{"id":299922,"date":"2023-12-08T13:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299922"},"modified":"2023-12-08T13:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T13:25:04","slug":"postecoglou-gives-injury-update-on-tottenham-captain-son-heung-min","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/postecoglou-gives-injury-update-on-tottenham-captain-son-heung-min\/","title":{"rendered":"Postecoglou gives injury update on Tottenham captain Son Heung-min"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Ange Postecoglou reveals Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is &#8216;a bit sore&#8217; after picking up a back injury in 2-1 defeat by West Ham, with the forward set to be assessed today ahead of Sunday&#8217;s clash with Newcastle<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Son Heung-min took a blow to the back in Tottenham&#8217;s loss against West Ham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ange Postecoglou revealed he is &#8216;a bit sore&#8217; and still needs to be fully assessed\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There&#8217;s a lot of anger at Man United &#8211; it&#8217;s them against the world! Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tottenham captain Son Heung-min will be assessed today after suffering a back injury in his side&#8217;s 2-1 defeat against West Ham on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Son took a blow to the back late on and hobbled off in the closing stages, with footage showing him writhing in agony on the bench as he received treatment from the club&#8217;s medics.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs face a quick turnaround as they prepare to host Newcastle on Sunday, and manager Ange Postecoglou is uncertain over whether Son will be available to lead the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Nothing new really. The last update I got late last night was that he was a bit sore last night after the game. We&#8217;ll have to see today,&#8217; Postecoglou said.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs already have a lengthy injury list with James Maddison, Micky van de Ven and Rodrigo Bentancur all ruled out until 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/12\/78735653-12841569-image-a-20_1702039590809.jpg\" height=\"386\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham captain Son Heung-min went down with a back injury late on against West Ham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/12\/78735657-12841569-image-m-23_1702039630749.jpg\" height=\"346\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He had to hobble off in the closing stages with Ange Postecoglou revealing he was feeling &#8216;a bit sore&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/12\/78735675-12841569-image-m-25_1702039674951.jpg\" height=\"346\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou revealed Son will be assessed today ahead of Sunday&#8217;s clash with Newcastle<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Richarlison and Pape Matar Sarr both came off the bench against West Ham, though, after recent injury setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou revealed they came through the game well and should be fit to face the Magpies, as he declared there are no &#8216;significant&#8217; fitness concerns other than Son.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Pape and Richy both reported OK after the game but we won&#8217;t be getting anyone else back I don&#8217;t think before the new year,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There&#8217;s nothing, apart from Sonny, that looks too significant.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Son accused Tottenham of being &#8216;soft&#8217; after they failed to hold onto a lead for the fifth successive game against West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>They dominated the first half and went in front through Cristian Romero, but failed to build on that as Jarrod Bowen and James Ward-Prowse turned the game in West Ham&#8217;s favour.<\/p>\n<p>Postecoglou admitted his side have plenty of improvements to make from an attacking perspective if they are going to challenge at the top end of the table.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I still think our front third, we&#8217;ve got a lot of work to do. Unfortunately, that&#8217;s costing us at the moment in terms of results, but that&#8217;s the challenge for us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ve got to keep pushing on and trying to become better in those areas.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12841569\/Ange-Postecoglou-reveals-Tottenham-captain-Son-Heung-min-bit-sore-picking-injury-2-1-defeat-West-Ham-forward-set-assessed-today-ahead-Sundays-clash-Newcastle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ange Postecoglou reveals Tottenham captain Son Heung-min is &#8216;a bit sore&#8217; 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