‘Tottenham’s new coach, Son Heung-min during the 2023 AFC Asian Cup will hurt your head.’
On the 12th (Korean time), England’s ‘Football London’ mentioned the Asian Cup finals to be held in Qatar from January 12 to February 10 next year, and mentioned that Tottenham’s next command tower would have difficulties with Son Heung-min.
The media said, ‘Several Premier League clubs are facing the possibility of losing key players early next year as the new schedule for the Asian Cup is confirmed. (The Asian Cup) was originally scheduled to be held in China this summer, but it was abandoned due to the Corona 19 situation.
The event will be held again in Qatar, which hosted the World Cup last year, after China actually returned the right to host it. However, as in the World Cup, it will be held in January next year, considering the local high temperature weather. The last tournament held in the same Middle Eastern region, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was also held in winter (January-February 2019). This is a period that partially overlaps with the Premier League schedule.
‘Football London’ said, ‘If Korea goes to the final of the Asian Cup, Tottenham may lose Son Heung-min for about a month’ and ‘will deal a blow to the next coach’. At the same time, ‘Son Heung-min did not show his best appearance in the 2022-2023 season, but he played as a starter in 25 out of 28 games this season. In three games off the bench, he scored a hat-trick with a quick-fire shot against Leicester City and a goal from Harry Kane in a 2-0 win over West Ham.” 토토사이트
He also mentioned that Tottenham were in trouble with Son Heung-min in the Asian Cup four years ago. Prior to the Asian Cup, Son Heung-min participated as a wild card in the Asian Games, which were not organized by the International Football Federation (FIFA), and won a gold medal, receiving special military service benefits. At the time, the Korea Football Association and Tottenham agreed that Son Heung-min would join the Asian Cup after the second round of the group stage instead of participating in the Asian Games. However, this time, Son Heung-min will participate normally from the start of the Asian Cup, the first major tournament under the manager Jurgen Klinsmann.
With this, ‘Football London’ drew my attention to the opinion about Son Heung-min’s absence even before the new command tower was confirmed.