Tottenham boss Antonio Conte says Heung-min Son can still take his game to another level.
A key player ever since his move to the club back in 2015, the South Korean has contributed recently with a number of important goals in the top-four race.
"We are talking about a really good player. I was sure that it was normal after an injury to need a bit of time to recover the best possible condition and get back again into our idea of football again. But I was sure, because Sonny for us is a really important player and at the peak of his form," explained the Italian.
"But he can improve, and that is my expectation - that he gives us from now until the end of the season and big push and to try to finish his race in the best possible way. Don't forget, one month ago I asked my best players, my more representative players, that now the team needed this type of player to take on the more important responsibilities. That role is also important for this."
Conte was recently asked in one press conference if Son needed a rest to help him rediscover his top form. The head coach brought up that very question when discussing the his player and made it clear that football changes.
"I can only speak about Sonny in an enthusiastic way, because he is not only a top player, but he is a really good guy. He is very polite and a fantastic guy. When you speak with him, not only about football, it is good," he added.
"Every record is important and it is important to score three goals but only if your team wins. In the last game, if Sonny had scored three goals and we had lost 4-3, the player cannot be happy. The player has to think that first of all I am playing for the team. We want to help Sonny to break every record and it was the same with Harry Kane. But they know very well that the team comes before the individual's goal tally.
"But for sure Sonny now is in a good moment of form and playing well. Don't forget that maybe three weeks ago, during a press conference, somebody asked me to put him on the bench to give him a rest. But they knew that football changes, no? A month ago, people answered me by saying that I had to be crazy to think of giving a rest to Sonny and put him on the bench because we are talking about a really important player for us.
"For sure we want to help him break every record and score more goals. But, our first target has to be a team target - to try to finish this race in the best possible way."
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