Ange Postecoglou believes it’s untimely to put in writing off out-of-form Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.

Son has solely scored 4 targets for his membership this season and only one from open-play in his final 12 appearances for Spurs.

The South Korea worldwide struggled with a hamstring situation earlier within the marketing campaign and has minimize a pissed off determine at occasions since his return, however Postecoglou backed the 32-year-old to return to his finest forward of Thursday’s Premier League journey to Bournemouth.

“I feel there have been questions on Mo (Salah) perhaps a 12 months or so in the past,” Postecoglou identified.

“Go for it! It’d assist me for those who write him off.  I don’t get that sense. I nonetheless really feel from a bodily output and the standard he has and definitely from a mentality viewpoint, I haven’t seen it.

“What I do know is, from my very own expertise, the top comes fairly rapidly. It’s not falling off a cliff, however you discover with plenty of nice gamers that unexpectedly it’s gone from bang to bang. It’s not a gradual deterioration.

“I don’t see that in Sonny, I nonetheless suppose he’s acquired a hell of plenty of high quality and from a bodily standpoint, the way in which he takes care of himself, I don’t see his skills diminishing simply as a result of age issue in the meanwhile. I don’t see that.

“You weigh up the output of it and he’s not on the stage to date this 12 months that he has been in earlier years however that’s a reasonably excessive commonplace he’s had previously. Can he get there this 12 months? I nonetheless suppose he can. I feel plenty of that’s all the way down to constant sport time.

“He’s had a little bit of a disrupted begin this 12 months the place’s he’s had a few setbacks the place he hasn’t performed commonly. I feel with Sonny, the extra commonly he performs the rise in that output.

“So, the reply is not any, I don’t suppose so and I’d be cautious about writing him off.”

Son had for use via the center in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at dwelling to Fulham after Dominic Solanke was sidelined on the morning of the match with sickness.

Solanke was set to return to coaching on Wednesday and can hope to be match sufficient to make a primary return to Bournemouth since his summer time departure after 77 targets in 216 outings for the south coast membership.

Postecoglou added: “He wished to play on the weekend too however he couldn’t get out of his automobile, not to mention run round pitch!

“We’ve acquired one other 24 hours to sport time and I understand how intently related he feels with Bournemouth as a result of it was his method again to having the profession he wished.

“By Bournemouth, he acquired a transfer right here, acquired again within the England squad and all these sort of issues. His journey of beginning at some massive golf equipment, not fairly understanding, Bournemouth have been those who invested in him, labored with him.

“I’m certain he desires to do effectively. Not as a result of he desires to harm them, however as a result of he desires to point out them that all the things they invested in him is appreciated.”

Whereas Solanke ought to return at Vitality Stadium, Postecoglou shall be with out Guglielmo Vicario (ankle), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), Cristian Romero (toe), Rodrigo Bentancur (suspended), Wilson Odobert (hamstring), Mikey Moore (virus) and Richarlison (hamstring).

Archie Grey seems in competition to earn a primary Premier League begin, doubtlessly instead of Pedro Porro at right-back and Dejan Kulusevski will return after being rested versus Fulham.

Nonetheless, Postecoglou acknowledged except Tottenham’s listing of absentees enhance, they might have to change plans for the winter switch window.

“January is a difficult one. I wouldn’t count on us to do too many vital issues in January but when January 1st, we’re in precisely the identical place we are actually with 9 gamers out, I reckon we’d be doing one thing,” Postecoglou confirmed.