Tottenham pound Southampton for great opening win
Tottenham Hotspur underlined their certifications as a group fit for a Premier League title challenge with a sure 4-1 loss of Southampton to make their mission ready on Saturday.
The hosts fell behind to a James Ward-Prowse volley in the twelfth moment however ruled all through with objectives by Ryan Sessegnon, Eric Dier and Dejan Kulusevski fixing the success.
Southampton's lead endured just a brief time before Sessegnon controlled a header past Southampton's Premier League debutant guardian Gavin Bazunu from Kulusevski's cross.
Dier looked in Son Heung-min's cross with a stooping header in the 31st moment to put Tottenham ahead, and the hosts ought to have been far away before the stretch.
Mohammed Salisu awkwardly transformed Emerson Royal's cross into his own net in the 61st moment, and after two minutes Royal set up the amazing Kulusevski to direct a lovely completion past Bazunu whose recoveries kept the score decent.
It was very much an explanation by Tottenham, who didn't require the typical objective commitments of last season's Premier League Golden Boot champ Son or Harry Kane - both of whom got a few opportunities to open their counts for the season.
Tottenham finished the match in journey control and administrator Antonio Conte gave presentations to new signings Ivan Perisic and Yves Bissouma as substitutes in the last part.
Midfielder Bissouma partook in an exuberant appearance, getting a yellow card and afterward nearly scoring as of now.
Some strong exchange business, the presence of sequential champ Conte as mentor and the manner in which they finished last season to snatch fourth spot, has seen Tottenham tipped as likely challengers to Manchester City and Liverpool's duopoly.
There was a genuine buzz around the sun-kissed north London arena and in any event, when Ward-Prowse bobbed a volley down and past Hugo Lloris the mind-set didn't hose.
Showing a determined energy Tottenham basically overwhelmed a Southampton side who seldom took steps to rescue anything.
Swedish forward Kulusevski, who joined from Juventus in January, proceeded where he left off last season with an another all-activity show that is quick turning into his brand name.
"We are extremely satisfied - it was anything but a simple game. Going behind at home isn't quite after we scored we might have scored much more," Kulusevski said.
"I love the way this group is playing since we make a great deal of possibilities and the fans are getting a charge out of it and I like playing."
The way that the deadly team of Kane and Son had an overall off day and Richarlison, endorsed from Everton for 60 million pounds ($72.43 million) to offer additional going after choices, was suspended foreshadows well for Tottenham's objective count this season.
Whether they can mount a serious test is not yet clear and their conflict with Chelsea one week from now will offer a superior hint concerning their true capacity.