The Tottenham Hotspur forward has bene in fine form recently.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino addressed the media yesterday, ahead of his side’s Champions League clash with Inter Milan tonight, and admitted that he must keep a close eye on the fitness of Heung-Min Son, considering how much football the forward played during the summer, as quoted by Football.London.
The South Korean represented his country in the World Cup in Russia in the summer, before taking part in the Asian Games, and despite playing the season opener against Newcastle United, he didn’t feature again for Spurs until September 15th.
Son has been quite simply superb for Tottenham this season, racking up three goals and two assists in 14 appearances in all competitions.
The 26-year-old was in breathtaking form against Chelsea at the weekend, but Pochettino insisted that he must be careful with the South Korean’s fitness, as quoted by Football.London:
“We cannot forget what happened in the summer. We cannot now say he’s fit and we’ll kill him. It’s so important how we’re going to manage him and get the best form every time he’s going to play.”
Son is so important to Tottenham, and he provides Pochettino with something totally different in the final third.
He runs at defenders at pace, and always offers an option in behind the opposition’s defence – something that Harry Kane doesn’t really provide.
The 26-year-old will be vitally important to Spurs’ hopes of achieving success this season, and Poch is obviously keen to avoid putting too much pressure on the forward’s shoulders.
Quite when he will give him a breather, though, remains to be seen.
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