SON’S RIGHT IN STEP WITH KANE
Korean happy to play second fiddle to leading man Harry
FIRST there was Steptoe and Son – now Tottenham have Kane and Son.
Although Heung-Min Son might play the supporting role to goal machine Harry Kane, he is proving to have real star quality of his own.
The Korean scored the first, made one of Kane’s two, had a key role in Christian Eriksen’s goal and hit the post with a fine strike.
His effort means he has scored in five home league games in a row, a scoring run for Tottenham matched only by former star Jermain Defoe.
Happy
But modest Son insists he is happy for Kane, who passed Teddy Sheringham’s Premier League club scoring record, to have the limelight.
“I really enjoy Harry scoring goals as that is also good for the team,” he said.
“When I play with him and the team, he beats every record and we are part of this. I am happy to help him.
“It’s nice to have some record myself and I really enjoy it.
“But I am not selfish or just thinking about myself. I am really happy for Harry. I just want Harry to beat every record for England and the Premier League.
“The most important thing about our partnership is that it works really well. I want to take this one or two more steps and keep it going.”
Aside from Son shining, Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino was treated to another superb display from rightback Serge Aurier.
He set up Son for his goal and gave Everton left-back Cuco Martina a tough time all match.
France star Aurier cost £23m, less than half the £50m the club got from Manchester City for Kyle Walker. They look to have a bargain.
Aurier came with a reputation after bust-ups with former France boss Laurent Blanc and with the police, the latter earning him a two-month suspended prison sentence.
But skipper and France team-mate Hugo Lloris said Aurier has settled in well. “There are a lot of bad things from his past in France, but he is a great guy and a great personality,” said the goalkeeper.
“You can make mistakes and learn a lot. He’s an open guy who knows his own mind. “He likes to joke and have fun with the lads, but on the pitch he becomes more serious.
“He likes to work hard and is a competitor. It’s a good mix because in the changing room he makes his team-mates happy, while on the pitch he is the first to lead by example with his hard work.”
Shock
Everton were woeful at Wembley and boss Sam Allardyce confessed their second-half display, when they shipped three goals, disturbed him.
“I just need to digest the shock I’ve experienced by that second-half performance,” he said.
“When you see something that you didn’t expect, you just have to sit back and absorb it, then you can explain to the players where they went wrong.
“Next week’s game against West Brom is massive now on whether we’re going to start slipping into that relegation zone or decide we don’t want to be there.”