YOU’RE IN
THE ARMY
NOW, SON
Daily Express Wednesday, April 8, 2020 57recruits would bring 40kg of
equipment – but it could be
lighter for alternative
trainees depending on
the programme.”
He added that the
military would conduct
regular temperature
and medical checks on
all servicemen, and
they will be required to
maintain distance
during the training to
prevent any coronavirus
infection.
Son had been out of
action for Spurs since
February, when he broke
his arm in their 3-2 win at
Aston Villa.
He was not due back in action
until, at the earliest, the end of
the regular campaign, next
month.
The Marine Corps said that
military doctors would provide
treatment for Son’s arm if
necessary.Main picture: CHUNG SUNG-JUNour players have been
reminded to respect social
distancing when exercising
outdoors.
”We shall continue to
reinforce this message.”
It is the latest incident
in which Premier League
footballers have seemingly
ignored the lockdown
guidelines.
Chelsea star Mason
Mount was seen playing
five-a-side football despite
being told to self isolate
after teammate Callum
Hudson-Odoi tested
positive for coronavirus.
Aston Villa captain Jack
Grealish was forced to
issue a grovelling apology
after he partied at a
friends house and was later
pictured next to a crashed
car.
And, over the weekend,
reports emerged that Kyle
Walker invited ‘two escorts
to his flat for a sex party’
while being in lockdown.only be undertaken with
one other person from your
own household.
Mourinho was spoken to
by senior officials at the
club, who were
unimpressed with the
manager’s actions. A Spurs
spokesperson said: “All ofJOSE MOURINHO has been By Tony Banks
carpeted by Tottenham
after he organised a public
fitness session with three
of his players in North
London – flouting
coronavirus social
distancing guidelines.
Tottenham boss
Mourinho was pictured
yesterday in club training
kit on Hadley Common in
Barnet with three of his
players – Davinson
Sanchez, Tanguy Ndombele
and Ryan Sessegnon. All
live locally.
Video footage posted on
social media showed
Sessegnon and Sanchez
jogging side-by-side, while
Mourinho was pictured
with Ndombele and two
other men, apparently
doing stretching exercises.
Official government
advice is that individuals
should stand at least two
metres apart at all times,
and exercise outdoors canMourinho under fire after
trio train in public space
By Tony Banksspokesman did confirm that Son
would wrap up his three-week
service stint with a group
“loaded” – which means with
full pack – march of up to
30km.
“Once you’re in the
military, you should be able
to fire a rifle, breathe in the
gas and participate in a battle,
rolling and crawling around
the field,” the Marine
spokesman said.
“During the march, our
regular Marine CorpsFOOTBALL: KOREAN STAR’S NEW BATTLE
SON HEUNG-MIN could be
facing gruelling chemical
warfare training, live fire
exercises with real bullets – and
a 30 kilometre forced march
during his time back in South
Korea.
The Tottenham striker will
begin his three weeks of military
service on April 20 and the
27-year-old has been posted to a
Marine unit on the southernmost
island of Jeju.
All able-bodied men are
required to serve in the military
for around two years in South
Korea, which is technically still
at war with the North, but Son
received an exemption for
leading the country to gold at the
2018 Asian Games.
The £70million Spurs star will
now complete his mandatory
military service while the
Premier League remains
suspended due to the
coronavirus outbreak, and will
undertake a shortened version of
the usual tough boot camp.
Son is currently in self-
quarantine in line with tightened
entry rules due to the Covid-19
pandemic, but he will still face a
tough regime in the Marine
Corps, which will include
discipline education, combat
drills and chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear
exercises.
A video of training posted
by the Military Manpower
Administration showed a group
of soldiers undergoing chemical,
biological, radiation and nuclear
training (CBRN).
After a few minutes they are
let out of the chamber, tears
streaming down their faces, and
pouring water over their heads.
“The CBRN training is usually
the toughest part of the boot
camp,” the video says.
While it is not clear if Son will
be undertaking all of the
exercises, a Marine CorpsSpurs striker
facing tough
training in
Marines
A SHARP
SHOOTERSon will be put through his
paces for three weeks back
in his native South KoreaON TARGET:
Son celebrates
his last Spurs
game at Villa
in Februarywill have to adhere to strict
rules on how many people
are allowed in when action
resumes.
That will be 239 people
only per ground, with 126
people allowed to be on and
around the pitch, including
players and officials, andGERMAN clubs are aiming
to return to action in May in
the first glimmer of light for
European football – but
there will be no supporters
in the stadiums.
Serge Gnabry and his
Bayern Munich team are
among several Bundesliga
sides who returned to
training this week. But clubsBy Tony BanksGermans return next month
just eight coaching,
medical and technical
staff per team. There
will be only four ball
boys and TV crews of- Thirty journalists
will cover each game
with no food or drink.
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TROUBLE:
Sanchez and
Sessegnon