Tottenham’s Son Heung-min (center, 29) is injured and sent off during the England Professional Football Premier League (EPL) Arsenal vs. Tottenham Hotspur match on the 14th (local time) at the Emirates Stadium in London, England. yunhap news
Son Heung-min (Tottenham) can no longer be seen on the 80th day before Korea (7:20 pm on the 25th, Yokohama, Japan).
The Korea Football Association announced on the 21st that “Son Heung-min, who was injured in a hamstring, was excluded from the national team in the evaluation match held in Japan on the 25th.”
Son Heung-min suffered an injury to his left thigh in the match against Arsenal on the 15th and was replaced after 19 minutes in the first half.
On the same day, coach Bento announced the list of 24 people who will go out on the same day, and included Son Heung-min in the list. After that, he decided to observe Son Heung-min’s injury and decide whether to call the final call.
However, Tottenham’s coach Jose Morinho predicted the failure of Son Heung-min to join by saying, “If a player is injured, he cannot play in friendly matches or official matches.”
In the end, Tottenham informed the Football Association of Son Heung-min’s refusal to select the selection, who had suffered a hamstring injury on the 21st.
Midfielder Ju Se-jong (Gamba Osaka) and flanking striker Um Won-sang (Gwangju) cannot be seen in the match. Ju Sejong was confirmed as Corona 19, and Um Won-sang was unable to join the national team due to a knee injury.
The association announced that “Sejong Ju was confirmed for Corona 19, and Won-Sang Um decided not to convene because he injured the inner knee ligament during the K-League 1 game.”
A total of three players, Son Heung-min, Ju Se-jong, and Um Won-sang, were dropped due to Corona 19 and injuries. The coach of the national team of Paulo Bento selected Jae-Wan Cho (Gangwon), Jin-Hyun Lee (Hana Citizen) and In-Sung Kim (Ulsan) as their substitutes.
As for the Bento, a lot of players who played an active part as a key resource before Korea and Japan could not attend, resulting in a major setback in power.
The Bento will be convened at Incheon Airport on the morning of the 22nd, departed for Narita Airport, Japan, and then moved to Yokohama to prepare one day before one.
On the 25th, the national team will return to Korea on the afternoon of the 26th, and immediately go to the Paju NFC (National Team Training Center), and continue training while holding the’same group (cohort) quarantine’ until the 2nd of next month.