Over the past two weeks, Tottenham Hotspur has dealt with a COVID-19 outbreak leading to their past two Premier League matches being postponed. Spurs also had their UEFA Conference League group stage fixture canceled, and if Spurs don’t play the game by the end of 2021, it will go down as a forfeit.
Right now, it seems Tottenham’s matchup against Liverpool will occur, and ahead of the matchup, Son Heung-min discussed what’s going on within the squad. Son stated that he’s double vaccinated and he cites not wanting to infect others as the reason for his decision to get vaccinated.
“I’ve vaccinated twice,” Son said with the Mirror relaying his remarks. “To be honest, I felt I needed it because I didn’t want to infect other players or other people if I had Covid. It doesn’t mean that if I get vaccinated, I won’t get Covid, but the percentages would be a bit lower, so I don’t want to infect other people.”
“Also, the rules and the traveling — because I’m not only here in England, I travel to the national team — that is why it was the best option to have it. I have not regretted having it and was happy to have my second vaccination.”
The English media outlet also cites that in South Korea, Son’s home country, 81-percent of the eligible population is vaccinated. However, despite the 29-year-old already taking his vaccine, he understands that it’s a personal decision, and Son doesn’t plan on pushing anyone to get vaccinated.
“It is a personal issue, and I respect any decision they make because it is personal. In South Korea, they had a lot of people vaccinated, but also some people didn’t want it,” Son said.
“But we should listen to how they feel because if we don’t talk, we don’t get any answers. We should respect any personal issue and people’s minds over the decision.”
Tottenham hopes to secure all three points against Liverpool as they hope to crack the top four, sitting seven points behind Arsenal for fourth place. Nonetheless, Spurs do have four games in hand.