12 Days To Qatar 2022 World Cup: Antonio Conte Gives Son Heung-Min A Moral Injection
JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspur manager, Antonio Conte, gives a moral injection for Son Heung-min. He believes the player can appear in the 2022 World Cup Qatar.
According to him, Son's condition is fit to be able to appear for the South Korean national team after undergoing surgery on a serious facial bone injury.
As is known, Son suffered a fracture around his left eye during Spurs' 2-1 win over host Olympique Marseille in the last match of the European Champions League group stage last week.
The former Bayer Leverkusen player got injured after colliding with Chancel Mbemba. This problem makes Son also threatened to miss defending Korea in the World Cup which starts this November 20.
"I'm sure, I'm sure he can come back quickly and play in the World Cup for South Korea," Conte said as reported by France 24, Monday, November 7, 2022.
The 30-year-old is an important part so if he misses it will be a big blow for Korea. At home he has scored 35 goals in 104 international matches.
Conte said he understood very well how important it was to be able to appear at the World Cup. Therefore, Son is also expected to recover as soon as possible so as not to miss the quadrennial championship in Qatar.
"I sent a message yesterday after surgery and Son is really disappointed with this situation. But I hope he will recover very well and play in the World Cup," said Conte.
South Korea start their campaign in Qatar against Uruguay in Group H on November 24. After that they will face Ghana and Portugal.