Son newest as accidents mount for Spurs

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min’s health will proceed to be monitored and constructed up as Spurs put together to tackle Premier League new boys Ipswich on Sunday.

Son missed video games for Spurs and South Korea earlier within the season because of a hamstring harm, earlier than returning towards West Ham after which lacking one other three video games.

The 32 year-old performed 45 minutes in Tottenham’s 3-2 Europa League loss to Galatasaray on Thursday and could also be stored out once more on the weekend.

“He had the harm, we introduced him again and within the first recreation again he had a relapse,” supervisor Ange Postecoglou stated.

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“We don’t need to put him into that cycle, it’s very simple to fall into it by pushing gamers significantly once they’re getting back from harm. We’re managing his minutes and constructing him up.

“It’s about ensuring we get him again and preserve him again. We are able to’t afford extra accidents in that place. We’ve already received Wilson (Odobert) with a long-term harm, (Richarlison) with a long-term harm, and Mikey (Moore) is out now.”

Spurs, seventh within the league with 16 factors from 10 matches, have struggled to place collectively a profitable streak and path leaders Liverpool by 9 factors, however Postecoglou says it’s too early to focus on the standings.

“We nonetheless have a hell of an extended approach to go. What’s essential for us is to maintain progressing in the way in which we’ve got been. Our soccer for the big half has been fairly constant, fairly good,” the Australian added.

“We’ve had a few stumbles alongside the way in which however inside that context, I nonetheless suppose we’re making progress. There’s no level trying on the desk now as a result of in the end it’s the place you’re on the finish of the season that’s going to rely.”

Defender Micky van de Ven is out till after the worldwide break and Timo Werner can be an issue.