Tottenham: Cristian Stellini must change Antonio Conte approach as Heung-min Son delivers clear message
Son has told Spurs' interim boss how he can get him fired again in pursuit of his goal of breaking into the top four.
Heung-min Son's 100th Premier League goal could hardly have been a more impressive finish, as the Korean created a space from 25 yards out and deployed a superb effort in the corner. top to open the scoring in Tottenham's 2-1 win over Brighton last weekend. .
Son has scored goals like that again and again for Spurs, with both wings and both feet, and that strike was a reminder of the quality of the game he's been lacking for much of the season. this award.
Brighton's visit is only the fifth game the Golden Boot owner has scored in this season and, not the first, the question before Saturday's game against Bournemouth is whether it will be turning point for Son or another great player. moment of a disappointing campaign.
Son has appeared three or four times this season, including a stunning hat-trick from the bench against Leicester, but has never produced any form. However, speaking last weekend, Son was certain that he would continue to score, as long as he could get into the right position. "I try to always be in that position [against Brighton], but sometimes it's difficult because [the defenders] don't want me to shoot there," Son said. "But it's also the way we play, for example sometimes we want to cross the ball more, so I have to be in the box because I have to put the full-backs in a one-on-one situation. ...
Heung-min Son celebrates a superb goal to help Tottenham against Brighton
“If I were in this position [like in the Brighton game], I would be really confident in scoring. Look at last season, how many goals I scored in this position, so if there are these opportunities, I can score more.
Son makes no excuses for not being at the "top level", but reading the subtext he clearly feels he can't get into the right area to score, in part because of Spurs' reliance on football. full-back and that of Antonio Conte. tactic. Son's message to Conte's successor, interim head coach Cristian Stellini, is clear:
"Put me in the right area and I'll be back to scoring like last season." So far, Stellini has barely changed Conte's approach, but if there's one change he can make to bring Spurs back to the top of the top four, it's to bring Son back to the top. again.
on the shoulders of the last man and led inside by the flanks.
Early signs are positive, with Son adding last weekend:
"[My performance] was more about the position and the ability to do the runs that I like, and Brighton playing quite up front gave me space to run behind."
The win was overshadowed by referee controversies and Roberto De Zerbi's antics, but for all of Spurs it was another illustration that showed Son and Harry Kane, who scored the decisive goal, enough. good at filling the deepest cracks on their side. .
Really, the post-Pochettoic Spurs story is that Son and Kane time and again rescue a dysfunctional squad, and if they return to the Champions League after a tough run, starting with the Cherries, they may need two of their star strikers to shoot back. Son told Stellini how to get there.
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