Son Heung-min (Tottenham) is tired. Nevertheless, he should play. It is his destiny.
Son also wore the captain’s armband and played full-time in two consecutive A matches (Palestine and Oman) held this month. Although Son has been suffering from controversy over excessive force for several years, national soccer team coach Hong Myung-bo failed to give him a break.
The team tied Palestine without a goal in the first group match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and China. As the score was not scored until the whistle blew, it was hard to take out Son Heung-min, the strongest window.
Having had no time to adjust to the jet lag and adjust his condition properly, Son moved to Oman and played full time again. Even after his return to the U.K., Son Heung-min, the captain of Tottenham, had a hectic September.
Son Heung-min, who is currently on an almost impossible mission, has to take another long flight in less than a month. He will have an away match against Jordan on March 10, and then face Iraq in Korea five days later.
This time, attention is being paid to whether coach Hong Myung-bo will adjust the playing time considering Son Heung-min’s age and physical condition.
Son Heung-min felt ill in his condition and played for 71 minutes in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) match against Karabakh on the 27th. “He (Son Heung-min) said he was a little tired,” Postecoglou said at the time.
Whether Son Heung-min will play in the sixth round of the 2024-25 English Premier League against Manchester United on Thursday was a hot topic of conversation in the U.S. as well. Considering Son’s considerable age and schedule so far, the Korean national team should not take lightly any more controversies over his past few years.
It’s not just Son Heung-min. Key players of the Korean national team, including Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) and Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), have also had tight schedules for several years. He will surely suffer from “harshness” going forward. The Korean national team also needs to think about ways to improve its physical stamina early on.
Of course, we cannot rule out key players of the national team to get tickets to the World Cup. The best way is to use them as starters and bring them to the bench early on. 토토사이트
Looking at the first and second rounds of the third qualifying round for the North-China World Cup, which Hong Myung-bo played this month, it seems difficult for the main players to take an early break. Jordan and Iraq, the opponents of the third and fourth games, are more difficult.
After all, Hong Myung-bo’s ability to manage his team is important. Since he had one win and one draw earlier, he needs to make proper use of replacement cards even though it is difficult to drastically change the starting lineup.