Hugo Lloris does not mess with the defensive withdrawal. Monday, at halftime of the match between Tottenham and Everton (won by the Spurs 1-0), the French goalkeeper rushed towards his teammate Son Heung-min, guilty according to him of a return to the very small trot a few seconds earlier resulting in a big opportunity - missed - for Everton. Lloris had to be retained by three teammates, including his compatriot Moussa Sissoko, so that the dispute was settled in the locker room and not in front of the cameras.
What's happened there?!? 😲
Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min have to be separated by their teammates as they make their way off the pitch at half-time! 🤬
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Returning from the locker room, the two players entered side by side on the field and, at the end of the match, Lloris hugged and briefly raised Son in his arms, the two men being all smiles. After the meeting, the captain of the France team put the incident into perspective at the Sky Sports microphone.
"Give an opportunity a few seconds before half time, because we did not press properly, yes it annoyed me. But it's part of football, it's not a problem, we're moving on, he said. But there is no problem at all. You saw it at the end of the match, we are more than happy to be in this team and to have taken the three points. "
"What happened between me and Sonny is just something that is part of football sometimes."
Hugo Lloris played down the incident which saw him and Son Heung-min have a furious row at half-time during Tottenham's 1-0 win over Everton. 💬
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Spurs coach José Mourinho, still sly and provocative, claimed responsibility for the incident and expressed some satisfaction. "If you want to criticize someone, it's me," he said of the incident. I have criticized my players who are not, in my eyes, critical enough towards each other. I asked them to be more demanding and to put their teammates under pressure so that there is this team spirit where we give everything for each other. "
As for the hanging itself, "there were a few bad words, I don't even know if there were strollers or not, but it's something important for the team to grow, because you need strong personalities, so I was very happy, "said Mou.
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