Tottenham assistant Cristian Stellini explains decision to drop Heung-min Son

Heung-min Son celebrates after scoring for Tottenham against West Ham in February 2023.
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Tottenham's assistant coach Cristian Stellini has explained his decision to drop Heung-min Son and praised the South Korean after he came off the bench to score in the 2-0 win over West Ham on Sunday.

Son has been struggling for form of late and was left out of the XI by Stellini, who is taking charge while manager Antonio Conte recovers from a recent operation.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.