Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino must resist the temptation to play Son Heung-min tonight.
Mauricio Pochettino confirmed in a Tottenham Hotspur press conference on Tuesday [Football London] that Son Heung-min is available for selection in tonight’s visit of Watford.
Son Heung-min returned from international duty earlier this week after South Korea were eliminated from the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
With Tottenham missing Harry Kane and Dele Alli in attack, Spurs, dumped out of two domestic competitions in the space of three days last week, desperately need Son back.
But Pochettino would be taking a huge risk in playing him against the Hornets.
This is a player who told Japan Times last weekend that he was ‘physically empty’ before the tournament even began.
The Tottenham attacker played 299 minutes across nine days in warm conditions. Is it worth the risk of playing him this evening?
Pochettino has a Champions League tie with Borussia Dortmund that he has to think about.
Their chances of a first-leg victory are already slim with Kane and Alli missing, and the Argentine manager would make things so much worse if he plays Son tonight and he gets injured.
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