Son Heung-min is in a position where it is easy for teammates to dislike him

He is in a completely different situation compared to Park Ji-sung.
Park Ji-sung wasn't a player with unrivaled popularity.
Even though he was the most popular player,
there were many other popular players playing alongside him in the same era.
Lee Young-pyo, Ahn Jung-hwan, Cha Du-ri, Hong Myung-bo... besides them, all the players who played in the 2002 World Cup had good images.
Even the young players who joined while those World Cup members were aging and holding their ground included many popular stars.
On top of that, because his position was midfielder
and his style involved incredible work rates,
he had a good image as a helper who was dedicated to his teammates.
Rather than making himself stand out, he was good at a role that made his allies shine.
But Son Heung-min has unrivaled popularity.
Even though players like Kim Min-jae, Lee Kang-in, and Hwang Hee-chan are by his side,
there is quite a gap in popularity even compared to those players.
Compared to the Park Ji-sung era where popularity was distributed evenly,
there aren't many popular players within the team.
Plus, because he is a forward, he monopolizes the spotlight whenever he scores a goal.
But the thing is, a player like this can't seem to exert much influence when he comes to the national team..
From Lee Kang-in's perspective, looking at Kim Min-jae,
he might feel like he's nothing special every time he sees him,
but since people praise him so much,
there is a high possibility of jealousy arising.
On top of that, there were even controversies regarding special treatment.
After the 2002 World Cup members left,
for Son Heung-min to firmly take command of the younger players,
the only way would have been to dominate on the national team,
but he hasn't been able to do that.
Everyone probably knows by now that Kim Min-jae and Lee Kang-in don't exactly have the best personalities,
but it is a huge issue that Son Heung-min hasn't shown the skill level to firmly command those two..
His performance in the EPL won't be something they can actually feel,
so he should have shown them something definitive when playing alongside them ㅠㅠ