SONTHING SPECIAL
One more assist and Korean striker will join elite club of Prem legends as Ange says: He’s a superstar, mate
JON WEST
ANGE POSTECOGLOU is convinced Heung-min Son will eventually go down as a Premier League legend.
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Tottenham skipper Son is already a member of the Hundred Club with 118 goals so far in the competition.
And the 31-year-old kicks off at Newcastle today knowing he is a single assist away from joining an even more elite band of superstars.
Setting up a team-mate at St James’ Park would see him rack up double figures for both goals and assists in at least three different Premier League campaigns.
And only Wayne Rooney, Mo Salah, Frank Lampard, Eric Cantona and Didier Drogba have done that before.
Spurs boss Postecoglou was not surprised to see Son on the verge of such a feat.
He said: “He’s a superstar, mate. He is world-class.
“To keep producing those numbers I would put him right up there.
“I have no doubt he will go down as one of the greats of the Premier League when he’s done.”
The Australian knows that not everyone outside Spurs agrees, however. Rooney, Salah, Lampard, Cantona and Drogba are all Premier League winners – and no Spurs players has collected even a cup medal since 2008.
Postecoglou said: “Maybe because of that – and maybe if he played for another national team.
“Whatever he does for his national team gets diminished because it’s not Euros or the
World
Cup qualifiers.
“He has had an unbelievable national career, carrying his nation for a very long time.
“But that’s OK. When it is all done and dusted his accomplishments and the way he has gone about it will get him the recognition he deserves.”
Today’s lunchtime clash will bring back a host of bad memories for Son and many of his team-mates. Last April
Newcastle raced into a fivegoal lead after just 21 minutes and ended up winning 6-1.
Postecoglou (with Son, below) revealed he had not watched a single second of that footage to learn where Spurs had gone wrong.
He said: “I haven’t, because there’s no reason to. It’s a different set of circumstances, different manager. I’m really reticent to judge.”
The former Celtic boss also revealed he had swerved checking out the All or Nothing documentary on Spurs’ 2019-20 season. He explained: “I just think it becomes a bit manufactured.”
And any prospective filmmakers should forget about asking Ange for a sequel.
He added: “Nah - unless you want a cure for insomnia, mate. Put it on late at night and dream yourself away.”
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