Son Heung-min sees Tottenham criticism as a positive but insists we know well improve

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on Heung-min has insisted that criticism of Tottenhams performances is down to increased expectations this season, but admitted they can play much better after a wasteful 0-0 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt last night.

Antonio Contes side failed to score from open play for a fourth consecutive away game, but they remain in a solid position to qualify from an open Champions League group, with home games against the Bundesliga side and Sporting, as well as a trip to Marseille, to come.

Spurs performances have been criticized this season and their final ball and finishing was off at Deutsche Bank Park, with Son and Harry Kane missing chances.

The Korean insisted the players should take the criticism as a positive, but admitted frustration at their stuttering attacking play in Germany.

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This [criticism] is outside our squad and talking is something we cant control, Son said. As a great group, we have to stick together through these tough games. I think these criticisms are because expectations are higher, so we need to be thinking that way, the positive way. We know we can do much better, but there are still so many games this season. We need to do much better than we did last night, but Im still believing that we can.

I think we should have scored two or three goals, because we had good chances for Harry and me. This is really frustrating. We know we just need half chances, but [the ball] doesnt go [in]and this has happened in a few away games.

Its not what I want, but its always tough in the Champions League and theres never easy chances to score. Were human and theres still improvement [to come]. Its really frustrating, but we have to move on to better things.

Sons only goals this season remain his stunning hat-trick from off the bench in the 6-2 win over Leicester, but the performance has not kick-started his campaign as hoped, with the Golden Boot holder wasteful last night and in Saturdays painful defeat by Arsenal.

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I just look at us as a team but obviously, individually, I always want to do better, he added. I’ve never been happy with my performance, because I always want to do better things, amazing things, but it doesn’t always happen like that. Im always watching [back] my games to see what I can improve.

Look, this season is long, Im working really hard to help the team, so its not an issue, these two games, because we had tough games. Sometimes you have tough games and sometimes amazing games. Its all in your mind and so we need to move on.

Before last nights match, Conte launched a prickly defense of his selection and tactics, insisting he is not stupid and can teach football to many people. His comments were in response to suggestions that fans would like to see him rotate certain players and play more on the front foot, but Son insists that Contes approach is the way forward.

Last season, nobody believed wed be in the Champions League, he said. The gaffer always wants more, more, more, and I want to follow his way, or you know whats coming. If we dont follow him, you know youll struggle. There is no option, because hes a winner and I think this is what we do: sacrifice and do the hard things.

The gaffer is so passionate. If we win, he’s like the happiest guy in the world. But if the performance is not good and he’s not happy, he’s the first one blaming himself and wanting to improve.

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