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Son's resurgence is threatened by more commitments from Korea
In English football, there is little more exciting than Heung-Min Son in mid-flight, as discovered Saturday Jorginho, of Chelsea.
His sprinted nearly 50 meters, followed by Jorginho, to score Tottenham's third goal in the 3-1 win over Chelsea and eliminate some of the brilliance of Napoli's summer signing. It was certainly not what Jorginho had thought when he was told that the Premier League was faster than Italian football.
His first league goal since March has allowed Dele Alli, who opened the scoring, and Moussa Sissoko, who managed to find himself at more than one spot at the same time, to finish his best performance. of the season. His teammate France N & # 39; Golo Kante.
It was a typical show of His, both threatening and a little embarrbading since he missed three easier chances in the first half before ending the visitors' hope of fighting at the 54th minute.
The opportune moment for Son's return in importance is not a coincidence. His half-hearted start to the season came from a busy schedule for South Korea, which peaked in eight games in 26 days from mid-August, including six on clay courts. Indonesian heats at the Asian Games.
South Korea's gold medal, along with a valuable exemption from mandatory two-year conscription imposed by his country, cost Tottenham in the short term.
Before this weekend, he seemed exhausted and short of pace. But what a difference a rest can make. The stinging humiliation of his sister Jorginho and David Luiz came after leaving the South Korean friendlies in Australia against Socceroos and Uzbekistan, at the Spurs' request as part of the deal to release him for the Asian Games. .
Having barely had a vacation after the World Cup, Son spent the international break at Hotspur Way, enjoying a welcome respite. Saturday was also, surprisingly, the first time this season that he started in the first box with Alli, Christian Eriksen and Harry Kane, having made it 20 times last year.
Both Lucas Moura and Erik Lamela have stories to tell in the history of the season so far, but Mauricio Pochettino's 'DESK' attack has a bit of everything, not a three-season arrangement.
Some days like Saturday, there is a case where the front line of Tottenham is more frightening than that of Manchester City or Liverpool.
The next question for Pochettino is how many times he will be able to use the quartet thoroughly this season, with Son's international commitments being again likely to be the biggest blocking point. In January, he will play for South Korea in the Asian Cup.
The Spurs and the Korean FA have agreed that he will miss the first two group matches but he must travel to Abu Dhabi in time to face China in the third match on 16 January.
If, as expected, South Korea reach the final, Son would likely play five games in 18 days before returning to the Spurs in February. Son's commitments for the New Year promise another puzzle to Pochettino.
For now, South Korean is back to his best electrifying, but the Spurs may have only a limited window to enjoy the kind of performance that he produced Saturday in their most dangerous range.
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