Antonio Conte has joked that he may repeat his decision to select Son Heung-min on the bench after his hat-trick against Leicester.
The South Korean netted his three goals within 14 second-half minutes after coming on s a substitute just before the hour mark. Son had surprisingly been dropped by Conte for the visit of the Foxes, having failed to score this season.
But he responded to that disappointment in the perfect way, scoring two stunning long-range goals before beating the offside trap to slot past Leicester keeper Danny Ward. Following Son's heroics, which helped Spurs to secure a 6-2 win, Conte joked he may be tempted to again put the attacker on the bench.
"I am really happy for Sonny today, you know what I think of the player. I said to him if you're going to score three goals in 30 minutes 'maybe we can repeat this experiment', but I was joking. I'm lucky, I have a really good group of players, that are really good people," he told Sky Sports.
"We have to start thinking in a different way if we are going to make the next step. When I decided to bring Bissouma in and play with three midfielders and move Sonny nearer to Kane to exploit the spaces it was really good because it gave us more balance and we exploited the ability of Kane and Son.
"I think that it is important to understand well that when you play a lot of games in the row that when you're not psychically tired, you can be mentally tired, and you're not able to play every game."
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The Tottenham boss also hinted that their may be more rotation to come as the fixture schedule begins to pile up. Spurs will have 12 games in succession following the upcoming international break, with Conte insisting he will use his squad in full.
"To have a player of Son's level on the bench means that in one moment I can change the game and also with the rotation at the back today and when Bissouma came on he gave us a lot of strength and energy and I think this is the right path for us," the Italian added.
"There are 12 games in a row after the international break and all the players will be involved. If the player is intelligent and a good player and person, it depends on this. Every decision that I am going to take is for the best of the team, always.
"They have to understand this. Sometimes to start on the bench and to come in is important because in the next game you might be in the starting XI but at the same time you are recharged of the mental and physical energy."
Son became the first Tottenham plauer to score a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute with his three goals against Leicester. He will hope that is enough to earn him a starting spot for the North London derby against Arsenal in a fortnight.
