This is a picture posted by BBC social media in the UK. It’s about why Heung-Min Son is not in the player of the year nominations chosen by soccer players. You seem more angry in England than we are.
Correspondent Oh Kwang-chun.
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No matter how great a goal he scores, no matter how many goals he scores and becomes the top scorer, Son Heung-min’s name cannot be found.
The names of 6 other players were filled in the nominees for Player of the Year selected by over 5,000 soccer players playing in England.
Rather, the British press raised the issue.
How could Son Heung-min be left out? Why were Ronaldo and Kane included?
The anger continued, saying that it was evidence that he was not properly evaluated compared to the performance he had shown.
Previously, Son Heung-min was included in the Premier League Player of the Year nominations, but even then he did not receive the award.
So far, the evaluation of Son Heung-min as the best has been limited to a minority opinion.
[아그본라허/전 잉글랜드 국가대표 (지난 5월 / ‘토크스포츠’ 인터뷰) : 올 시즌 손흥민의 활약은 대단했어요. ‘올해의 선수’를 뽑는다면 나는 살라보다 손흥민을 선택할 것입니다.]
Criticism pours in for the continued stingy evaluation.
Berbatov, who played for Tottenham in the past, said, “Heung-min Son was better than Kane. We have to admit his performance.”
The British press has pointed out loopholes in the way the player of the year was selected.
It is said that votes are swayed by the value of the name rather than the actual performance as it is conducted only by the votes of the players without any criteria from selecting candidates.
He pointed out that he expected the players to give some professional evaluation, but the popular vote was pouring out of the votes for famous players.
(Intern reporter: Seong Ki-won)