Injured Son Heung-min…Tottenham Bento’s first emergency-JoongAng Ilbo

Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham) collapsed due to injuries.

Son Heung-min started playing Arsenal in Round 28 of the English Professional Football Premier League (Part 1) in the 2020-21 season held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the 15th (Korean time).

However, in the 16th minute of the first half, the left hamstring was injured during a counterattack. It was a situation where he was sprinting in front of the penalty box toward the long pass from the rear. Son Heung-min sat down on the ground as it was. Complaining of pain, he couldn’t run any more. Eventually, it was replaced by Eric Lamela in the 18th minute of the first half.

Son Heung-min held a strong march this season. Of the 45 games Tottenham played, he made 40 appearances. In September of last year, at the beginning of this season, two games were missed due to a hamstring injury. At that time, he returned after 10 days. Excluding injuries, only 3 games were off and 40 games were played.

The fatigue seems to have accumulated quite a bit now as we approach the end of the season. If Son Heung-min is injured for a long time, it is a big loss for Tottenham and Jose Mourinho, who are aiming for fourth place in the league, given the right to qualify for the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League next season. Son Heung-min played 40 games this season, leading the team’s attack with 18 goals and 16 assists.

The Bento was also caught in an emergency. The Korean national soccer team, led by coach Paulo Bento, is ahead of the evaluation match for Japan on the 25th. However, the injury may prevent Tottenham club from selecting Son Heung-min’s national team.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has decided to ease the rules for compulsory player selection by the end of April this year. During the match A (national team match), all clubs must respond to requests from national teams to select players, but FIFA temporarily relaxed the selection rules to ensure the safety of players due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in August of last year. did.

If the country of the club that needs to send players to the national team is obligated to self-isolate for more than 5 days after arrival, there is no need to respond to the national team convocation. In addition, even if the country in which the game is to be played needs self-isolation for more than 5 days, it is not necessary to comply with the duty to select.
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