South Korea talisman Son Heung-min 'feeling great' for World Cup despite MLS drought

[p]The 33-year-old skipper has scored only two goals since leaving Premier League Tottenham for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-fc/txUJt9AR/"]Los Angeles FC[/a] in the MLS in August last year.[/p][p]He has also struggled with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-korea/K6Gs7P6G/"]South Korea[/a], who head to the World Cup on the back of a dismal run of results and will face the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/czech-republic/6LHwBDGU/"]Czech Republic[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a] and co-hosts [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mexico/O6iHcNkd/"]Mexico[/a] in Group A.[/p][p]South Korea [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ivory-coast-G2FRjBgn/south-korea-K6Gs7P6G/?mid=Ua91qRCr"]lost 4-0[/a] to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]Ivory Coast[/a] and 1-0 to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/austria/naHiWdnt/"]Austria[/a] in recent friendlies.[/p][p]Son tried to lift the mood as he spoke to reporters at the team's training camp in Salt Lake City on Tuesday.[/p][p][b]"A lot of people are worried, but I'm only worried if I'm not playing well," [/b]he said.[/p][p][b]"I don't think it's the case now. Physically, I am feeling great."[/b][/p][image alt="Son's recent stats" id="83a38a19-97b5-4895-b621-2f63d95dcdc5" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="0e5ff0b9-5096-4e23-907e-267b2eeba32e" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]South Korea face the Czechs in Guadalajara on June 11, the opening day of the tournament which is being co-hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada.[/p][p]They reached the last 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar before being sent packing 4-1 by Brazil.[/p][p]Son, who will be playing at his fourth World Cup, said the players [b]"need to know where our team-mates are with our eyes closed".[/b][/p][p][b]"Of course we want to get to a higher place this time and do better than the last World Cup,"[/b] he said.[/p][p][b]"But we can't predict the future. Other teams will be preparing just as hard."[/b][/p][p]Son has scored 54 goals in 143 games for his country and been their inspiration for more than 15 years.[/p][p]He has scored three World Cup goals to give him a share of South Korea's record with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/park-ji-sung/0vLDaBdI/"]Park Ji-sung[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ahn-jung-hwan/I5MxuOzC/"]Ahn Jung-hwan[/a].[/p][p][b]"Obviously, it's impossible not to be hearing about these records. People have been talking about them, and fans have taken great interest in them," [/b]Son said.[/p][p][b]"But I've just not been thinking too much about them.[/b][/p][p][b]"If I put the team above all else and worry about how I can help the team first, then goals will naturally follow."[/b][/p]