Manchester City killer Son Heung-min cannot return to the important showdown.
Tottenham Hotspur coach Anji Postecoglou said Son Heung-min is difficult to play in a press conference before the match against Manchester City at the Enfield Tottenham Training Center in London on the 29th (Korea time).
Tottenham will face Manchester City in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 Carabao Cup at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London at 5:15 a.m. on the 31st.
Postecoglou said of the team’s news, including Son Heung-min, “No shooting. Well, he’s almost physical. But he’s probably focused on the weekend game from our perspective. We’re pretty confident that he’ll be fit for the weekend.”
“Disappointingly, the only player missing from injury is Wilson O’Bour. He was injured again this week and looks serious. So we are waiting for more information. And from the weekend, all the other players are fine and Jed Spence will be back in training.”
Postecoglou said in a press conference after an away game at Crystal Palace on Wednesday, “I am not hurt in my hamstring. However, I lost some weight for a while and didn’t feel good after the last game (against West Ham). So we decided to protect him. Everything is going well. He will be fine next week.”
Postecoglou then explained more about Son’s situation through the Tottenham OTT Spurs Play. “He is recovering well. Hopefully, he will be able to play in one of the games next week,” he said.
Moreover, Tottenham must catch Manchester City in order to advance to the next round of the Carabao Cup. Postecoglou said in an interview this summer that he always lifted the trophy in his second season, so there were many local media who expected Tottenham to go all out for the League Cup trophy that they could realistically aim for.
However, as Postecoglou put Son Heung-min’s return on hold, Manchester City killer Son Heung-min’s appearance in the Carabao Cup was canceled.
If Son is excluded from the list of matches against Manchester City, he will miss almost all matches from late September to October. He will miss a total of six matches except for the match against West Ham United.
Son Heung-min returned for the first time in about three weeks as he returned to the match against West Ham on the 19th after suffering a hamstring injury in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League phase against Garabakh (Azerbaijan) on the 27th of last month.
Son Heung-min, who missed both the Manchester United away and Brighton and Hove Albion away, even missed the South Korean national soccer team’s October A match schedule under Hong Myung-bo. Hong initially selected Son in October, but after confirming the extent of his injury, he was excluded from the list.
The national team maintained its sole lead in Group B by winning both the third and fourth rounds of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup (co-hosted by Canada, the United States and Mexico) with Jordan (away) and Iraq (home) without Son Heung-min.
Taking a break, Son showed sharp movements and aggression, directly or indirectly influencing his team’s three goals in the second half. 토토사이트
In particular, Son scored his third goal in the league with a left footed shot at the 15th minute of the second half, and scored a goal for the first time in a long time. Son, who was in a good mood, was replaced by Timo Werner midway through the second half, which prompted his fans to expect him to play in the match against Alkmaar again during the week.
Son Heung-min, who had been sidelined for a long time due to injury, said, “The cheering of the fans is amazing. I missed three weeks and didn’t go to the national team. It’s a great honor to play in front of such fans and I want to give back my love to them.”
“Sometimes periods of injury can be good. We’re having a really busy time. In the meantime, missing two to three weeks was perfect for me to recharge myself, and I was really good today,” he said.
Son said, “I’m sadly 32 years old. That’s why I’m taking each and every game really seriously. It’s because I know every game is a game that I’m not going to come back to.”
“So in every game, I take it seriously and pretend it’s my last game in my career. Thursday (against Alkmaar) will be another game I’m looking forward to. I hope we can have a good game and a good result.”
However, Son has raised concerns again as he missed team training ahead of the match against Alkmaar. Ahead of the match against Palace, Postecoglou also said, “He is still not in a good mood or 100 percent mood. He will not train today, and it will be difficult to play this week as well. We will see how he gets better,” adding, “He will miss two consecutive games.”
Son Heung-min is scheduled to miss the match against Alkmaar, Crystal Palace, and Manchester City. He is aiming to return to the league in the 10th round face-off against Aston Villa at his home stadium at 11 p.m. on the 3rd.
