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Son Heung-min was still not seen in Tottenham's training video.
Tottenham will play the first leg of the Europa League (UEL) semifinals in 2024-2025 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 4 a.m. on the 2nd (Korea time). Since the first game will be held at home, Tottenham must prepare for the second game with a victory.
A golden opportunity to win came once again, but it is very unclear whether Son Heung-min will play. Son Heung-min is known to be suffering from a foot injury ahead of the second leg of the Europa League (UEL) quarterfinals against Eintracht Frankfurt. Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said, `Son Heung-min has been running with a foot injury for a few weeks and has been able to endure it, but the pain has intensified in recent days. "I tried to train before coming, but I was in a bad condition, so I decided to sit out."
Since then, Son Heung-min has already missed four games. Ahead of the match against Nottingham Forest, Postecoglou said, `Son Heung-min has been battling the injury for quite some time. Recently, however, not only has the condition not improved, but rather has been deteriorating. Rest is probably the most important thing for this kind of injurySon Heung-min will be given a break for the time being.
Son Heung-min did not return to the game against Liverpool. Postecoglou said, `Only Son Heung-min is going through the rehabilitation process. I'm getting better, but I'm not ready to play yet" he informed. After the game, when asked whether Son Heung-min would play in the match against Bodhi, he said, `He will be close to playing,' adding, `Son Heung-min will try hard.' If you're not ready to play in the first game, I think you'll be able to play in the second game."
There is no positive sign yet that Son Heung-min will return in the first game against Bodhi. Tottenham released images of Tottenham players entering the training ground on its official SNS on the 30th. Most Tottenham players, including Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, Christian Romero, Hishalisson, Matisse Tel, Wilson O'Dober, James Maddison and Destiny Udogi, appeared in the video.
However, Son Heung-min was still not seen. If you look closely behind the players appearing, you can't find Son Heung-min's silhouette. However, it is presumed that Son Heung-min has still not returned to team training even though training is just around the corner. Since not all players have appeared, they may be preparing for a smoke screen operation at Tottenham, but that is actually very unlikely.
Son Heung-min will be able to sit on the bench in the first game only when he returns to training, but in this atmosphere, he is likely to be absent. When Postecoglou's official press conference is held, it is expected that Son Heung-min will be able to know exactly whether he will play or not.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
