Mauricio Pochettino claims Son would have left Spurs had he not played in the Asian Games

Mauricio Pochetti was relieved of his duties at Tottenham after a run of dismal results in first few weeks of  2019-20 season. Despite ending his coaching era at Tottenham on b terms, Mauricio Pochetti still has a lot of affection for his former club. Mauricio Pochetti has been taking a sabbatical from professional coaching but is still in touch with his former players during ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Mauricio Pochetti claims Son Heung-min would have quit Spurs if t allowed to play Asian Games

South Korean captain Son Heung-Min has been out injured since suffering a long-term injury while playing against Aston Villa in Premier League. Son Heung-Min was one of star performers for Spurs this season due to injuries suffered by Harry Kane. But things could have been much different h Mauricio Pochetti stopped Son Heung-min from representing South Korea at 2018 Asian Games. 

Mauricio Pochetti told High Performance Podcast, “With Harry Kane injured, Son t playing first few months because of Asian Games, one talks about that. Today, Sonny is at Tottenham because we allowed him to go and play two competitions that weren’t compulsory, t being selfish and saying, ‘, Sonny needs to stay here’. "Because of club. If t, two years and you need to stop contract with Son. one says anything about that. It was our decision to provide him time to go.”

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