Son Heung-min sends Tottenham injury message as Ange Postecoglou annoyed with West Ham moment

Injury-returner Son Heung-min says boss Ange Postecoglou was upset that Tottenham conceded first in the , having spoken at length about the importance of defending well.

The hosts fell behind after 18 minutes thanks to the boot of Mohammed Kudus, who was for lashing out at Micky van de Ven. VAR recommended that the initial yellow card he received was upgraded to red.

were three goals up by that stage, with firing home Tottenham’s final goal of the game on the hour to record his third goal this season. The attacker had missed Tottenham’s three matches prior to the international break due to a hamstring issue.

The 32-year-old says he benefited from two weeks off, having completed 70 minutes against West Ham after missing South Korea’s World Cup qualifiers over the last fortnight.

Speaking to TNT Sports after full-time, Son said: “Sometimes injury time [out] can be good, we have such a busy time, that two or three weeks was perfect to recharge myself and today I was feeling really, really good.”

The forward revealed that prior to the fightback against West Ham, manager Postecoglou was dismayed at Tottenham failing to keep a clean sheet for a third straight game. “When we conceded the first goal he [manager Ange Postecoglou] wasn't very happy,” he added.

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“He talked about protecting our goal like a home. But generally, the performance, I am very happy.”

Son admitted to feeling pressure to perform under Postecoglou’s system but doesn’t mind the fact. He said: “It's entertaining [football under ] but also a lot of pressure.

“The winger is expected to create chances and get goals. I think it is a lot of joy and pressure which is where we should be.”