Son Heung-min has revealed that Tottenham fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone made him "really comfortable and really grateful" following a chat at the training ground before departing for the Leicester City encounter. Failing to score in his first eight games of the season and struggling to have an impact on matches in the process, Antonio Conte decided to name the 30-year-old on the Spurs bench against the Foxes.
Introduced on the hour mark as Richarlison made way, Son had a huge say on proceedings as he netted an incredible hat-trick in 13 minutes and 21 seconds to seal a 6-2 win. Netting his first with a stunning strike from outside the box, the whole team barring Hugo Lloris sprinted over to share the moment with the attacker.
That wasn't the only touching moment Son had on Saturday evening as he could be seen embracing fitness coach Ventrone on the touchline for a good 20 seconds before he headed back down the tunnel. The Italian may work the Tottenham players extremely hard but he is loved by Son and his teammates
