Son Heung-min's unusual outburst of complaints will shake off his sadness in the national team.

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Foreign media are also paying attention to Son Heung-min, who was replaced faster than expected in his return match, as he showed an uncharacteristic reaction.

It seems to be because of the regret that he has not been able to play often due to recent injuries, but attention is being paid to whether he will be able to shake off his sadness in the A-match game, which he took a break last month.

Reporter Youngsoo Kim reports.

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Pointing at yourself and looking puzzled!

Soon, Son Heung-min, who took off his captain's armband, leaves the field with his eyes closed as if he were despondent.

The bench reacts a little more irritatingly.

It was when he was replaced shortly after recording his third league help in the return match against Aston Villa, and the Premier League secretariat posted the scene on social media, saying Son Heung-min did not expect to be replaced, and the foreign media also paid attention.

However, Tottenham manager explained that it was a scheduled replacement to protect the player.

[Engie Postecoglou / Tottenham manager: Son Heung-min was coming back from injury. And I felt tired about 60 minutes in the last game. So, no matter what the game was about, I wasn't going to play more than 55 to 60 minutes.

As "Smile Man" Son Heung-min, who rarely lost his smile, expressed his dissatisfaction, it is regrettable that he has been absent frequently due to recent injuries.

Son Heung-min returned from a thigh injury on the 19th of last month and took three more games off due to recurrence of pain.

It seems that he was confident that he could play more as he took care of himself and improved his condition even in the League Cup against strong team Manchester City.

On the day when Son Heung-min complained, Hong Myung-bo, the head coach of the national soccer team, included captain Son Heung-min on the A-match list.

Coach Hong also says he will control Son Heung-min's playing time, but the captain's return itself is good news for our national team.

[Hong Myung-bo / National soccer team coach: I don't think it's good to come to the national team and put too much pressure on Son just because he played. The most important thing I'm telling you is how many minutes I'm going to play in the next game....]

Tottenham face Galatasaray and Ipswich this week.

Attention is focusing on how much time Son Heung-min will be able to secure and play in the remaining two games before joining the national team.

This is YTN Youngsoo Kim.

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