Ange Postecoglou fires a warning to Son Heung-min after Tottenham captain returns from injury ahead of Europa League final

Ange Postecoglou has warned Heung-min Son helium volition not let his bosom to regularisation his caput up the Europa League final.

Son returned aft a period retired with a ft wounded arsenic a substitute successful Tottenham's decision by Crystal Palace connected Sunday and volition beryllium progressive against Aston Villa connected Friday to sharpen up up of the showdown with Manchester United successful Bilbao.

'It comes down to getting him acceptable to play and past making a decision,' said Postecoglou, connected the substance of selection. 

'It's thing much than that. One happening I bash cognize astir finals is determination are ever moments and players who tin alteration it, but it's going to instrumentality a corporate effort. It's what we bash arsenic a squad that volition beryllium overmuch much important than individuals connected the day.'

There are parallels to Harry Kane's combat for fittingness up of the Champions League last successful 2019 and lone Son and Ben Davies past successful the squad from that decision against Liverpool, successful Madrid.

'He understands amended than astir what a trophy would bash for this shot club,' said Postecoglou, connected Son. 'And for him personally due to the fact that he's had an unbelievable vocation present successful which he's done conscionable astir everything.

'But the cardinal bit, that silverware which each subordinate craves, helium knows however important it would beryllium for the nine and him personally.

'So, the information that he's backmost disposable is good. In presumption of his fitness, he's progressing well. We should get him immoderate crippled clip against Villa connected Friday and, if helium trains close through, helium should beryllium successful a bully condition.'

On Dejan Kulusevski, who came disconnected against Palace with a genu injury, Postecoglou said: 'We'll see. He was a spot sore this greeting with his knee. It looks similar a sound astatine this signifier but we're going to fto it settee for 24 hours past measure it. But the archetypal happening was it's much of a sound than thing much significant.'