“It’s okay.” You can reassure me, but it’s not okay

Tottenham’s “captain” Son Heung-min sympathized with controversy over players’ overwork ahead of the first round of the Europa League league phase in 2024-2025 against Karabakh FC (Azerbaijan). He attended a press conference against Karabakh as Tottenham’s representative.

The global soccer field is shaking due to players’ controversy over excessive number of players. There is even a possibility of a strike. Rodri (Man City) collapsed and went wild.

Son Heung-min said, “A lot of the players said the right thing. It was very important for someone to say that. Sometimes the players have to come forward and say it themselves. There are certainly many games, but as a soccer fan, the important thing is quality rather than quantity. We want to see quality games rather than as many games as possible,” adding, “We don’t want to see players suffer from injuries. No one wants that. A lot of games, a lot of movement. We have to manage ourselves, but sometimes it’s very difficult. The risk of injury is considerably greater if we play when we are not prepared mentally or physically. We are not robots. We have to manage these parts well, and we definitely need to reduce the number of games. We have to aim for better quality of the game.”

He added, “Don’t get me wrong, we love football and we enjoy playing games. It’s obvious. But the problem is that there’s a lot of movement and games. Manchester City, for example, played on Sunday and then on Tuesday, but it wasn’t flexible. We could have moved it to Wednesday instead of Tuesday. So it’s natural that all players are exposed to the risk of injury. It’s not fair. Rodri said the right thing. We’re playing 50-60 games, and it doesn’t make sense to play more than 70 games.”

Asked about his intention to go on strike, he replied, “It’s different to want to go to the finals and play many games. But the current platform, or format, is geared towards playing more games. That’s not the way to consider the players. That’s what we are talking about. There are definitely areas that can be changed, and I think we can move in a positive direction so that we can take good care of the players.”

Son started at the match against Karabakh. Coach Enze Postecoglou said, “Christian Romero and James Maddison rested, but failed to erase Son.

There have been major unfavorable factors since the start of the game. Center back Radu Dragusin was shown a red card in the seventh minute of the first half, putting the team underdog. Fortunately, Tottenham won 3-0 with consecutive goals scored by Brennan Jones in the 12th minute of the first half, and by Pape Sarr and Dominic Solanke in the 7th and 23rd minutes of the second half despite bad news involving 10 players.

However, he collapsed. After complaining of thigh pain, he was replaced in the 26th minute of the second half. Postecoglou told a press conference after the match that he had not spoken to Son yet. He said he was a little tired, but he has not talked to the medical staff yet.메이저사이트

At the mixed zone, Son reassured himself, saying, “I’m okay. I’m really okay.” But he is not. Born in 1992, Son is 32. If he overdoes it, he will become an even bigger painter. It could be a fatal blow to Korean soccer as well.