'I felt like I disappointed the team' - Emotional Son Heung-min on ending goal drought in Tottenham win

Son Heung-min cut an emotional figure after ending his goal drought with a sensational hat-trick off the bench during Tottenham's 6-2 demolition of Leicester City, admitting «I always felt like I disappointed the team». The South Korean was introduced in the 59th minute with the match poised at 3-2. Two sensational long-range strikes and one simpler finish from inside the box later, Spurs, and Son were flying high.

Ad Speaking after the match, Son was visibly delighted to have broken his goal drought so emphatically. Premier LeagueCity midfielder Phillips to miss Nations League games with World Cup place at risk2 HOURS AGO He told Sky Sports: «My frustrations are going away.» Indeed, Son had endured a frustrating start to the season, having piled on 17 shots without scoring. Before his goals against Leicester, Son had taken more shots without scoring than any other player in the league.

Son was frank in his assessment of his season so far. He said: «It was a tough moment and I was really frustrated to be honest. Of course it's the goals as well, but it's the way I played.

I could do much better than what I did. »The last couple of games and the start of the season… I was disappointed. Of course the team was doing really, really good but individually I was not really, really happy." On his slow start, he continued: «I was a little bit unlucky.

I could have scored against West Ham [1-1 draw in August] but he [Thilo Kehrer] scored an own goal. »I hit twice the post and crossbar which is unlucky and I was really disappointed with this. The goal was coming and I was not worried about it." For Son, the concern was not for his own goal scoring record, but for the fans and his team mates.