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Tottenham stars Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-Min separated by team-mates after furious row
Tottenham went into the half-time break with a 1-0 lead against Everton in the Premier League.
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Tottenham stars Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-Min appeared to be involved in a row after the half-time whistle during their Premier League clash against Everton.
Spurs skipper Lloris raced towards Son as the players trudged off the pitch and shoved his team-mate as Giovani Lo Celso attempted to intervene.
A number of Tottenham players including Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko then raced over to help attempt to defuse the row.
It is believed Loris was furious at Son's failure to track back during a Toffees attack just before the half-time break.
Tottenham went into half time with the lead thanks to Michael Keane's own goal but the row overshadowed the first-half action.
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The Sky Sports commentator said: "What's going on here with these Spurs players? Hugo Lloris and Son having to be kept apart from each other.
"Absolutely fuming as there's descent within the ranks as the Tottenham players go off at half-time.
"You wouldn't think they were winning, would you?"
Co-commentator Gary Neville joked: "I wish they'd showed that much fire on the pitch."
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Former Tottenham striker Gary Lineker believes the incident shows that the two players "care" about the team's struggles.
"Good heavens, Son and Lloris having to be kept apart," he wrote on Twitter.
"Of all the players out there who might want to scrap, I wouldn’t have picked those two. Shows they care, I suppose."
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While Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp believes Lloris' furious reaction could have been partly inspired by last week's defeat at Sheffield United.
Redknapp said: "For the Richarlison chance just before half-time, Son gives up on the ball. There’s a reaction, Lloris is proud, he doesn’t want to see anyone running at his back four. He shouts at Son, it’s probably the most exciting thing that’s happened in the half!
"This might be a consequence of what happened in the Sheffield United game, when he did make a challenge. He runs up to him, he puts Lo Celso in the way almost.
"I’ve seen it with Steve McManaman, Bruce Grobbelaar, and at least it shows they care. There wasn’t enough of that against Sheffield United, in the dressing room it’ll be sorted out quickly, they’ll shake hands, they’ll get on with it. You’ve got to have that sometimes.
"It’s not the first time it’s happened in football and it won’t be the last. You want to see players showing a bit of passion, and if he’s not doing his job Son, he’s got to get back, and he didn’t! Sometimes you have to let people know."
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