Son Heung-min endured a rather mixed season for Tottenham but he did still manage to contribute with 14 goals despite a couple of injury issues
Now two weeks on from going under the knife, the player is currently with his national team but he is undertaking recovery training sessions and they are monitoring his situation ahead of their international games against Peru and El Salvador. Speaking to the media prior to their summer fixtures, the Tottenham man discussed his injury issues and how it restricted him in games.
“I wondered a lot if I should even make this public, but I struggled with pain all season. I played through it for eight to nine months, but couldn’t go on anymore, so I made the decision finally and underwent surgery,” he said during an interview with TV Chosun, as quoted by Korean football writer Steve Han.
“Even for simple actions like passing or turning, every movement starts from your core muscles, but that’s exactly where my pain was. I was only able to do 60 per cent of what could do at 100 per cent [throughout the season].”
On why he's insisting on playing in their friendly matches despite only recently undergoing surgery, he added: “If we don’t win in June, the boss [Jurgen Klinsmann] won’t have a chance to win his first game with us until September. I have a strong desire to be with him to celebrate his first win.”