Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min has admitted that he hasn’t been able to train properly with South Korea.
Son Heung-min has commented on his injury situation after featuring for South Korea against Vietnam today.
Tottenham Hotspur players are on international duty all around the world right now with Ange Postecoglou no doubt a little anxious.
Brennan Johnson, Manor Solomon and Ivan Perisic are already out injured and Postecoglou will hope to avoid more injury problems.
The Australian may have been on edge earlier today then, with Son in action for South Korea against Vietnam
Son Heung-min comments on injury situation
This was a fairly easy win for South Korea with Kim Min-jae and Hwang Hee-chan securing a 2-0 lead by half-time.
An own goal made it 3-0 before Son added number four, even setting up Lee Kang-in for the fifth.
Jeong Woo-yeong rounded off the scoring with number six, completing a handsome victory.
Tottenham fans may have been a little worried though as images circulated on social media showing Son limping during the win.
Son played the full 90 minutes despite taking an injury blow and has now spoken to the South Korean media about the situation.
Speaking to The Korea Daily, Son suggested that injuries are simply ‘inevitable’ and that he actually considered not playing against Vietnam.
Son suggested that he has been carrying an injury and hasn’t been able to train properly but decided to play after speaking to boss and former Spurs star Jurgen Klinsmann.
“As a soccer player, injuries are inevitable,” said Son. “I thought a lot about whether or not to play today. But I couldn’t accept not playing in front of so many Korean fans. After discussing it with the coach, I decided to play.“
“I’m thankful to the coach and players who decided to participate even though I wasn’t able to train much. It was colder than I expected at this late hour, but thanks to the fans, I was able to play the game safely,” he added.
Spurs fans will be worried about Son
Son has almost always been able to take on a remarkable workload and his availability in recent years has been staggering.
The attacker is 31 now though and a groin issue has proven to be a problem in recent times.
The Athletic note that Son carried an issue for most of last season and underwent groin surgery at the end of the camping.
They added that Son is having his training workload managed carefully, so news of Son having issues on international duty isn’t ideal.
Spurs fans may be worried about Son’s injury situation, especially after such a blistering start to the season, but will hope that he is at least ready to go against Fulham on Monday.
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