Son, the other victim of Gomes' injury: "He is devastated"

Although he obvioulsy played an active part in the Portugueses' injury, everything shown on television shows that the Tottenham footballer's only intention was to stop his attack, not hurt him. 

As soon as he approached him for forgiveness and saw the state of Andre Gomes' right leg, Son became aware of what had happened. He put his hands on his head and his face conveyed the great sorrow of having participated in what had happened. 

He went off the pitch crying after being shown a red card, which at the time, did not even bother him. He just wanted to go back in time and avoid what had just happened. At the end of the game, his team-mates stuck up for him.

"Son is devastated, he won't stop crying, but it's not his fault. He's one of the best guys I've ever met in my life," said Dele Alli, author of the 0-1 draw. 

 

November 3, 2019

On his part, Mauricio Pochettino repeated the fact that the striker was "devastated". "When you watch it on TV, you realize he had no intention of doing anything. It was very bad luck for the player and for Everton," he said. 

Moreover, he wanted to thank the Everton captain, Seamus Coleman, "for coming to Tottenham's dressing room to try and console Son". 

From the moment of the injury, as Dele Alli himself explained, football no longer existed. "I didn't want to look at everything that was happening. We've disconnected and they've drawn us," he said.