After Heung-min Son, a forward for Tottenham Hotspur, came off the bench to score a 30-minute hat-trick against Leicester City on Saturday, manager Antonio Conte revealed what he said to the South Korean....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
By his elite standards, the South Korean forward has had a slow start to the new season, contributing only one assist across all leagues as of this past weekend.
Conte decided to leave the 30-year-old out of his starting lineup for the match against Leicester because of this.
Son, a South Korean international, came entered after 59 minutes and scored three goals to help Spurs defeat the Foxes 6-2.
Conte said to Sky Sports on Son’s hat-trick: “I am thrilled for Sonny today.” You are aware of my opinion on the player. I joked with him when I remarked, “Maybe we can repeat this experiment if you score three goals in 30 minutes.”
“I’m fortunate to have a great team of players who are also excellent people. If we want to take the next step, we must begin to think differently.
