King expects Ange to have words with Tottenham star after 'Strange' incident v Aston Villa

Bryan King expects Ange Postecoglou to have words with Tottenham captain Son Heung-min after the win against Aston Villa.

The ex-Spurs scout was shocked by Son’s “strange” reaction to being substituted in the 4-1 Premier League victory over Unai Emery’s side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday (3 November).

Son fumed as he was hooked in the 56th minute having just set up Brennan Johnson for the equaliser.

However, King – speaking exclusively to Tottenham News – thinks the change was for the player’s own good.

“I think it was more of a precautionary switch rather than one related to performance,” King said.

“He hasn’t played much recently, he was coming into a high-intensity game. Therefore, it sounds like he was brought off for his own good.

“It was strange to see him so irate, what would’ve brought that on? I would’ve thought before the game had started that Postecoglou and Son would’ve established that he might only play an hour as part of his return from injury.

“Therefore, it was an unnecessary reaction from Son. I’d imagine that his reaction will be discussed by the manager because it’s not the kind of thing you want to see from your captain.”

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Postecoglou perhaps would’ve been shocked to see Son so upset about coming off. The South Korea international is usually such a happy presence around Spurs.

Therefore, this reaction was certainly out of character. However, the 32-year-old has suffered a lot with injuries this season, and his anger might have been a sign of frustration over his lack of playing time.

Whatever the issue was, Postecoglou will want to nip it in the bud.

The Australian already has a number of other issues, including a fresh injury concern for Cristian Romero. Therefore, he doesn’t need an unhappy captain to add to his list of problems.

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