The counterattack of 'Son Heung-min' who was kicked out of Tottenham... '득점 1위' 日 우에다 턱밑까지 추격 "네덜란드 폭격 중, 13골 폭발"

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Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar), who was called the successor of Son Heung-min (34) and Harry Kane (33) at Tottenham Hotspur in the past, is in full bloom on the Dutch stage, igniting competition for the top scorer.

Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord), the Japanese national striker who scored 18 goals, is currently the top scorer at the Eredivisie in the Netherlands. It is the Irish national striker Parrott who is ranking second (13 goals) in scoring, closely trailing by five goals.

Parrott is a former Tottenham youth and was once a highly anticipated prospect as Kane's long-term successor within the club. But the real wall was high. Since 2020, he has left on loan to England's lower leagues such as Millwall, Ipswich Town, MK Dons and Preston, but has not left a clear mark and has been completely excluded from Tottenham's first-team plan.

His soccer life turned around when he headed to Excelsior in the Netherlands in the 2023-2024 season. He scored 10 goals at once on the Eredivisie stage, exploding his potential, and successfully transferred to his current team, AZ Alkmaar, the following year. After scoring 14 goals last season, he has already scored 13 goals this season, and is on the verge of breaking his career high.

Amid repeated loan failures, Parrott pulled himself together. In an interview with Dutch media 'Putbal International', he confessed, "Every time I went on loan, I vowed to 'go back to Tottenham with at least 20 goals,' but it didn't go my way. "That's when I realized I had to change my psychological approach."

"At that time, I was so obsessed with goals that I only thought of scoring 365 days a year," he said. "But I had to develop my overall skills as a soccer player, not just bury myself in goals." I focused on positioning myself to be involved in scoring, and I learned to play devotedly and persevere until the opportunity came. He explained that grinding and polishing that part led to an increase in scoring ability.

The scoring sense he honed on the Dutch stage is also shining on the international stage. Parrott was crowned Ireland's hero at the 2026 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup European qualifying round in November last year. After scoring multiple goals against Portugal, he scored a hat-trick against Hungary to lead his country to the playoffs.

Attention is focusing on whether Parrott, who has evolved one step further by nourishing his failure, will be able to continue his current scary momentum and bring down Ueda and win the Eredivisie top scorer title.

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