{"id":543870,"date":"2020-02-18T07:53:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=543870"},"modified":"2020-02-18T07:53:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:53:15","slug":"tottenham-hotspurs-son-heung-min-out-for-several-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/18\/tottenham-hotspurs-son-heung-min-out-for-several-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min Out for ‘Several Weeks’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>\u2019s latest injury sees Son Heung-min<\/a> out due to a fractured arm. The 27-year-old will have surgery this week, and is facing<\/a> \u201cseveral weeks out\u201d.<\/p>\n

Son Heung-min Out for Several Weeks<\/h2>\n

Back Up is Now Injured<\/h3>\n

Son suffered a fracture to his arm in Spurs\u2019 recent comeback win against Aston Villa<\/a>. Having gone behind to an own goal early on in the game, Tottenham faced an uphill battle. The game was even for much of its duration, however two goals from Son, including a last minute winner, got them the three points.<\/p>\n

While the short-term benefits certainly help in a tight-fought battle for Champions league<\/a> qualification, Son\u2019s injury provides a huge blow for a Tottenham side whose top scorer, Harry Kane<\/a>, already has a long-term injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Injuries Stacking Up<\/h3>\n

Like fellow contenders for Champions League football next season Manchester United<\/a> and Chelsea<\/a>, Spurs are dealing with many injuries. All three of these teams have key players out, including all of their top scorers. Although Son Heung-min is almost level with Kane on goals, his injury means that Spurs do not have a prolific goal scorer available, with no other strikers having been on good form this season. Without him, as well as other key attackers like Erik Lamela<\/a>, Tottenham are going to struggle in the near future.<\/p>\n

Upcoming Fixtures<\/h3>\n

Tottenham\u2019s upcoming fixtures are of extreme importance. They face RB Leipzig<\/a> in the Champions League on Wednesday, followed by Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/a>, Chelsea and Burnley<\/a> in the Premier League. After this they will travel to Germany to face Leipzig in the fixture\u2019s second leg. While it seems unlikely that Spurs could win the Champions League, it is still a possible route to next season\u2019s competition, meaning that they have many key games coming up in their bid to feature in Europe\u2019s most prestigious club competition next campaign. Son provided a focal point in attack for Tottenham, however with him and Kane out in such an important spell of games, they are going to struggle.<\/p>\n

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