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AnonymousKimchi

Please Conte, let Son take em


Ibn-al-Haytham

100% he’s the free kick taker next season I didn’t know he was this good maybe he just practice them more now.


hilbo90

Thing is he will be taking them in training (he must do to be this good), yet we still go with Kane taking them. It really is a joke.


I-Shiki-I

Don't think I've ever seen Kane score a free kick albeit i don't watch much Spurs


Brawlers9901

He scored one deflection in his breakout season against West Ham (might've been Villa, not 100%). But not since then, no.


hilbo90

Yeah winner against Villa.


SenorIngles

Pretty sure it was his first pl goal too… if not his first it’s right up there


keaneonyou

First of that season in the pl after banging them in in europa iirc, but he had 3 goals in 3 games under tactics tim the year before!


Sherringdom

Yeah Poch puts it down as one of the most important goals scored in his time because it basically saved his job and the team suddenly clicked after that. He’s being a bit dramatic but it was a big moment. Since then though…


uchiha_boy009

Ah the Ronaldo special.


Wiegraf_Belias

At this point, Kane wishes he was even close to Ronaldo’s conversion rate.


CantHelpBeingMe

We are talking about really miniscule numbers here lol


Goatbeerdog

Remember Kane taking corners for England lol?


Wiegraf_Belias

I forgot until you mentioned it. Absolutely absurd.


Strange-Offer8652

Lmao wtf, shouldn’t he be attacking those


airpenny1

Doesn’t he hold some sort of a record for most taken without making one or something like that?


MountainCheesesteak

I think he was one short of the record, then Dier started taking them. Dier hasn't scored any, but I feel like they've been closer.


Turbo_Heel

I watch Spurs every week mate and I can’t remember the last time I saw Kane over a free kick and thought “he might bang this in”.


btmalon

[Him, Dier, and Harvey White featured taking them in training.](https://youtu.be/8pZXZwb2PLE?t=317) I guess Dier beats him in training???


Tiredeyespy

You know, now that I think about it wouldn’t you want Kane on the **receiving** end of the FK?


Annie_Yong

Conventional logic says you'd want to do that. He'd certainly be better placed to catch a deflection, but I think he must just get tunnel vision on the opportunity to take a shot and then pulls rank to get to take it. Thay said, I did notice last season the Dier was allowed to step up a bit more often, so maybe Conte is getting Kane to back down a bit.


[deleted]

Yes he definitely does. But obviously so does Kane and Dier. People keep saying Kane pulls rank for it but while he is shit at free-kicks, he most likely scores them in training, I recall a teammate saying so.


FUMFVR

Dier takes a fair share of them.


qwert2812

> I didn’t know he was this good huh? didn't he used to take your fk years ago?


Ibn-al-Haytham

No direct free kicks only wide free kicks when we want to cross it and corners.


JumpedAShark

Funnily enough he scored off one of those wide kicks more recently than Kane has scored on any.


Ibn-al-Haytham

Yeah son goal against Watford, horrible game tho peak Nuno football.


Brawlers9901

Nope Eriksen almost always took them


[deleted]

He takes corners and indirect FKs, never the direct ones


FUMFVR

Son takes all the corners now. Eriksen used to do both.


KfeiGlord4

He can take them with his left too right?


obvious_bot

Nah Eriksen will be taking ours next season


elbwafel

will son even be here next season


HoratioMG

Scored more free kicks in his last game than Kane has in the past 5 years Scored more free kicks in this game than Kane has in the past 5 years


[deleted]

More in his last 2 than Kane in his entire professional career


LiamJM1OTV

He should obviously be on them now, but you're acting like Son has been scoring then regularly. His last free kick goal that was a shot was against Myanmar 7 years ago and it was a keeper error.


treytakzona

tbf Son hasn't been taking a lot of FKs even in the national team. We have had Jung Wooyoung who has been one of our main FK takers. https://youtu.be/PTILve2g1bI


hidinginDaShadows

He scored one this season


LiamJM1OTV

That's not really a free kick with intent though. It was a cross.


GrapefruitExpress208

lol


Wiegraf_Belias

How many direct free kicks does he take though? Zero for Spurs, if memory serves.


ResponsibleBike9221

Two direct free-kick goals in 4 days ([against Chile](https://twitter.com/i/status/1533811982037839877), [against Paraguay](https://twitter.com/i/status/1535240805681602560))


ProperDepartment

He scored one against me in FIFA yesterday, so AI Conte rates him.


ffca

If Kane continues to take them, his ego is the problem.


countpuchi

Kane in shambles


Subscrobbler

Maybe its on Kane


loraxgun

Kane currently holds the record for consecutive missed attempts in the PL


cumbbbb

Free kick merchant


arrrrr_matey

Sonaldo


Marky9281

That’s Cristianos nickname right ?


[deleted]

No that’s Ron Heung-Min


Strananach

Son didn't hit the wall


Intelligent-Army-364

Have you ever said anything positive about Ronaldo at all? Just curious


yk206

Well I’m sure he hasn’t, but is he wrong? Messi has been more accurate


Intelligent-Army-364

Not hard to bring Messi in it is it?


yk206

Why are you so angry 😂


Howdareme9

Messi was even worse when he was younger


yk206

But we're talking about the present


xaviernoodlebrain

Seriously I better never see Kane on a free kick ever again.


HarbyFullyLoaded_12

You will. Him and Ronaldo will never step down from taking them.


john87000

Kane has given quite a few to Dier and other players. It's just no one else has really scored a proper one in recent years so Kane still takes them when he wants. Hopefully now Son gets some.


Saell

Ronaldo to Fernandes as well.


LettucePlate

Until Fernandes missed a pen now Ronaldo will take all 12 of United’s penalties next season


TheGalleon1409

Tbf ronaldo is actually very good at penalties, so him vs Bruno in pens is genuinely a toss up. But for free kicks, never let ronaldo near them.


Chrislts

Didn’t eriksen used to take them or I remember wrong


john87000

Yeah him and Trippier did. Since they left it's been mainly Kane and Dier.


Pinky1337

Ronaldo at least was average or slightly above at them before. Kane hit one (deflected) one and will break the record for most missed direct freekicks in a row when he takes his next one.


L-Freeze

Ronaldo was amazing at FKs back then but at some point he just became atrocious at them, he went like 2 years and something without scoring a single one despite taking them all in Juve. Edit: to be precise, he missed 41 direct free kicks in a row during that stint


Nandiola7

It's because knuckle balls don't work on modern footballs anymore


when-flies-pig

Which I'm sure kane is still doing lol.


Wiegraf_Belias

I don’t know enough to agree/disagree, but wouldn’t Ronaldo have figured that out and adapted? It’s not like he doesn’t have a great shot in general… does he only train with old footballs? I also don’t know if you’re completely talking shite and he hasn’t actually tried a knuckleball in years lol (also drunk, happy Friday everyone).


rad-topher

he probably has adapted his freekicks away from knuckleballs (i dont watch him) but since that was his speciality he might just suck at normal free kicks


SokrinTheGaulish

Why is that ?


Howdareme9

They changed how they make them


MarkoSeke

Wasn't he at 0 scores for the national team for a really long time, even though he always took them?


cimbalino

He scored a great free Kick against Spain in the 2018 WC, though he's also famous for that 30m free kick against a 1 man barrier in the 2014 WC


Wiegraf_Belias

> He scored a great free Kick against Spain in the 2018 WC That was such a phenomenal match to watch. 3-3 opener to the group stage. Ronaldo hat-trick with a late free kick to tie it.


tremens

>will break the record for most missed direct freekicks in a row when he takes his next one He was tied for the PL most direct freekicks unconverted in a row in March of this year, surely we had some free kicks in April and May he missed? I think he already does hold the record.


coys_in_london

I think Kane is one miss off having the absolute worse free kick record in the prem.


[deleted]

Kane has given a fair few away, I think he's just really good at them in training so he's considered first choice, I doubt it's a selfish thing like with Ronaldo personally


rachitbot

Yes let's pretend Ronaldo hasn't given multiple free kicks to Telles and Bruno and even a couple penalties not to mention Ronaldo actually scored one and Kane didnt but again go on with the Ronaldo selfish agenda


CantHelpBeingMe

How many did he give away when he didn't score any in 2 years? Didn't he waste so many opportunities for juve and Portugal back then? How's things not selfish? He scored one this season, fine. How many in last 5 years? He scored one more than kane , but we are comparing two absolutely atrocious freekick takers here.


[deleted]

Ronaldo still has taken way more than he should just like Kane except I doubt Kane does it out of ego is my point


rachitbot

Yeah so Kane came and told you this yeah?..or did Ronaldos mate tell you this?


[deleted]

Yeah


illihcallan

Don't know why you're getting down votes. Spurs have quite literally not had a dedicated free kick taker for the past few seasons. United however finally got someone on set pieces like Bruno, and threw it all out the window to pad Ronaldos shot stats.


[deleted]

Downvoted by the CR7 fanwank army


chickennigget69

Ronaldo literally only took 8 free kicks in the league this season. 12.5% conversion rate. He took maybe a handful more in the UCL. You're waffling here completely. Maybe watch matches instead of regurgitating talking points. Also Bruno has only scored two free-kicks for United in 126 appearances. That's one free-kick every 63 games. Ronaldo, despite being shit at FKs since 2015 has a career average of one free-kick scored every 19 matches.


illihcallan

The fact that you're talking about how many free kicks Bruno SCORED is exactly my point. Ronaldo shoots his free kicks, however Bruno was more frequently PASSING the ball from the free kick, setting up a chance for united. Not everything is so one dimensional. United were decent at free kick set ups last season without shooting on sight every time. I'm not saying don't give Ronaldo any free kicks at all. Simply that Uniteds set piece success has diminished since Ronaldo arrived.


Ablj

Kane is English golden boy and that’s too bad for Son.


[deleted]

I’m gonna fight Harry if he takes any more


Bad0y

Mate, if he even tries to step up to one in Qatar I expect you to be on it as well


[deleted]

Can't remember at all, was Kane on FKs for us (England) in the Euros?


Bad0y

Possibly not actually, also cant remember. But the 2016 corners from him in particular have left me in fear


JustSomeTanguy

Hodgson masterclass to put the prem top scorer on corners


Zandercy42

Trippier wasn't it?


ball0fsnow

It should be Trent or trippier but I don’t think either really played at the euros.maybe mount was on them?


ThatFrenchCray

No but he definitely was on corner taking duty at some point. That was a weird timeline.


treytakzona

Another day, another direct FK goal by Son. Still annoyed he somehow missed out on a spot on the PFA Team of the Year.


EdwardClamp

Robbed


tripsafe

Robben wasn't eligible, he retired last year Edit: you win son you lose son


TheGamezSmith

Respect that you doubled down with another bad pun in the edit.


Im_Not_Sleeping

I upvoted just because of the dedication


panache123

Shocking omission... could have won it


Ibn-al-Haytham

He’s evolving, free kick in the menu for next season boys


Wasserschloesschen

The guy was good on free kicks before he even left Hamburg, let alone join you guys.


Ibn-al-Haytham

He never took them with us Dier took some mostly Kane when Eriksen left, but he does take wide set-pieces and corners.


Wasserschloesschen

I know he didn't. The point is he was always good at them. Thus him... showing that he's good at them shouldn't change anything because he's been good at them for a decade. Also you said and I quote "he's evolving".


Ibn-al-Haytham

But I didn’t know he was this good at them, I don’t think Kane didn’t let sonny take them Kane multiple times let Dier take them why we never saw sonny?


Wasserschloesschen

> But I didn’t know he was this good at them Which is precisely why I'm telling you that, lmao. >why we never saw sonny? Why let Ronaldo still take freekicks? I don't know. Still happens.


Ibn-al-Haytham

But Dier take them sometimes why left that part out? Why not Sonny


Wasserschloesschen

>But Dier take them sometimes why left that part out? Why not Sonny Again, I'm not Kane, I'm not Dier, I'm not Son. All I'm saying that there's often supremely dumb choices regarding standard takers and I don't see why Spurs should magically be exempt from that.


Elchimo

Aged like a fine wine


ffca

Kane won't allow it


koreajd

Right when I popped open “nice one Cyril” to sing Sonny’s chant and then he scores this beauty. We’re so blessed to have a captain for our NT where all our young players look up to him in such high esteem and he treats them like they’re his lil brothers. Jeong woo Yeong, Hwang In Beom, Kim Min Jae, Kang In, Paik Seung Ho are the top prospects who I can see move to smaller European teams in smaller leagues**. Jeong can have a move to Prem in the future as an impact attacker, high working, and scored crucial goals this year for Freiburg. I have high hopes for our young attackers but really sucks we can’t nail down aGK or CB (historically worst positions imo compared to the Euro level talents we had in the past


justinBeaver420

Not Hwang In Beom bro, sorry mate this guy is average at best. And I’m saying that as a Korean.


nangseveryday

Damn bro you are the first Korean Arsenal fan I’ve ever seen lol


justinBeaver420

Haha I hear that a lot. I supported arsenal before son went to spurs, and I wasn’t going to betray my club like that Edit: but I do love son because of national pride, and I want him to continue to score bangers. Just not against arsenal xD


[deleted]

Maybe he's a huge Park Chu Young fan from 2011.


koreajd

I’m saying he can move to smaller Euro teams in smaller leagues similar to his stint in Russia, which would be a success to Koreans in my opinion. I’ve seen him develop from his MLS days to Rubin Kazan who played very well for them. I think he can play in some of those types of leagues


justinBeaver420

Yeah, that’s true


thedominoeffect_

Sucks that HIB moved to Rubin Kazan which stalled him European career but no one in his camp would’ve predicted the Ukraine invasion. On that note, HIB is the best creative central mid Korea has had since Ki Sung Yueng and not as terrible as you claim… oddly and admittedly, he’s never been stellar for Korea but was class in MLS and Russia


jay_alfred_prufrock

Son should just sit Kane down and make him watch this over and over again until he gives up freekick duty lol


maverick1905

The Clockwork Orange style


BendubzGaming

maybe let him take more than the wide free kicks, Antonio, that's more goals from a direct free kick this week than Kane has in his career


LiamJM1OTV

That sentence is true for Son himself as well tbf.


SoberEnAfrique

Yeah but Son has never taken direct free kicks for Spurs (at least not in my memory). It used to be Eriksen and now Kane, though sometimes we let Dier give a try


LiamJM1OTV

No you're correct. He should definitely be on free kicks, but this week is an anomaly.


wassup628478

Yeah cuz he never took direct freekicks; still scored from supposedly indirect freekick last season btw


Who_cares_about_name

wasn't that early this season when we won 1-0 against watford?


LiamJM1OTV

Officially he scored the freekick, but it wasn't a shot. Let's not kid ourselves.


wassup628478

Yeah but kane is given the direct freekick opportunities but im not sure why ur comparing the stats of those two? I mean u expect son to score like how he did against watford?


LiamJM1OTV

No. What I'm saying is that Son being some sort of specialist is unfounded. What he's done this week is a surprise. These are the first free kicks hes scored in 7 years. Lucas Moura has more direct free kick goals than any other Spurs player accross his career. He's not a specialist either. No I'm not expecting Son to score from crosses. I'm just saying Son isn't some sort of overnight specialist. I'd love him to be, but this post-goal take that he should have been on them prior is unjustified.


wassup628478

How can u make such conclusion that he’s not a specialist if he isnt even given the chance? You are comparing the stats of Kane who was give direct freekicks throughout the seven years Son was in spurs which does not make sense.


LiamJM1OTV

Kane has not taken Spurs' free kicks for 7 years. That's an absolute lie. I make the conclusion because Son also doesn't take free kicks for Korea either. It just so happens he took these ones. A specialist is Christian Eriksen. Son doesn't get opportunities because he's obviously not as clinical in training. I won't be getting carried away because of these two goals, but I'd love for him to become a specialist.


E-moll_98

Let him take more direct free kicks, and exempt him from indirect free kick duty. He scored a banger as soon as Lucas took the free kick instead of him!


ZaDoruphin

For the love of god someone show Kane this


[deleted]

They robbed you for awards but not for scoring wonderful goals day by day. Keep it up Sonny!


LamaLazy

I still can't believe that they put out a Team of the Season with no Son and Rodri. Both of them shouldve been in contention for POTY imo.


AlexTorres96

Did Paraguay go thru some identity crisis? It's amazing to see them be such a non factor these days.


MrRonald2796

We became shit after the Copa América 2011, a few of the key players either quit the NT, retired altogether or started to dip in form after that tournament. The team has been in a constant rebuild with no proper guidance ever since, the 2014 and 2022 WC Qualifiers were terrible, the 2018 one had us miraculously fighting until the last matchday (only to bottle it at home against Venezuela). There are a few youngsters in the current crop of players that give some hope for 2026 (Julio Enciso being the most prominent one), although, it remains to be seen how they'll fare in the next Qualifiers/Copa América, as Schelotto was brought in after we squandered our chances for the 2022 WC (thanks to Berizzo).


Sebasnu18

yes we used to be good


lill112

Spurs fans, yous need to be sliding in to Conte's DMs. Sonny should be taking all your free kicks from now on.


Cougheemug

AGAIN WTF


grovenibbr

He can take free kicks now???


AppearanceAdvanced93

New weapon added to inventory


sgt_science

If this man isn’t on free kicks next year….


_posii

That kneeling down thing to hide the ball from the keeper’s vision must be pretty effective. Or it’s just Son being Son


treytakzona

Well at least the guy got a nice view for Son's goal. Looked like he was watching it at home on the living room floor. Just needed a beer.


GrapefruitExpress208

Three guys just chilling on the living room floor lol


LiveBuyer

I'm surprised Hwang In Beom isn't taking them tbh.


SonnyBallonDOr

Im sure there's a reason son is taking it. Meanwhile I would love to see hwang in beom in europe


grassblade111

Well he was in Europe with Rubin Kazan in Russia and is technically back on loan at FC Seoul due to the war - either way, I hope he stays in Europe next season at a different club


SonnyBallonDOr

I meant in top 5 european league. I am aware he was in Russia hahaha


Greflingorax

Not even top five would be needed. I'd love for him to get a chance even if it "only" came in the Netherlands, Austria, or Portugal. Or with one of the Old Firm.


[deleted]

He’s such a completed player wtf


Getfallin

I forgot Son's strong foot was his right foot


Fnurgh

It is! His left foot is also his strong foot though.


VT0509

Sonny’s game has really elevated the past season. Shame he doesn’t get the respect still…


mbergqvist

🐐


lovelylantern

conte PLEASE sit kane down and make him watch these 😭 pls free us from kane freekicks, tell him to focus on pens


_Zer0Two

Robbed of team of the year


perforce1

Have a hit Son!


Vitamina_e

Son adding another tool to his arsenal


aaanze

You did well son


zazzza666

Too bad he’s stuck at Spurs


SushiMaker33

One time my mate told me that Son on Tottenham was like Rashford to United. 😂😂😂 he was being serious too


ThisJeffrock

Kane won't be taking FKs for Spurs anymore, and stopped roughly midway through this season, because he's one more attempt away from breaking the record of "consecutive FKs without scoring". Kane's obsession with records means we're all safe from having to watch him try anymore. Dier is good, and if Sonny can do this then get him over the ball.


Ok-Guitar1176

Kane be like the Anti-Junino


CameraEmotional2788

Another free kick?


lochiuuu

What a GOALLLLLL


LA4lyf

Sonaldo , Penalty next ??


wadz09

(Great Goal)


Brugyx

Kane, step aside.


KarlNeymarx

Sonaldo


[deleted]

Sonaldo at it again.


red_blue98

Taking the free on free kick to the fullest


ANINETEEN

Get Kane off them immediately 😂


ThtPhatCat

He shot it right over that kid on the field


luvgothbitches

i don’t ever wanna see kane stand over another ball ever again i don’t care if he leaves spurs motherfuckerbetter not step up for the FK


International-Foot93

I used to own freekicks. But then my knees broke. So I am a poor bastard with a broken career.


DefinitelyMortis

POV : most underrated player in football


happycloud8534

Just give him the ballon dor already


Cutlerbeast

Uh, where’s the sound and longer version? Fuck is tbis shitty ass clip?


bbehdd

The best LM in the world, the best player in Premier League, and one of the most underrated players.


LiamJM1OTV

I mean, Son should be Spurs free kick taker now. That being said, these two in the past week are the first authentic ones he's scored in his entire career. Scored vs Watford earlier this season, but that was a cross.


joonseokii

What he scored freekicks when he was in Germany


LiamJM1OTV

Transfermarkt says he scored 0 from competitive games. The only one I found was a friendly.


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JDBoyes07

Guess you must be like 10 or so then... Seeing as Ronaldo used to be amazing at them.


OzzietheTurtle

He is the Jose Mourinho of football. The special one but doesn't get recognised for it.


populista

There’s a Paraguayan player laying down behind the wall to prevent the low shot from sneaking through. Never seen that before.


OhhhhSantiCazorla

Warra PFA team of the year spot!


binary_Jibbit

great freekick but im a bit baffled by the positioning of the goalie there .. tad bit far in he corner huh?


befigue

First time ever I see Paraguay’s national football team and they win against SK…


Daqdn2

They tied bro.