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Son Heung-min, who returned to Tottenham after the A-match in November, is expected to play in the game against Manchester City early the day after tomorrow (23rd).
Although he has played full-time several times recently, there is a reason why he has no choice but to play against Manchester City despite the physical burden.
Reporter Lee Dae-gun reports.
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Son Heung-min scored his 50th A-match goal against Kuwait.
At this time, he played for 63 minutes and was replaced by national team rookie Bae Jun-ho.
[Son Heung-min / Korean national soccer team striker/captain: Let's win and make it easier for us to go to the World Cup. Okay? Good job, good job.]
In the match against Palestine, he completed his 51st goal of the historic A-match, which he played to full time.
Just before the A-match, Son Heung-min also played full-time against Ipswich, which suffered a humiliating loss, and headed to Kuwait.
Tottenham manager asked our national team to cooperate in playing time considering Son Heung-min's condition, but both sides used Son Heung-min 100%.
[Hong Myung-bo / Coach of the Korean national soccer team: The players came to the national team and did a good job considering the time difference, conditions, and injuries while going back and forth from Europe..]
Tottenham have an away game against Manchester City.
However, Hishalisson, O'Dober, and Van der Penn have left due to injuries, making it impossible to completely form a player.
In addition, Manchester City, which has recently been mired in four consecutive official games, is thirsty for a point.
Therefore, Tottenham, which has gradually fallen in the league standings, is in a desperate situation to rely on Son Heung-min's performance.
This is why expectations are inevitably high on Son Heung-min's two feet despite the physical burden.
I'm Lee Daegun of YTN.
Video editing: Kim Hee-jung
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