So basically he missed three games for us in August and we get most of those back in January and in addition he gets a week off in November. The outcome is that we don't lose him for two years on military service. Sounds well thought through?
As opposed to Leverkusen refusing to let him go in 2014 when he was eligible and the tournament was in South Korea, which they won.
It probably limited the amount of clubs that were willing to take that risk. Son's a perfect modern player. He's great on the pitch, works his arse off and gets plenty of goals and assists, while taking multiple roles. Off the pitch he seems to get on brilliantly with everyone, has a fantastic image and brings a lot of focus from the Asian market. If the adherents to Moneyball could design a footballer, then it would be him.
And now he feels committed to Spurs more than ever as we have indirectly given him a ticket to army exemption with all that , that entails. (Something Leverkusen refused him)
This could have gone < standard > Spursy. It hasn't, so Sonny will have time to attempt repay the act of good faith that the club granted.
Would this work for England? Win the World Cup or it's National Service. Might have focused Gazza's mind
If the England team couldn't trust David Beckham to go for a loose ball (that Brazil promptly scored from) imagine how much use he'd be on the battlefield...
