Son Heung-Min was not named among the many Tottenham squad to face Manchester United within the Premier League on Sunday after he picked up an damage in Spurs’ midweek victory over Qarabag.
The Spurs captain limped off the pitch after receiving therapy within the 71st minute of Thursday’s Europa League match in north London, with Ange Postecoglou saying that Son was struggling with “fatigue in his hamstring” in his information convention on Friday.
“Brief turnaround [for Son], he simply wasn’t proper for as we speak so we go in with out him,” Postecoglou instructed Sky Sports activities on Sunday.
“We have had these issues a good bit. We simply should study to manage with out [him]. Timo [Werner] is most snug in that place. We introduced him into the membership for conditions like this.
“Going through a giant membership, iconic stadium, loads of consideration — these are the type of video games you wish to be concerned in. We received the final three. Outcomes have been combined however performances have not been too unhealthy. I am fairly proud of how we’re taking part in our soccer.”
Son has featured in each sport for Spurs this season, together with the Carabao Cup third-round win over Coventry Metropolis on Sep. 18, and Postecoglou mentioned that the 32-year-old can not play in such a excessive share of Tottenham’s fixtures this season shifting forwards.
Requested whether or not it’s “sustainable” for Son to proceed taking part in so many minutes for Spurs on the age of 32, Postecoglou mentioned: “No, no … I might have needed to ease his kind of workload on this early a part of the 12 months. However we misplaced [due to injury] Richy [Richarlison], then we misplaced Dominic [Solanke], then we misplaced Wilson [Odobert]. Invariably in soccer generally it is not the quantity of accidents, it is the type of accidents you get. So, he is performed greater than I believe I actually need him to.”
On Wednesday, Son spoke out towards the amount of video games that elite footballers at the moment are being requested to play, saying that it’s “generally very arduous” and that “the danger of damage is huge.”
United supervisor Erik ten Hag, in the meantime, gave summer time recruit Manuel Ugarte his first Premier League begin in midfield, however defender Harry Maguire was missed out after reportedly choosing up a knock in coaching.