The Tottenham Hotspur forward has been away from Spurs on international duty and did well today despite his nation being beaten.
A number of fans have been commenting on Twitter about Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min’s latest game for South Korea following Spurs sharing an update on their social media channel:
Son played the full 90 minutes for the Taeguk Warriors as they fell to a 3-0 loss at the hands of Brazil in a friendly in Abu Dhabi and put in a decent display despite his side being heavily defeated by the five-time world champions.
Lucas Paqueta’s early header and Philippe Coutinho’s free kick put the Selecao in charge by the interval, before Danilo rounded off the scoring with a powerful drive from the edge of the penalty area.
Son did his utmost to drag his side back into the game, forcing Alisson Becker into a low save with a 22-yard effort in the 15th minute, before curling narrowly wide from just inside the left-hand edge of the penalty area six minutes later, and the Liverpool keeper also palmed a 25-yard effort from the Tottenham man late on.
Here is what some fans of both Tottenham and South Korea made of their hero’s display:
The result extended South Korea’s poor run, Son’s nation having gone three games without scoring, while Brazil ended their five-game winless run, having previously not recorded a win since lifting the Copa America in July.
Son also played the full game against Lebanon in World Cup qualifying last week, where he was given a difficult time by opposition defender Alexander Michel Melki en route to a goalless draw.
Tottenham return to action on Saturday when Mauricio Pochettino and co head to West Ham in the Premier League’s Saturday early kickoff (12:30pm GMT).
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