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Tottenham supervisor Antonio Conte has acknowledged ahead Son Heung-min is “indignant” and missing confidence however has backed him to begin scoring once more.

The 30-year-old South Korean has now gone eight video games with no purpose.

Conte has not determined whether or not to relaxation him for Saturday’s go to of Premier League backside aspect Leicester.

“I feel Sonny, for positive, shouldn’t be pleased as a result of he isn’t scoring. It is regular and I like that he is a bit indignant with this example,” stated the Italian.

“It signifies that he needs to attempt to change it, additionally as a result of we’d like [him].”

Son’s purpose drought comes after he completed final season as joint Premier League Golden Boot winner alongside Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, however Conte is conscious of the calls for on his participant.

“Sonny, he is a very essential participant for us. On the similar time, it could possibly occur, particularly if you play huge video games, you generally is a bit drained mentally, additionally your physique, so it could possibly occur.

“However I repeat Sonny for me could be by no means, by no means an issue. We’re speaking about the most effective two gamers that we have now in our group.

“For positive it could possibly occur that in some video games he cannot play from the beginning, like Harry [Kane] additionally. However solely to guard him, to present the chance to relaxation, to deal with his power and to convey us to win.

“We’re speaking about gamers that in the course of the recreation, they’re decisive and we have to have these gamers all the time to be on the high.”

The final time Son began a Premier League match on the bench when absolutely match was again in the summertime of 2020 away at Bournemouth.

Since then he has performed nearly each minute when accessible for Tottenham and hit the 20-goal mark in every of the final two campaigns.

“While you rating a variety of targets, the next season is tougher as a result of you aren’t an underdog, however are beginning like you’re the first high scorer up there with Mohamed Salah,” Conte defined.

“However when you do not [score], for positive the arrogance goes a bit down. On the similar time, I feel a powerful participant copes with this example, faces this example…and overcomes this example.

“And once more I repeat – Sonny has a variety of credit score with me, together with his team-mates, with the followers and with the entire atmosphere. For that reason, Sonny for me won’t ever be an issue.”

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