Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham), who is known to have injured his leg muscle, eventually missed the FA Cup match, and the team won the 3rd division team and advanced to the next round.
Son Heung-min was not included in the roster for the 2021-2022 FA Cup 3rd round (round 64) against Morecom held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 9th (local time).
Heung-Min Son, who has recorded 9 goals and 4 assists in all official games, including 8 goals and 3 assists in the English Premier League (EPL) this season, has recently been known to be injured.
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said at a press conference ahead of the match.
Heung-min Son started the first leg of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) semi-final against Chelsea on the 6th (tottenham 0-2 loss) and played until the 34th minute of the second half before being substituted, but the next day he complained of muscle pain in his leg, Conte said. .
During the Chelsea match, the substitution was not meant to be an injury, but to give Son Heung-min a break, but the injury was later confirmed.
Coach Conte also predicted that he might not be able to join training until the match A scheduled for January 24 – February 2.
Tottenham Hotspur, who invited the 3rd division team Morecom to the home, advanced to the fourth round with a 3-1 comeback victory while Son Heung-min watched the match in plain clothes.
Tottenham started the rotation with Brian Hill, Tanguy Ndombele and Deli Ali as starters and put Harry Kane on the bench.
The attack continued in the second half, but when no goal was scored, coach Conte tried to score in the 24th minute of the second half, excluding Ali, Ndombele, and Hill, but Kane, Lucas Mora and Oliver Skip.
In the 29th minute of the second half, Harry Winks scored an equalizing goal from a free kick from the left flank, and Tottenham turned the tide with Mora’s come-back goal in the 40th minute of the second half.
Mora started dribbling after winning the ball under pressure near the half line, and quickly penetrated into the penalty area and finished by beating the goalkeeper.
Three minutes later, Kane’s goal came and Tottenham did not allow any surprises.
Hwang Hee-chan (26), who has been absent since the end of last year due to a muscle injury in the back of the thigh (hamstring), defeated Sheffield United 3-0 in the second division and joined the fourth round.
The 3rd round of the FA Cup will continue until the 10th, and the 4th round will be held early next month.