King Charles III left Tottenham captain Heung-Min Son in an awkward position during a short exchange between the pair.
The royal was in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium to highlight the club’s partnership with the NFL and its positive socio-economic impact on the local community.
On arrival, the King was greeted by locals before entering the stadium where he met men’s team captain Son and women’ s skipper Bethany England.
Although the monarch could only enjoy a short interaction with the South Korean, his line of questioning caused an awkward moment.
Son, accompanied by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was asked about the club’s current plight.
The clip, that has since surfaced on social media, sees the King ask Son: “So who are you playing this weekend then?”
The Tottenham forward replied: “We are going to play against United… Manchester United. On Sunday”.
Charles then asked: “Have you got a good chance?,” to which Son responded with: “I hope so”.
The King probed further asking: “Is the team in good order at the moment?”
A sheepish-looking Son answered: “We are in a difficult moment but we are working hard.”
The hard-to-watch exchange saw Levy broadly smiling in the background as his captain did his best to entertain the King.
Son has been unable to reach his previous heights this season having netted just six goals in 21 Premier League appearances.
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Ange Postecoglou’s side have struggled for form in a season hampered by ongoing injuries to key players.
Spurs are on a torrid run of one win in eight Premier League games while recent exits in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup have piled the pressure on Postecoglou.
Tottenham are 14th in the table and a whopping 16 points adrift of fourth placed Chelsea.
Spurs’ objectives for the season were to break into the top four and secure a place in next season’s Champions League – something that now appears unlikely.
Their hopes of ending a 17-year wait for silverware now rest on success in the Europa League with Spurs currently the bookies favourites to win the competition.
Success in Bilbao in May would also see Postecoglou’s side claim an unlikely place in next year’s Champions League while the Australian would have kept his vow of winning a trophy in his second season.
If he is to steer Spurs to success this season then he will have to do it the hard way, and that means winning the fans over again.
Sunday’s FA Cup defeat at Aston Villa saw fans display their anger at Postecogolou while chanting for Levy to leave the club.
However, the former Celtic boss will welcome the imminent returns of defensive pairing Cristian Romero and Micky Van de Ven following injury.
In attack, Postecoglou should soon see summer signing Dominic Solanke return alongside long-term casualty Wilson Odobert.
The key to Spurs’ European hopes and Postecoglou’s long-term future lies on whether they can avoid recurring injuries in the business end of the season.