Heung-Min Son recently celebrated his four year anniversary with Tottenham, with the forward establishing himself as a firm fan favourite during his time with the club.
The 27-year-old looks set to earn his second start of the season this weekend against Arsenal, with the South Korean star playing his first minutes of the campaign in the shock defeat to Newcastle United last weekend.
The pacey forward has recently spoken out on Spurs’ rivalry with Arsenal, with fan page Hotspur Related citing the player’s comments, as quoted by the Daily Star.
Son revealed how he doesn’t care about where the Gunners finish and that he sees the fixture with Arsenal as ‘just another game’.
Twitter: #thfc do not care about finishing above rivals Arsenal after doing so the last three years, according to Heung-Min… https://t.co/jonQAmBBWf (@HotspurRelated)
And these Spurs supporters were quick to reply to the attacker, with some sharing mixed views over the forward’s surprise comments.
Twitter: @HotspurRelated This is stupid! Just before the NLD. That will be printed out and pinned on the Arsenal changing ro… https://t.co/Z1zQFf7RER (@JackMurray2)
Twitter: @HotspurRelated What a hero (@CarlTHFC)
Twitter: @HotspurRelated I dont care either.its about us finishing at high as we can.all this stand up if u hate arsenal goi… https://t.co/p1hdUoHWfR (@lee41watson)
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Comments like these come as a surprise, but they shouldn’t be looked into with too much detail. It is a typical generic response when asked about a rival side, however, it has appeared to rattle some Spurs supporters.
A proportion of Tottenham fans have appeared to be on edge from the first kick of the campaign, and things haven’t got much better since their late win over newly-promoted Aston Villa on the opening weekend.
They somehow managed to snatch a draw after being dominated by Manchester City, and a shock defeat to Newcastle has left them two points behind the Gunners.
A defeat against Arsenal this weekend will add further doubts to their season expectations, while Gunners fans could be looking down at their local rivals, five points clear after just four games of the campaign.
