Son Heung-min says he really enjoys playing with Gareth Bale and is excited about the prospect of starting more after defeating Jose Mourinho with the lead his place in the Europa League wins
- Gareth Bale grabbed a goal and an assist when Tottenham went over Wolfsberger
- Son Heung-min said he is keen to play with Bale after the two stars took part in the win
- The Welshman could now get more game time after defeating Mourinho
- The Spurs boss has admitted that Bale is in contention to start against West Ham
Son Heung-min has said he enjoys playing with Gareth Bale and is excited with the prospect of starting more after the pair promoted Tottenham to a 4-1 victory. on Wolfsberger in the Europa League.
The Welsh side have been having a hard time since reuniting with Tottenham on loan from Real Madrid, but returned to form on Thursday night, scoring a stunner as Jose Mourinho’s men put one foot in the box. next visit.
Bale also gave the cross for Son to score from Tottenham opener while Lucas Moura and Vinicius grabbed the other goals.
Gareth Bale (left) and Son Heung-min (right) were in a comfortable 4-1 win over Tottenham
His son later admitted he was thrilled to see Bale play after a rare start from Mourinho, who has now got in his plans for the first team for Sunday’s crucial game with West. Ham.
‘I have a very close relationship with him,’ Son said of Bale after the victory in Hungary.
‘I’m really glad he’s getting game time and he got a goal and he got help. I enjoy playing with it. ‘
Bale, meanwhile, was thrilled to get among the goals among Spurs’ second-most spell that saw him struggle to impress Mourinho’s squad.
Bale had a spectacular strike on the night and helped Son fill the opener
‘We were determined to achieve as many goals as we could and gain a little confidence,’ he told reporters.
‘Of course we haven’t won much recently so it’s important to win to build confidence. Hopefully this is the start of a good run.
‘It was good [to score]. I bent in and hit him. It’s great to be on the scoreboard to help the team.
‘It’s good to get four goals away. It’s always good to win a game with that margin. We take the second leg as it is 0-0. ‘
Bale has been struggling for game time this season and a relationship between him and Mourinho came under pressure when the Spurs boss slammed a social media post from the 31-year-old about his well-being. last week.
Son said he enjoys playing with Bale and is happy to have more playing time now
But Bale’s performance left a huge impression on Mourinho on Thursday night and made him think he gave him just the third start of the Premier League of the season when they play West Ham this weekend.
Mourinho said: ‘One of the reasons he left the pitch before 64 minutes was to try to get it for the next game.
‘Taking it off at that moment we managed to save a few miles to his feet. I know the game will be on Sunday at 12 noon but I believe he has a chance to play the game.
‘For him it was important to play and not to play the 90 minutes.’
Jose Mourinho (right) took the Welshman off to secure him for the West Ham game
