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Son Heung-Min went down and looked dazed in the first half in Marseille (Picture: Getty Images) Tottenham coach Cristian Stellini could provide few details of Son Heung-Min’s worrying head injury during Tottenham’s win at Marseille, although did reveal that the forward was celebrating with his teammates after the memorable victory. The 30-year-old was forced off during the first half of Tottenham’s crucial Champions League meeting with Marseille on Tuesday night. He challenged for a ball in the air with Chancel Mbemba and caught the Marseille defender’s shoulder in his jaw, which left him looking dazed on the grass. Son was unsteady on his feet as he was helped towards the touchline and it was clear he could not continue, replaced by Yves Bissouma . Spurs would go on to win the game 2-1 and book their spot in the round of 16, but there are still concerns over Son. Stellini said after the match: ‘In this moment we don’t know, we have to wait for a medical assessment, we wait f...

Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane have been prolific in their time at Spurs (Picture: Getty Images) Rio Ferdinand believes Harry Kane , Son Heung-Min and all the forwards at Tottenham will be frustrated with the style of play at Tottenham under Antonio Conte . Spurs are having a solid season so far, sitting third in the Premier League after 13 games and going into a crunch Champions League match on Tuesday, which they must just avoid a defeat at Marseille to progress to the knockout stages. Only the top two in the Premier League – Arsenal and Manchester City – have scored more goals than Tottenham, but they have been accused of a defensive and somewhat dull style of play under the Italian boss. Kane has scored 10 league goals so far this campaign, only behind Erling Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot, but Ferdinand believes he and his fellow forwards will be frustrated under Conte. ‘What do you want? Do you want success and take a bit away from the style, or do you want to go...

Amad Diallo is impressing on his loan spell at Sunderland (Picture: Getty Images) Amad Diallo is starting to impress Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray during his loan spell from Manchester United , earning himself a regular spot in the starting XI with the Black Cats. The 20-year-old has had a remarkable career so far, moving to Manchester United from Atalanta for an incredible £37m in 2021 after just a handful of appearances for the Italian side. He has since spent a loan spell with Rangers in Scotland and is now gaining experience with Sunderland in the Championship. Mowbray is impressed with the winger, having handed him three starts in recent weeks, and 10 appearances in all, and thinks he has shown enough to hold down a regular starting berth. ‘I think he got wrapped up in the game on Saturday (against Luton) emotionally and that was good to see,’ said the Sunderland boss. ‘With his physical data, he was top in every aspect from distance covered to number of high-speed sprin...

Wilfried Zaha has scored 14 Premier League goals in 2022 (Photo: Getty) Crystal Palace are growingly increasingly concerned that Wilfried Zaha will not sign a new deal with the club, according to reports. Zaha’s contract expires at the end of the season and the forward will not be short of suitors with Arsenal and Chelsea among many clubs both home and abroad interested in acquiring his services. The Ivory Coast international is enjoying perhaps the best form of his career and continuing to play a big role for the Eagles, with Patrick Vieira’s side 10th in the table after 12 games. In 2022, only four players have scored more Premier League goals than Zaha, namely Tottenham duo Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, Brentford’s Ivan Toney and Manchester City ’s Erling Haaland. In October, Vieira confirmed that Palace and Zaha were in talks over a contract extension, with the manager expressing his hope that his talisman would stay at Selhurst Park. But according to the Daily Mail , n...