South Korean international striker Heung-Min Son, 29, signed on Saturday afternoon a “triple” in Tottenham’s victory over Leicester (6-2), in a match of the eighth round of the English Premier League held at Tottenham Stadium, in London, is The first player in Tottenham’s history to achieve a feat by scoring three goals in a single match from the bench, and in total in the competition, he was the first player to do so in seven years (!) after Everton’s Steve Naismith. On September 12, 2015, he also came off the bench, and scored three goals for the Liverpool team against Chelsea (3-1).

“I knew the goals would come. It went well, I was playing well, but there was no room to reach the goals, and that bothered me, no secret. Even when it was 3-2, the match was open. My best to help the team as usual. It is good that we won, before the break for team matches,” said one of his team’s victories, Paulo Bento and South Korea, Portugal’s Group H rival for Qatar World Cup, starting November 20.

“I was finishing this season poorly. I had bad luck too, I think: I scored a personal goal, saw two offside goals, and hit the posts on other occasions! But he wasn’t worried, he knew the goals were coming. The striker said. The 29-year-old South Korean and student of the team coached by Italian Antonio Conte, in an interview with Sky Sports, after the achievement that day, the fans always supported me, as well as my colleagues and the technical staff. ” , when he was released from the bench in the 59th minute, replacing the Brazilian Richarlison, and scored in 72′, 83′ and 86′.

“I love shooting from outside the area. I practice it a lot in training, since I was a kid. Even now, after training himself, and if I get the chance, I always try to shoot from the front, take balls out of the corner! I’m really happy,” in the draw, Because the ball finally started to go in! And in 6-2 I knew I was in a legal position and not offside. I am glad I was able to help the team. This is very important: now I go to the national team with renewed energy, ”admits the “hero of the day” from “Tottenham”.

“I am touched by the support from the fans, to be honest. It was exceptional, even when things weren’t going my way. And I started to feel like I was disappointing the fans, with my previous performances, as well as my teammates. But they always supported me,” concluded Son. smiling.