THE RISING SON

Addo helped Korea ace reach top and now has to stop him

- Neil Moxley

SOUTH KOREA V GHANA

1PM, BBC1

Ghana manager Otto Addo catapulted Heung-Min Son onto the big stage – now he has come up with a plan to shove him off it. The 47-year-old spotted the teenage

South Korean’s talent while in charge of Hamburg’s academy and fast-tracked him into the first team.

He now needs to prevent the Tottenham striker from ending the Black Stars’ interest in the World Cup.

“Son’s a very good player,” Addo said. “He runs well between the lines and has a very good shot.

“He’s a very good character, a hard worker – I really like his discipline – and he became so good because of that. You can’t expect too much from youth players, but I saw something in him.

“I pushed him towards our first team squad at Hamburg and he’s had a great career.