Ange Postecoglou has blamed the struggles of Son Heung-min in front of goal this season on injury disruptions.
The South Korea international scored a penalty in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw with Roma in the Europa League on Thursday night.
However, that’s only Son’s fourth goal in 13 appearances across all competitions this season and his first since mid-October.
Luckily for Spurs, Brennan Johnson has found his scoring boots this season and the Welshman was on hand to net their second against Roma on Thursday.
But if Spurs are to challenge for trophies and a Champions League place this season, they need Son back on form.
Ange explains Son Heung-min goalscoring troubles
Son’s solitary goal on Thursday came despite attempting three shots inside the box and in reality, he probably should have ended the game with another on his tally.
Postecoglou was asked about Son’s struggles in front of goal after the final whistle and reminded everyone of the hamstring and thigh problems he’s dealt with this season.
“I don’t know if he’s lacking confidence. Sonny’s had a disrupted year for us, so that doesn’t help,” said Postecoglou (via Football.London).
“Yeah, he had some good chances tonight to get the goal and he’s getting in those areas. Look, he’s got the quality to take those chances and we know he’s done it consistently for almost a decade, but he’s had a disrupted season being in and out. You can see he is getting back to full fitness now, which is the main thing for us.
“We’re quite thin in those wide areas, so he’s playing and we’ve got to make sure we are careful with him, Brennan and Timo because they are the only wingers we’ve got left and will have for the foreseeable future. I thought tonight, it wasn’t just Sonny. There were quite a few really good chances, we hit the post three times as well and a couple cleared off the line. I still felt there were a couple of occasions where a bit more composure would have finished the game off.”
Spurs will look to build on their 4-0 thrashing of Manchester City in the Premier League last weekend when they host Fulham on Sunday.
