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They've spent seven years together. They know each other," explained Sissoko. "They've been training together, and trying to understand each other, for a long time so it becomes easier in the game. Sonny knows what H is thinking, and it's the same for H. That's why it works. I'm very happy for them." Kane has become to Spurs what Karim Benzema is to Real Madrid - a nine-and-a-half playing both the number 9 and number 10 roles - and the main benefactor is Son Hueng-Min. So after disappointment in Rio and joy in Jakarta, is Son ready for another tilt at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer?
BTS, or the 'Bangtan Boys', are a South Korean boyband sensation that has swept the world counting fans in their billions. The last time the 30-year-old arrived at Incheon International Airport was in May when he held the Premier League golden boot aloft for adoring fans and excited photographers. The three goals at the weekend mean that, when he steps off the plane from London to play in warm-ups against Costa Rica on Friday and Cameroon four days later, it is less likely that he will receive the kind of questions that were fielded by the national team coach, Paulo Bento, last week when the Portuguese was asked about his captain. “There is no concern and I feel the same as when he’s scoring a lot,” Bento said. “We will focus on what we must do in these two games and I have all the confidence in him as usual. I do not intend to talk to him about it.” Son led South Korea to victory at the 2018 Asian Games football tournament, the entire team securing an exemption from military service. I see Sonny signing a new contract here, but I don't press for something to happen now because probably it's not the right moment.”It happened. Son played, he scored in an 8-0 rout of Fiji, and again against Germany in a 3-3 draw as South Korea topped Group C, also defeating Mexico by a single goal. This national hero can be seen signing autographs and having a few words with these football pilgrims who have come such a long way to see him play. After Leeds there were still 22 games remaining, so there's little doubt that record will fall and this double-act will set the bar high for future combinations. He always finds it easy to laugh and talk with people. He tries to motivate everyone. When the dressing room is sad for some reason, he's always there to make you smile again," said former team-mate and close friend Moussa Sissoko. Kane has traditionally taken more of the plaudits as a homegrown hero and the England captain. Always highly valued by his team-mates and managers, Son was occasionally underappreciated by a wider audience, but his exploits last season forced everyone to take notice. A brace on the final day ensured he shared the Golden Boot with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.
At the start of this season, he wasn't at his best, and you could see on his face that he wasn't happy, but he's someone who never gives up," he said. Son is a global football superstar but in Korea he has megastar status, anything he appears on sells out, and every goal he scores is celebrated with hysteria. It's a big honour to play with him and I really enjoy playing with him and it's been six years now playing together with him and we are understanding very very well, we know what we do. What he's done at Tottenham is fantastic and he'll certainly go down as a hero and a legend at the club, and rightly so. Every player will know how excellent he is but maybe sometimes he doesn't get the credit he deserves from outside." How can you sign a new contract with a player? You don't know what is going to happen next season," Mourinho said in a press conference ahead of their top of the table clash with Liverpool in mid-December.It's a very nice tournament and competition and every player wants to go to play there. I've played in the World Cup and Asian Cup and I haven't played in the Olympics. We'll see what happens." I think he's become more clinical and more ruthless with his finishing," added the Spurs academy graduate. "The most important thing for Sonny is goals and assists. If the team wins but he doesn't get a goal or an assist, he's happy for the team, but he's not happy with himself. It's just that elite mentality he has." We were playing Norwich away and we were dominating the game," recalled Winks. "We were creating lots of chances, and players were scoring here and there, but everybody just wanted Sonny to score. You could see by the celebrations that everybody was so happy for him. He fully deserved it because he was outstanding." After the Olympics I was very upset. I was really down, because I played for my country and I wanted to get some medals for my country," Son later said.
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