Son´s stay at Tottenham driven by trophy desperation

Son Heung-min says his tendency to enactment astatine Tottenham has been driven by an ambition to execute a feat others could not, arsenic helium targets Europa League glory.

Ange Postecoglou’s broadside look Manchester United successful the Europa League last connected May 21, with the victor securing Champions League qualification for adjacent season.

Spurs person not lifted immoderate signifier of silverware since winning the EFL Cup successful 2008, portion their past European occurrence came done the UEFA Cup successful 1984.

South Korea prima Son acknowledged ending Spurs’ 17-year trophy drought arsenic 1 of the superior factors for staying successful northbound London.

“We’ve been talking astir this for years,” Son said, arsenic quoted by The Guardian. “The biggest crushed I stayed astatine Tottenham was due to the fact that I wanted to bash thing others couldn’t achieve.

“That’s astir apt wherefore I’m wherever I americium now. You request each the pieces to implicit a puzzle. I deliberation I’ve gathered each the different pieces to marque that puzzle complete.

“I’ve been missing that 1 astir important, last piece, and I’ve been trying to find it for the past 10 years. I truly anticipation I tin yet implicit the puzzle this time.

“Every crippled is peculiar and meaningful. But this crippled [against United] feels similar an accidental that whitethorn not travel back. It feels antithetic this time.

“I truly privation to win, much than anyone else. So galore radical are supporting america with the aforesaid hopeless passionateness I feel. If we hole well, I judge we tin execute it.”

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Son has been adjacent to silverware astatine Spurs, having besides mislaid the Champions League last to Liverpool successful 2019 and suffering decision against Manchester City successful the EFL Cup last 2 years later.

Postecoglou’s broadside whitethorn beryllium struggling successful the Premier League, wherever they beryllium 17th aft Sunday’s drab 2-0 decision to London rivals Crystal Palace, but they person enjoyed their European outings this term.

Tottenham person won 9 matches successful the Europa League this play (D3 L2), their astir ever victories successful the aforesaid run crossed large European competition.

A 2-0 triumph successful the 2nd limb of the semi-finals against Bodo/Glimt besides made back-to-back distant wins successful large European contention for the archetypal clip since November 2013.

Son sat retired that triumph implicit Bodo/Glimt, lone conscionable returning to the seat for the decision against Palace aft a month-long lay-off with a ft issue.

“I person to accidental I’m OK due to the fact that I privation our fans, arsenic good arsenic those who enactment me, to consciousness astatine easiness portion watching the game,” helium added.

“So, I volition ever accidental that I’m fine. And I volition beryllium fine.”