SON: SPURS CAN’T LET JUVE DEFEAT RUIN THE SEASON

HEUNG-MIN SON admits it will be hard for Tottenham to save their season after crashing out of the Champions League.

Spurs still have the FA Cup and a place in the top four to chase but their European exit has shattered dressing-room confidence at a crucial stage of the season.

Forward Son admits Spurs will have to pick themselves up for Sunday’s trip to Bournemouth or lose ground in their battle for a Champions League spot next season.

The South Korea star said: “It’s going to be difficult to change the mentality after the Juventus game but the next game is on Sunday and we have to.

“We need to be ready mentally and physically.”

Son said that even in defeat there was a crumb of comfort for Spurs because they played well over two legs against the Italians.

“No one thought we’d go through from the group stage but we did and we played very well against Juventus.

“That is the main thing,” he said.

Juve’s former Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny, who said the Italians won because of their wealth of big-game experience, enjoyed taunting Spurs fans near the bench.

Szczesny (below) said: “We’ve got players who have won the World Cup.

“They have won six championships in a row and you see that makes a difference in the difficult situations. Where others crumble we manage to come out on top.

“We were in difficult situations throughout the two legs so it shows you the great character of the team. There were a couple of Tottenham fans next to our bench who went missing after the 80th minute so, yeah, I enjoyed it.”

Eric Dier is a worry as he left Wembley with an arm in a sling, and could miss Sunday’s game.