‘A mile off’ – Simon Jordan gives theory why Heung-min Son looks ‘like a bit-part player’ at Tottenham
Heung-min Son has been ‘a mile off’ his usual form on the pitch for Tottenham amid a decline in form. That’s the view of talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan, who revealed rumours the South Korean star underwent surgery and it may have affected his fitness. Like Spurs as whole, Son has struggled to impress this seasonGetty Son has become one of Spurs’ most iconic players since completing a reported £22million move from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015. The winger has scored 169 goals in 431 appearances for the north London outfit to become one of the first names in their starting XI. He even won the Premier League Golden Boot alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah at the end of the 2021/22 campaign with 23 goals. Spurs announced on Tuesday that his contract has been extended to 2026, despite his form this season arguably being underwhelming. Jordan has recently asked questions of the forward and now offered an explanation as to why his past quality has seemingly dipped. “Well I wonder if he’s fit,” he said on White and Jordan for talkSPORT. “I mean, I’ve understood through various channels, not Daniel [Levy, chairman] by the way, that he’s had surgery last year. “So some of things that I was looking at in a couple games that I’ve been to watch Spurs this season and I’m thinking, ‘He’s a mile off. “‘He doesn’t look like the same player that’s captured all the attention, at one point last season was the leader replacing Harry Kane. He looks like a bit part.’ “It might be because he’s not 100 per cent fit, so I was questioning the idea of whether Son had run his course, and whether it was time for Tottenham to change up. Evidently not.” Son has experienced a run of form that has been far from his past bestGetty Jordan believes the winger has been a ‘mile off’talkSPORT Son has scored five goals and assisted six others in 17 Premier League outings this season but hasn’t contributed in his past four. Previous campaigns, including the last one, have seen him double these numbers by this stage of Spurs’ schedule. However, he remains integral to the team, especially when Spurs have been dealt various injury issues across all areas of the pitch. Ange Postecoglou named him on the bench for their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday, although substituted him on 62 minutes. The 32-year-old suffered a hamstring injury earlier in the campaign but has remained relatively fit ever since. Spurs will hope Son can further add to his goal tally this season when they face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. Son is set to stay at Spurs for another year after his contract newsGetty Postecoglou’s side host the Premier League leaders in the first leg, live on talkSPORT, off the back of a four-game winless streak. They have beaten Manchester City and Manchester United en route to the final four, but Liverpool may be an even tougher challenge.
Heung-min Son has been ‘a mile off’ his usual form on the pitch for Tottenham amid a decline in form.
That’s the view of talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan, who revealed rumours the South Korean star underwent surgery and it may have affected his fitness.
Son has become one of Spurs’ most iconic players since completing a reported £22million move from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
The winger has scored 169 goals in 431 appearances for the north London outfit to become one of the first names in their starting XI.
He even won the Premier League Golden Boot alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah at the end of the 2021/22 campaign with 23 goals.
Spurs announced on Tuesday that his contract has been extended to 2026, despite his form this season arguably being underwhelming.
Jordan has recently asked questions of the forward and now offered an explanation as to why his past quality has seemingly dipped.
“Well I wonder if he’s fit,” he said on White and Jordan for talkSPORT.
“I mean, I’ve understood through various channels, not Daniel [Levy, chairman] by the way, that he’s had surgery last year.
“So some of things that I was looking at in a couple games that I’ve been to watch Spurs this season and I’m thinking, ‘He’s a mile off.
“‘He doesn’t look like the same player that’s captured all the attention, at one point last season was the leader replacing Harry Kane. He looks like a bit part.’
“It might be because he’s not 100 per cent fit, so I was questioning the idea of whether Son had run his course, and whether it was time for Tottenham to change up. Evidently not.”
Son has scored five goals and assisted six others in 17 Premier League outings this season but hasn’t contributed in his past four.
Previous campaigns, including the last one, have seen him double these numbers by this stage of Spurs’ schedule.
However, he remains integral to the team, especially when Spurs have been dealt various injury issues across all areas of the pitch.
Ange Postecoglou named him on the bench for their 2-1 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday, although substituted him on 62 minutes.
The 32-year-old suffered a hamstring injury earlier in the campaign but has remained relatively fit ever since.
Spurs will hope Son can further add to his goal tally this season when they face Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
Postecoglou’s side host the Premier League leaders in the first leg, live on talkSPORT, off the back of a four-game winless streak.
They have beaten Manchester City and Manchester United en route to the final four, but Liverpool may be an even tougher challenge.
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