At 0:30 a.m. Beijing time on October 31, the 10th round of the Premier League focused battle, Spurs hosted Manchester United. For the two managers Nuno and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, this is a "life-saving showdown", and the manager of the losing side is facing a crisis of dismissal. The topic that fans are most concerned about is the No. 7 showdown between Son Heung-min and C Ronaldo - the strongest No. 7 PK in the Premier League.
4-3！ 74-87！ Son Heung-min C Ronaldo also hit the record
In the 2021-22 Premier League top scorer list, Son Heung-min scored 4 goals in 8 appearances and still performed well; C Ronaldo, who returned to Manchester United, scored 3 goals in 6 Premier League appearances, averaging 0.5 goals per game. The two top No. 7s are the main firepower points of their respective teams' attacks.
In terms of the total number of goals scored in the Premier League, Ronaldo played for Manchester United twice, scoring 87 goals in 202 Premier League games; Son Heung-min joined Tottenham Hotspur and scored 74 goals in 205 Premier League games. According to the official statistics given by the Premier League, Son Heung-min has 40 assists in the Premier League, and C Ronaldo has 34 assists. From the perspective of offensive contribution, Son Xingyu is only slightly inferior to C Luo.
Cristiano Ronaldo's Premier League goal of 87 goals, ranked 43rd in the Premier League's all-time top scorer list, tied with Bergkamp, just one goal behind Kevin Davis. If Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, he would overtake Bergkamp and Kevin Davies and head straight for Giroud (90 goals); Son Heung-min's 74 goals were tied to Abunrajo and only two goals away from 56th-placed Sturridge.
From Asia to the Premier League! Son Heung-min meets idol C Luo again
Son Heung-min's idol is C Ronaldo, a Korean brother who has been confirmed countless times. In January this year, Son Xingyu was interviewed: Give you 5 minutes, who do you most want to meet? Son Heung-min's answer is C Ronaldo: I want to seriously discuss football issues with him and how to prepare for the game.
In the Champions League, Son Heung-min and C Ronaldo had a conversation, that is, the 2017-18 Champions League group stage, Tottenham Hotspur 1-1, home 3-1 Real Madrid. Son Heung-min and Ronaldo last met on the field in the summer of 2019, when Tottenham Beat Juve 3-2 in the International Champions Cup Asia in Singapore.
After the half-time of that match, Son Heung-min exchanged jerseys with idol C Ronaldo, and the Korean superstar was a success in star chasing. After Son Xingyu got C Ronaldo's jersey, he also kissed it.
The showdown between "Asian C Ronaldo" and the genuine C Ronaldo will be played in the Premier League for the first time. For Son, this is a rare opportunity to interact directly with idols. Sun Xingyu is full of respect for C Ronaldo: "To become a professional athlete, talent alone is not enough. Just like my idol, Ronaldo, he has outstanding talent, but he still works hard. There are a lot of players who think that relying on talent is enough, which in my opinion is not the case. ”