Ange Postecoglou has thrown a hint regarding his usage of Heung-min Son ahead of Spurs vs Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Son has rarely been injured over his nine and a half years at Tottenham, but he has already suffered two niggling problems at the start of this campaign, with the forward having issues with his hamstring and his thigh.
That is why Postecoglou decided to bring the 32-year-old off in the 55th minute of the club’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday – a decision which the Tottenham captain was not too happy about.
Many were surprised to see Son start against Galatasaray, but in truth, Postecoglou did not have much choice, with Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, Timo Werner and Mikey Moore unavailable for the game.
With the four aforementioned wide players still missing, Postecoglou has no choice but to once again start with Son and Brennan Johnson against Ipswich.
However, the Tottenham head coach hinted that he will continue to manage the South Korean’s minutes carefully.
Postecoglou said about Son (via Football.London): “For Sonny, he obviously had the injury and we brought him back and he had a relapse. We don’t want to put him in that position.
“We’re building him up, managing his minutes, hopefully, we can build that up. We can’t afford more injuries in that position. We got Wilson, Richy, Mikey, we can’t afford to lose another player.”
Postecoglou is down to the bare bones in attack and will not have much attacking talent to turn to on the bench on Sunday.
The Tottenham head coach will be hoping that his side can put the game to bed within the first hour so that he can take off the likes of Son and Porro, who will likely play 180 minutes of football during the international break.
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