SON HEUNG-MIN HITS BACK! Tottenham Star Fires Cheeky Response to Ange’s Explosive Rant.
Tottenham have faced criticism following the build-up to their loss against Manchester City with Ange Postecoglou hitting out at the club’s mentality – but he’s been backed by his skipper.
Son Heung-min is adamant he’s “all in” at Tottenham and believes Ange Postecoglou has “definitely shown he can bring success to the club.”
The Australian is about to conclude his first year in north London and, despite a promising start to the season, the club will miss out on the top four. Defeat to Manchester City ended their hopes of catching Aston Villa with the manner and the feeling around Tuesday night’s game drawing plenty of criticism.
Postecoglou was outspoken about the “fragile” foundations at the club and took issue with the idea that Tottenham could look to throw the game against City to ensure Arsenal didn’t win the league. The Australian singled out a fan in the crowd and Son has backed his manager’s methods.
He told the Evening Standard : “We should understand it’s the gaffer’s first year and he brought so much positivity and different football. I know it’s early to say, but we’ve got to do so much better for next season, because I still believe he can bring so much success to the club.
“I’m all in. I’m loving the way he wants to play. It’s the first time I’ve experienced it. Everybody — the club, the players, also the fans — everybody has to step up, because we have to be all together in this. He’s definitely shown he can bring success to the club.”
Son has had to step up following the loss of Harry Kane, who finally departed the club back in the summer to join Bayern Munich. The South Korean has been a leading light for Tottenham, but spurned a golden chance late in their 2-0 loss to City with the game still in the balance.
Their skipper said: “As players, we all wanted to do our best for the club and for us [against City]. We really didn’t care about anything else. We only concentrated on what’s best for us, for the team. The players, the staff who have had so many sessions, so many games, so much travelling, we just wanted to do the best for them. We didn’t want to do anything else.”
Much is often made of Tottenham’s lengthy wait for a trophy, which dates back to 2008. The mentality has previously been criticised by the likes of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte with Postecoglou admitting the recent days had exposed certain things to him.
“I think the last 48 hours have revealed to me the foundations are fairly fragile,” he said. “That’s what I feel. The last 48 hours has revealed a fair bit to me. That’s alright, that just means I’ve got to go back to the drawing board with some things. Outside [the club], inside. It’s been an interesting exercise.”
