Son Heung-min’s team, Tottenham Hotspur coach Enzi Postecoglou, delivered a message to the South Korean national team, saying, “Let’s manage Son Heung-min’s injury carefully together.”
However, the team immediately sent Son to the team full-time. How will Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the Korean national soccer team, react to the incident.
The men’s national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play Kuwait away in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at 11 p.m. on the 14th (Korea time).
Hong Myung-bo, who is ranking first in Group B with three wins and one draw in the first four Asian qualifiers to the 2026 North-China World Cup, will play away to Kuwait on the 14th and neutral games against Palestine on the 19th.
Son Heung-min, who is back, will participate in this November’s A-match. Son sat down while playing in the second half of the UEFA Europa League match against Karabakh (Azerbaijan) on September 27. Since then, he has been banned from playing for about three weeks due to thigh injury. He has not been able to play in Tottenham games, and has not been called up to the Korean national team in October at all.
Then, Son returned to the team at a home game against West Ham on March 19, and made his third goal in the league, following an own goal inducement by the opponent team. As soon as he returned from injury, he became a hero.
Son Heung-min, who started again in the face-off against Aston Villa on the 3rd after failing to come back due to injury, led Tottenham to victory and was also included in the national team list in November.
Meanwhile, Tottenham manager Postecoglou said in an interview with U.S. media ESPN on the 9th, “I hope Tottenham and the Korean national team will join forces to manage Son Heung-min’s injury. We want a healthy Son Heung-min. I think there will be a way for Tottenham to cooperate with South Korea.” 먹튀검증
Postecoglou, however, immediately raised a question mark on Korean soccer fans by fielding Son full-time in a league match against Ipswich Town on Saturday. Unlike Hong Myung-bo, who said he would be cautious about using Son when announcing the call-up, Postecoglou let Son play full-time right after he was told to “manage Son.”
At a pre-match press conference held on Tuesday, Coach Hong Myung-bo cautioned, “I heard that Son Heung-min is not injured, and it seems that Tottenham ended the game after learning that he was not injured. Still, I will consider various factors before deciding whether to play or not.”
What kind of answer will Hong Myung-bo give to Postecoglou’s inconsistent words and actions? Even if the Tottenham manager appoints him full-time, he will have nothing to say.