coupang Play series.
Sindorim Early Football Association is a program that invited Manchester City and Atletico Madrid players, including Kevin De Bruyne and Antoine Griezmann, to make Korean fans laugh two years ago. This time, it invited Bayern Munich players such as Kim Min-jae, Jojua Kimmich and Thomas Muller, who visited Korea with Tottenham players at the same time.
In the video, members of Sindorim’s Early Soccer Association, including Jung Sang-hoon, Kim Min-kyo, Jung Sung-ho, and Kwon Hyuk-soo, entered the restaurant, angry that they had been defeated 1-7 by the “Wangsimni Brothers.” They complained that they lost because of the youngest members who were newly selected. The youngest members who appeared shortly afterwards were Son Heung-min, Hishalisson, and Donri.
The three players failed to raise their heads properly. Son Heung-min, Hisalisson, and Donley were called the youngest, Heesong, and Doon, respectively, which made people laugh. Son even appeared with a ball and a kettle while wearing goalie gloves.
He couldn’t hold back his laughter when he acted as the youngest for the first time. Son burst into laughter when he saw him, and hit him on the head with his palms as if he was about to get his act together. The two bowed their heads side by side at the rebuke from senior players of the Shindorim Kogi Football Association, trying not to laugh.
Soon, the culprit of their crushing 1-7 defeat was revealed. The hero was Son Heung-min, the “youngest” who played as the goalkeeper. He protested, saying, “I am a striker rather than a goalkeeper.” However, he couldn’t help but keep his mouth shut due to the criticism, saying, “You sound like a striker.”
Jung went even further, asking, “Did you watch Son Heung-min’s match or not?” while Son replied, “He was the best” as if he were a third party. Tottenham players burst into laughter once again.
Hisalysong and Donley also showed their new absorption of Korean culture. Donley put down the spoon and tissue in front of Kim Min-kyo, making people laugh. Hisalysong also raised his hand and shouted, “Auntie! Sa-ri!” and killed Son’s spirits by pouring soju with his flashy hands. Senior soccer players at the Kogi Football Association complimented him, saying, “He is polite.”
However, Son was behaving as poorly as Son. When he was about to scoop up a spoonful of rice, Jung said, “You’ve scored seven goals, aren’t you full enough? I’ve eaten a lot, so what food will it take?” Son had to leave the group photo alone to take the role of a photographer. He was criticized a lot when he replaced the camera with his trademark “Click Ceremony.”
Son Heung-min couldn’t avoid humiliation until the very end. When a star resembling Son appeared, members of the KFA rushed out, saying they would get autographs. After everyone left, Son alone drank a glass and shook his head, lamenting, “Sigh…Early soccer is hard…”
Meanwhile, Tottenham lost 1-2 to Bayern Munich in two 2024 Coupang Play Series games at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the same day.
Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae both played as starters and had their first showdown ever. The result was Kim Min-jae’s decision-making victory. Munich took the lead with Gabriel Vidovic’s first goal, inducing the opponent to make a mistake in the fourth minute of the first half. On top of that, Leon Goretzka scored at the 11th minute of the second half to widen the gap. Tottenham made up one goal with Pedro Porro’s cannonball shot at the 21st minute of the second half, but that was it.
As a result, the Korean derby between Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae ended with Kim Min-jae’s decision. In the second half, Kim Min-jae wore the captain’s armband instead of Manuel Neuer, and had a “captain confrontation” with Son Heung-min. The two players, who had a heated showdown on the pitch, hugged each other affectionately and became close teammates when the final whistle was called.토토사이트 모음
Hishalisson, who appeared at the Sindorim Early Soccer Association along with Son Heung-min, was excluded from the roster due to his injury. He missed both games in the upcoming Korean tour, leaving regret. He had to sit on the bench in open training as well. He returned to Korea after practically shooting entertainment shows in two years.