Postecoglou plays down Son's angry reaction to being substituted

Ange Postecoglou insisted he saw "no difference" in Heung-Min Son after his angry reaction to his early substitution in Tottenham's 4-1 win over Aston Villa onSuper Sunday.

Son looked frustrated after being replaced by Richarlison in the 56th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, shortly after his cross had set up Brennan Johnson's equaliser, but Postecoglou insisted his withdrawal was planned following his return from injury.

"He was never going to play more than that today because obviously he'd had an injury," explained the Spurs boss in his press conference.

"He came back and last time it was around the 60-minute mark where he got fatigued. So, he was never going to play more than 55-60 irrespective of where the game was going.

"The great thing was he made a pretty important contribution before that. It was a great ball in for our first goal and got our equaliser.

"Again, we've got more battles ahead and we're going to need him and he was never going to play any more than that.

"I didn't see any difference in Sonny. I'd be surprised if any player likes coming off and they're feeling alright.

"I didn't need to discuss it with him. For us, what's more important is the overall picture."

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