Tottenham star Son Heung-min reportedly dislocated his finger in a heated ping pong row with a South Korea team-mate.
Jurgen Klinsmann’s aspect have been disappointingly dumped out of the Asia Cup on the semi-final stage by Jordan final week. The shock 2-0 defeat noticed requires Klinsmann to be sacked.
But it appears there was bother brewing throughout the squad on the eve of the match. Son is claimed to have had a bust-up with a few of the youthful gamers, together with PSG star Lee Kang-in, over their disrespectful behaviour at a staff meal.
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According to The Sun, he was indignant that they’d eaten their meals shortly so they might go away and play ping pong. Son raised the problem with them, which is when a row broke out.
It quickly escalated right into a bodily altercation. Reports in Korea, by way of The Mirror, have since added that Son grabbed Lee by the collar, with the teenager responding by swinging a fist at him which missed.
The Spurs winger did not escape unhurt, nonetheless, dislocating his finger as different members of the squad broke up their scuffle. Klinsmann later refused to drop Lee, going towards the desires of senior gamers.
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He began alongside Son, who performed the sport with tape wrapped round his index and center right-hand fingers. And he was nonetheless carrying it when he made his Tottenham return on the weekend, coming off the bench to arrange the winner of their 2-1 victory towards Brighton.
Son made no point out of the interior staff troubles after Korea’s exit from their continental event, as a substitute standing up in defence of his team-mates. “I don’t know what to say really,” he stated.
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“I am so sorry. The players did their best. I’m very sorry that the game ended like this by mistakes. The fans showed us great support, I’m sorry we could not deliver as our fans expected.”
Klinsmann has taken most criticism for the outcome, even attracting a number of politicians into the talk about his future because the coach. His defensive methods and refusal to relocate to South Korea from the USA have not been deemed beneficial.
However, the 59-year-old is way from tendering his resignation. “I’m not planning to do anything,” he insisted. “I’m planning to analyse this tournament, to go with the team back to Korea and then talk to the federation about what was good and what was not so good in that tournament.”