{"id":287375,"date":"2023-09-03T23:04:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287375"},"modified":"2023-09-03T23:04:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T23:04:16","slug":"son-shining-again-for-tottenham-after-a-season-in-the-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/son-shining-again-for-tottenham-after-a-season-in-the-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"Son shining again for Tottenham after a season in the shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Son Heung-min is shining again for Tottenham after a season in the shadows as Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s positive mindset brings back the joy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tottenham cruised to a 5-2 victory at Burnley to continue their good start<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Son Heung-min was all smiles after scoring a hat-trick in rout at Turf Moor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Burnley proved their own worst enemy at times but insist they won&#8217;t change\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Son Heung-min strolled out of Turf Moor with his vivid yellow and purple boots in one plastic carrier bag and the match ball in another.<\/p>\n<p>His team-mates had passed a Sharpie around the dressing room and autographed it, a collection of happy squiggles.<\/p>\n<p>A smile breaking across his face, Tottenham&#8217;s hat-trick hero spoke of how Ange Postecoglou has transformed the mood at the club in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He wants us to have the ball, to dominate the game and to play as high as possible in their half of the pitch,&#8217; Son said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You can see on the pitch that everyone is playing with a joy and a happiness.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Robbie Williams may have fitted clever new lyrics about Postecoglou to his song <span>Angels<\/span> last week but <span>Let Me Entertain You <\/span>might be more apt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75018379-12476451-image-a-22_1693772952911.jpg\" height=\"376\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Son Heung-min was all smiles after bagging himself an impressive hat-trick at Burnley<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75018387-12476451-image-a-23_1693773017992.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The South Korean scores at the near post to complete his treble and complete Spurs&#8217; victory<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75018405-12476451-image-a-24_1693773063980.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s style of football has brought the best out of Son and his fellow attackers<\/p>\n<p>The Australian is the fifth manager Son has played under at Spurs and it&#8217;s quite possible the new approach means his best football is yet to come.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean struggled to produce his best form under Antonio Conte in a chaotic 2022-23 campaign but is embracing the twin responsibilities of being Spurs captain and replacing the goals lost by Harry Kane&#8217;s departure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If you have Harry Kane on your team, you have 20-30 goals in your pockets safely,&#8217; Son said. &#8216;But this is part of football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If someone wants to make another step, we have to respect that. Especially given Harry did massive, massive things for Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone has to step up and take responsibility on the pitch.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old scored his fifth hat-trick for Spurs but every component of their attack sparked as Burnley were overwhelmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Manor Solomon was handed a first league start under Postecoglou and impressed with two assists while James Maddison was once again excellent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/74991771-12476451-Summer_signing_James_Maddison_was_on_the_scoresheet_for_the_seco-a-25_1693773138560.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Summer signing James Maddison was on the scoresheet for the second game running\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/74991785-12476451-Cristian_Romero_put_Spurs_into_the_lead_in_first_half_injury_tim-a-26_1693773143957.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristian Romero put Spurs into the lead in first half injury time in Tottenham&#8217;s 5-2 victory\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/74992601-12476451-Spurs_new_double_act_of_James_Maddison_and_Son_Heung_Min_enjoyed-a-27_1693773146986.jpg\" height=\"401\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spurs new double act of James Maddison and Son Heung-Min enjoyed their day at Burnley\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a347.5million deadline-day signing Brennan Johnson, who can play across the front three, only adds to Postecoglou&#8217;s attacking options.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is a real threat and different to what we already have,&#8217; Postecoglou said of the Welshman.<\/p>\n<p>After 11 goals in their opening four games, any Spurs fears they would struggle to score post-Kane appear to be unfounded. Burnley, who have conceded 11 in just three games, led early on but didn&#8217;t help themselves by giving the ball away in dangerous positions.<\/p>\n<p>The build-from-the-back style favoured by Vincent Kompany may have worked as they stormed the Championship last season but top-flight teams know how to put the pressure on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/03\/21\/75018419-12476451-image-a-28_1693773168686.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Spurs still have their \u00a347.5m deadline day signing Brennan Johnson to add into the mix<\/p>\n<p>Maddison&#8217;s stunning curled goal stemmed from a Burnley error after Ameen Al-Dakhil struggled to control a pass out by keeper James Trafford at chest height. But midfielder Josh Cullen insisted they won&#8217;t be changing their style.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We just need to get better,&#8217; he said. &#8216;We&#8217;re playing against better opposition, so mistakes get punished more ruthlessly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But we believe it&#8217;s the best way to play for this group of players. We&#8217;re playing in the best league in the world, against the best players in the world. It&#8217;s a massive step up from last season but this is where we want to play our football.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12476451\/Son-Heung-min-shining-Tottenham-season-shadows-Ange-Postecoglous-positive-mindset-brings-joy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Son Heung-min is shining again for Tottenham after a season in the shadows as Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s positive mindset brings back the joy Tottenham cruised to <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/son-shining-again-for-tottenham-after-a-season-in-the-shadows\/\" title=\"Son shining again for Tottenham after a season in the shadows\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287374,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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