Tottenham captain Son Heung-min. Photo = Getty Images Son Heung-min leaves the stadium after being substituted 24 minutes into the second half of the game against Liverpool on the 1st. Photo = Getty Images Tottenham captain Son Heung-min played against Sheffield United on the 16th. Photo = Getty Images
It has been reported that Tottenham captain Son Heung-min’s physical condition is not serious. This is due to a groin injury that has been going on for over a month. As a result of this, there was even a possibility that he would miss the 8th round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Luton Town this weekend, but he has returned to team training thanks to Son Heung-min’s will. However, it appears that his playing time will be limited for the time being, like in recent games.
Football London, England, said on the 6th (Korean time), “Son Heung-min did not participate in recent team training due to a groin injury. It is currently unclear whether he will participate in the game against Luton Town this weekend. Coach Enzi Postekoglu also personally confirmed Son Heung-min’s injury problem, and he was replaced early,” he said. “It appears that concerns about the injury have decreased as he returned to training during the week, but the current injury requires careful management.” reported.
According to local reports, right after finishing the 7th round of the EPL against Liverpool on the 1st, Coach Postekoglou said, “Son Heung-min’s physical condition was not 100%, but Son Heung-min wanted to play in the game,” and “Instead, he played the full 90 minutes.” I had no intention of letting him compete, and only planned to give him about 60 minutes of playing time. Son Heung-min did everything he could. “He scored a goal, so he was great as a captain.”
The possibility of Son Heung-min’s injury has been consistently raised through local reports. British Sky Sports reporter Lyal Thomas also recently posted on social media, “Tottenham is also continuously monitoring Son Heung-min’s physical condition. “First of all, it looks like he will be able to play in the weekend match against Luton Town,” he predicted. Although the injury is not severe enough to make it difficult for him to participate in the weekend game, it means that his physical condition is not normal enough to require constant monitoring and management.
Son Heung-min talking with manager Angie Postekoglou after being substituted in the 24th minute of the second half against Liverpool on the 1st. Photo = Getty Images Tottenham captain Son Heung-min played against Sheffield United on the 16th. Photo = Getty Images Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is being replaced in the match against Sheffield United on the 16th. Photo = Getty Images
This can be interpreted as the reason why he has been repeatedly replaced despite his recent good performance with his team. In fact, Son Heung-min has been substituted out in every game since September after finishing the 2nd round match against Manchester United and the 3rd round match against Bournemouth last August. In the game against Burnley on the 2nd of last month, he left the stadium in the 27th minute of the second half after scoring a hat trick, and in the North London derby against Arsenal, where he attempted a hat trick again, the game ended in the 34th minute of the second half. In the last match against Liverpool, where the first goal was scored, a substitute was signed in the 24th minute of the second half.
Considering that he is the captain who must lead the team and is the player with the best sense of goal in the team, Son Heung-min’s ‘substitution out’ was difficult to understand. If the team was winning big, it could be interpreted as a matter of physical strength, but in recent games against Arsenal and Liverpool, the team was in a tight fight, so it was replaced. It also means that Son Heung-min’s physical condition is so bad that he has no choice but to replace the captain and ace.
What is more concerning is that the timing of Son Heung-min’s replacement is getting faster. Son Heung-min recently left the stadium after playing 80 minutes against Sheffield, 79 minutes against Arsenal, and 69 minutes against Liverpool. In particular, the substitution against Liverpool was the earliest substitution this season. Considering that Son Heung-min scored the precious first goal on this day and that the match was tied at 1-1, concerns about Son Heung-min’s physical condition are bound to increase.
Son Heung-min has always had a strong will to participate in games, such as playing in games such as the World Cup wearing a protective face mask after an orbital fracture, or going on a hernia surgery table after the season ended after enduring pain throughout the season. Local reports that he will play against Luton Town this coming weekend even though his physical condition is not 100% are also interpreted as a reflection of Son Heung-min’s willingness to play through his return to training during the week. However, it is highly likely that his playing time will continue to be limited until he fully recovers.
Tottenham Son Heung-min is greeting away fans after being eliminated in the second round of the League Cup against Fulham on August 30. Reuters = Yonhap News Tottenham Son Heung-min is disappointed after losing in the second round of the League Cup against Fulham last August. Photo = Getty Images Son Heung-min started in the opening game of the English Premier League (EPL) against Brentford last August. Reuters = Yonhap News
In addition to being appointed as the team’s new captain, Tottenham is also bound to be sensitive to injury concerns about Son Heung-min, who has been reborn as an ‘ace’ as the new top player since Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) transferred. Nevertheless, it is even more surprising that he is showing his fighting spirit by scoring 6 league goals last month alone and being nominated for the Player of the Month award. However, from the club and manager’s perspective, there is no choice but to continue the trend of substituting Son Heung-min even in recent important games for the time being. am.
As the situation continues, concerns about being called up for the October international match are growing. Son Heung-min was called by coach Jurgen Klinsmann and was summoned to the two-game international international match against Tunisia and Vietnam in October. After finishing the game against Luton Town at 8:30 pm on the 7th, he must return home and play the international international match in October. In a situation where his physical condition is not 100%, he has to take a long-distance flight to play an evaluation match.
While the team is carefully managing his playing time considering his physical condition, it is unclear how Coach Klinsmann will control Son Heung-min in the two-game domestic warm-up match. With important stages such as the World Cup qualifiers continuing from next month, fans are bound to raise their voices of criticism as to whether it is appropriate for a player who is not in good physical condition to participate in the domestic evaluation match against Tunisia and Vietnam.
Reporter Kim Myeong-seok clear@edaily.co.kr
2023-10-06 00:56:00
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