Paul Gilmour has shared that he is being told there is ‘certainly no panic’ inside Tottenham Hotspur when it comes to the form of the club’s current struggling star, Son Heung-min.
The Sky reporter pointed out how Son is doing most things right out on the pitch, but just falling at the final hurdle, as Spurs are currently in Portugal for their Champions League tie against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday.
Antonio Conte’s side were previously in action last Wednesday when they opened their account in the Champions League by beating 10-man Marseille 2-0 and Richarlison scoring a brace.
Just like in previous games, Son continued to start under Conte and he might just keep his place in the XI against Sporting.
But the Spurs boss has admitted that his four forward players – Son, Harry Kane, Dejan Kulusesvki and Richarlison are providing him with ‘problems’, as he told Football London.
Well, his headaches are going to continue regardless of what Son does tonight, as Gilmour shared how those inside the club are feeling about him, as he told Sky Sports News.
“There’s certainly no panic when it comes to Son Heung-min, that’s what we are being told and what we are hearing,” said Gilmour.
“If you look at some of his performances. You look back to the Fulham game, for example. Son doing a lot of the right things. He still had that incredible workrate. And still creating chances.
“The only thing he hasn’t done, which is the most important thing, is put the ball into the back of the net. Last season’s joint Golden Boot winner, it does create some debate and headlines.”
CAN CONTE PLAY ALL FOUR?
The interesting thing is that when Kulusevski came off the bench against Marseille last time out, he didn’t replace any of the forward players, but Emerson Royal.
So, could the argument be made that Conte could play all four at the same time, if need be?
It’s not a case of the Italian being able to do it at any time, but depending on the type of match and occasion, it could be a possibility.
That’s probably one way of solving his forward issues and who to pick because, one way or another, there is a top, top performer sitting on the bench.
But, then again, that’s why Conte added depth to his squad, so he can create competition such as this, which in turn, boosts Spurs in the long run.
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