The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Mourinho certainly thought he was - but the nature of Son's finishes, and the confidence with which he approached them, can't be overlooked. Kane only assisted two league goals in the entirety of last season. Their strikers created problems, we conceded, it was a replica of a goal we conceded here last season too. Tottenham are now unbeaten in four Premier League games away from home (W2 D2), their longest run without defeat on the road since January 2019 (four straight wins under Mauricio Pochettino). Tottenham's Son Heung-min described his recent military service as "tough" and added that he is almost at peak fitness for the restart of the Premier League. Read about our approach to external linking. Ndombele was living dangerously because of his yellow card, the Spurs boss added, but it was his comment on the 23-year-old's fitness which felt most pertinent. Heung-Min Son netted an astonishing four-goal haul - all made by Harry Kane - as a second-half blitz saw Tottenham demolish Southampton 5-2 at … "I'm physically fine. Heung-min Son is the son of Woong-jung Son. He added: "I couldn't say everything that I've done but I really enjoyed it. I'm working really, really hard to be at my maximum level and I'm nearly there," added Son. "I knew Gio would give us a little bit more because he's in a better condition than Tanguy," he said. And while the club are doing business in Italy, it seems Napoli forward Milik could become Harry Kane’s latest backup. He was at it again with 16 minutes remaining as Southampton continued their second-half capitulation, with Kane again looking up from the right, finding Son and letting him do the rest. "Football is not just about one action," explained Mourinho afterwards. In fact, it was his moment of inspiration, spinning away from his man in midfield before feeding Harry Kane, which led to Heung-Min Son's equaliser moments before the break. Heung-Min Son netted an astonishing four-goal haul - all made by Harry Kane - as a second-half blitz saw Tottenham demolish Southampton 5-2 at St Mary's. 2019 AFC Asian international player of the year Heung-min Son is the brother of Heung-yun Son (). Watch the best shots as Nat Sciver scores 82 from 61 balls in the third T20 between England and West Indies in Derby. Those guys were nice. The England captain’s all-round ability makes this a real possibility, while the thought of him arriving slightly late into the penalty area will frighten defences. Mourinho's decision to thrown on Giovani Lo Celso was perhaps vindicated by the Argentine's role in Son's second and fourth goals. Ndombele was far from their worst performer in the first half at St Mary's Stadium. There will be no complaints about the final scoreline either. Southampton made two changes from their opening-day defeat at Crystal Palace, with Moussa Djenepo replacing the injured Nathan Redmond and Stuart Armstrong in for Will Smallbone.Jose Mourinho left Dele Alli out of his Tottenham squad again, but did give Tanguy Ndombele his first start since March, with Davinson Sanchez replacing Toby Alderweireld in defence. Reports suggest Tottenham are ready to do business for Serie A stars Milan Skriniar and Arkadiusz Milik. We spent every day together in one room, 10 people very close, working together, we helped each other so the time was fantastic.". Milik has managed 38 goals in 93 league games, all while suffering injury issues across a couple of those campaigns. Having been the only Premier League club ever to not sign a single senior player in a summer transfer window back in 2018, now they’re working hard to make up for lost time. Gary Mabbutt on helping vulnerable Tottenham fans over the phone during the coronavirus pandemic, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Download the talkSPORT app NOW – the best way to listen live, have been quoted £55million to land the Slovakian. There was still time for Kane to get on the scoresheet himself when he turned in the rebound after Erik Lamela struck the post (82), before Ings grabbed a late consolation from the spot after Matt Doherty was adjudged to have handballed a cross (90). Once considered one of the best centre-backs in the league, he’s now stylistically unsuited to his current club and Tottenham, with Jose Mourinho now in charge could take advantage. The game did see a first goal on the half-hour mark, and it was worth the wait. All of Son Heung-Min's four goals today for Spurs have been assisted by Harry Kane, the first time a player has assisted another player's hat-trick since May 2003, when Thierry Henry assisted Freddie Ljungberg's hat-trick for Arsenal against Sunderland. With the next goal crucial, the difference between the two sides was laid bare on the hour. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Vincent Janssen and Fernando Llorente have come and gone and now the Pole could join from Napoli after they signed Victor Osimhen from Lille. In the back-line, new boys Doherty and Reguilon are the obvious picks at full-back, and Skriniar should play on the right side, possibly taking over from Toby Alderweireld. They deservedly led through an excellent … In the, perhaps, unlikely event the duo start in the same side as the other new signings this summer, a 4-4-2 formation is the natural starting point. News, Digital Football Journalist @Ronnabe. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. The 27-year-old forward performed three weeks mandatory service in South Korea in April, after recovering from surgery on a fractured arm. It’s believed they have been quoted £55million to land the Slovakian but its likely Levy can negotiate this fee down. But his half-time withdrawal against Southampton leaves his place in the manager's plans in doubt once again. From Walker-Peters' ball into the channel, Ings took one superb touch before beating Lloris with a second from the tightest of angles. Son injured his arm in mid-February, a month before the Premier League was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. You read correctly. Moments after Adams had missed the far post with a presentable chance, Kane's through-ball from wide found Son again unmarked against Southampton's inexplicably high-lined defence, and he gave the home side a lesson in clinical finishing by sealing his hat-trick in style. in South Korea in April, after recovering from surgery on a fractured arm. But how did Son play? Southampton, for the first half, were simply superb. Within this we would see Polish ace Milik occupy a more traditional centre-forward role, with Kane dropping back slightly deeper to help create, just as he did against Southampton. Play for free, entries by 3pm Saturday. Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. We didn't start badly, of course the goal was disallowed by offside but we started quite well, then we lost control of the game in the first half. In 2019, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele, and Ryan Sessegnon joined, while this time out it’s been another blockbuster with Matt Doherty and Pierre-Emile Hjojberg signing before the season had started. He won a higher percentage of duels than any of his team-mates. On a weekend already boasting some big scorelines, both sides showed no intention of sitting back in the opening stages with Spurs briefly believing they had taken a third-minute lead after a superb swivel and finish from Kane, only for VAR to deny him due to an earlier offside from Son. The club have nine league games remaining and are currently seven points behind fourth-placed Chelsea. Now another double signing could be about to take place in N17. Premier League Do not miss your chance to scoop £1m for free in this week's Super 6 round. Within two minutes Kane had again fed his strike partner, who kept his cool to beat Alex McCarthy with a fine low finish. There had been another excellent through-ball to release the South Korean in the early stages. There are no doubts about his quality at the top level, it’s just if he can remain fit throughout his spell. From there, it looked like a case of how many for Southampton before the break. "I believe in Tanguy." Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. In a game which barely stopped for breath from beginning to end Kane was denied a third-minute opener by VAR before Danny Ings saw a strike ruled out for handball, but soon made amends by firing in a superb strike from Kyle Walker-Peters' ball (32). "Son was on fire, Harry Kane I know people will tell me I'm silly in my analysis but for me, Harry Kane was man of the match because of what he did for the team.". Ndombele only completed 68 per cent of his passes, but that was in fact higher than Tottenham's average. Spurs forward Harry Kane is only the sixth player to assist four goals in a single Premier League game, and the first English player to do so. The goalkeeper was almost left red-faced minutes later when racing off his line to meet Ings and heading the ball into the striker, who then controlled and calmly beat him from 25 yards - until the eagle-eyed linesman spotted it had hit his arm in the build-up. Keep up to date with all the latest transfer news and gossip and in talkSPORT.com’s LIVE blog. Because he entered the game and won a gold medal in 2018 Asian Games, he received military privileges. But his treatment of a resurgent Ndombele will still leave plenty of Spurs supporters scratching their heads. Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane were a virtuoso double act as Tottenham completely turned around the contest to dismantle Southampton's high line to win 5-1.. Inter Milan defender Skriniar has found himself out of favour with manager Antonio Conte using a back-three and a high line. His manager Jose Mourinho initially feared that neither he nor striker Harry Kane would play again this season, but it now seems likely the pair will be part of the squad which is targeting a Champions League spot. That intensity - and drama - certainly set the tone for a game unrepentant in its level of incident, and 10 minutes in Che Adams' drive was turned behind by a flying Hugo Lloris stop as the hosts rapidly grew into the game. Goals by Erik Lamela, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane earned Spurs a 3-1 victory, with boss Mourinho playing his own unique part before the match after … Southampton were stunned, Spurs were incredulous, and the hosts failed to shake off that hammer blow after the break. Second half, we had a great dynamic, there was good impact from the two players coming from the bench, very similar to against [Thursday's opponents] Plovdiv, I love the player who comes from the bench with a special attitude to help the team. Across the season, though, he will likely be alongside the Belgian at some point, and probably Davinson Sanchez too. So said Jose Mourinho after the midfielder came off the bench to score the winner in Tottenham's Europa League tie with Lokomotiv Plovdiv on Thursday. His movement, often facilitated by Kane dropping so deep, was timed to perfection against an admittedly porous Southampton backline, and was wonderful all afternoon. Since Ralph Hasenhüttl took charge of Southampton in December 2018, his side have squandered more points from winning positions than any other Premier League side (37). Last updated on 3 June 20203 June 2020.From the section Tottenham. The Spurs striker turned provider with a pinpoint cross to Son at the far post, who in turn produced a finish nearly as good as Ings from another difficult position to level. Spurs looked nearly as despondent as in their opening-day defeat Jose Mourinho had labelled "lazy" before half-time but were handed a lifeline when Son finished off from another difficult position from Kane's wonderful delivery (45+2). A fascinating and revealing look into his career. After the defeat to Everton, chairman Daniel Levy went all out for Spurs and signed Gareth Bale, on loan, and Sergio Reguilon from Real Madrid, exciting supporters across the globe. Son: Match Snapshot. Mourinho evidently saw things differently, but it is difficult to pinpoint why. This formation would push Gareth Bale and Heung-Min Son a little deeper but in possession the duo will always be marauding forward at pace, it would take a lot to hold them back. Tottenham had no answer to their attacking play and could not find any rhythm of their own. This formation would push Gareth Bale and Heung-Min Son a little deeper but in possession the duo will always be marauding forward at pace, it would take a lot to hold them back. "The first day when we don't know each other was a bit weird, but soon we got to know each other. Kane can count himself unlucky to make four goals and score another and still not be the best player on the pitch. And time is on his side too given he’s still just 26. The England captain finally got himself on the scoresheet eight minutes from time, as Son's cross was met unmarked by substitute Lamela, who struck the base of the far post before Kane tapped in from close range, and in the dying moments Ings reduced the deficit from the penalty spot after a handball against Doherty, given by VAR. Tottenham travel to Leyton Orient on Tuesday, live on Sky Sports Football from 5.30pm; Kick-off at 6pm. But unable to turn their positional dominance into chances, they were caught out on the stroke of half-time when Tanguy Ndombele wrestled clear of two challenges before finding Kane on the left. "Now we can train together, we're training more than the last two weeks and the players - Moussa [Sissoko] is back, Harry [Kane] is back, Stevie [Bergwijn] is back, everyone wants to play again and everyone is motivated.". As impressive as Tottenham's second-half blitz had proven, the concerns over Southampton's fragile mentality were plain to see on Ralph Hasenhuttl's face at full-time - less than a year since his side were thrashed 9-0 by Leicester on home soil - as their search for a first win of the season continued. "It's been a very busy three months," Son told, His manager Jose Mourinho initially feared that. Southampton: McCarthy (5), Walker-Peters (6), Stephens (4), Bednarek (4), Bertrand (5), Romeu (5), Ward-Prowse (6), Armstrong (5), Djenepo (7), Ings (7), Adams (5).Subs: Smallbone (5), Tella (7), Long (n/a).Tottenham: Lloris (6), Doherty (6), Sanchez (5), Dier (5), Davies (6), Winks (7), Hojbjerg (6), Ndomble (6), Moura (5), Kane (9), Son (10).Subs: Lo Celso (7), Lamela (7), Bergwijn (n/a).Man of the match: Heung-Min Son. Four times Harry Kane and Heung-min Son combined to devastating effect as Tottenham came from behind to beat Southampton 5-2 at St. Mary's. "It's been a very busy three months," Son told the Spurs website.external-link, "I don't know how the people [with me] felt, but for me the three weeks have been long, but a good experience.". Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is training alongside team-mates with the Premier League set to restart on 17 June. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Southampton head north to Turf Moor next Saturday to face Burnley on Saturday Night Football, live on Sky Sports Premier League from 7.45pm; Kick-off at 8pm. Tottenham Hotspur aren’t done yet in the transfer market. Southampton striker Danny Ings has netted the opening goal in 11 different Premier League games since the beginning of last season, more than any other player in the competition. Jose Mourinho decided to have a little bit of fun with Heung-min Son after Tottenham’s 5-2 win at Southampton on Sunday. The phrase 'a game of two halves' barely did justice to what would follow after the interval, with Son putting Spurs in front within two minutes from a Kane through-ball (47) - before netting twice more in near-identical circumstances (64, 74). There was little in the statistics to cause alarm. Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho told BT Sport: "The second half was really, really good. would play again this season, but it now seems likely the pair will be part of the squad which is targeting a Champions League spot. The period was tough, but I tried to enjoy it. Their next Premier League game, at home to Newcastle next Sunday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, is also live on Sky Sports Premier League from 1pm; Kick-off at 2pm. A central midfield of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Giovani Lo Celso offers graft and technique aplenty, but there isn’t much room for the likes of Moussa Sissoko, Harry WInks, Dele Alli, or Tanguy Ndombele, which makes the squad look very bloated. Without that, there might not have even been another three for Kane to assist. He might even find some extra room between the lines so he can get off some of his excellent long range shots. FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Tottenham's win over Southampton in the Premier League, Danny Ings fired Southampton into a first-half lead with a superb strike, Heung-Min Son netted his first four-goal haul in English football, Harry Kane, having made their four previous goals, netted Spurs' fifth from close-range, Tanguy Ndombele in action against Southampton, Neville: Pep faces biggest challenge of his career, Hamilton slams penalties: 'They're trying to stop me', Son 'out for a while' with hamstring injury, Hamilton's Russia penalty points rescinded, Transfer Talk: Liverpool have 'evolved' this summer, Southampton 2-5 Tottenham: Heung-Min Son nets four goals as Spurs romp to victory, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. Heung-Min Son will be "out for a while" after suffering a hamstring injury in Tottenham's 1-1 draw against Newcastle, says Jose Mourinho. But that was nothing on his finishing - which was exemplified with his stunning equaliser on the stroke of half-time.