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Son Heung-Min scored his 100th goal for the Spurs with an apology to ‘telepathic’ best friend Harry Kane who was unable to return assist.
Kane and Son became the most prolific couple in Premier League history as the England captain readied his teammate with a precision cross after 43 minutes for Tottenham’s second goal in a 3-0 win. .
It was the thirteenth time they combined to score this season, equaling the single season record set by Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton at Blackburn. And the Spurs duo still have 22 games left.
Son lived up to his selfless image by praising others when he reached the milestone of his century.
“I am very happy and grateful to my teammates who have always supported me,” said the Korean star.
‘It doesn’t just come from me, I have needed a lot of help. Scoring 100 goals with just one team is a great thing. I am very proud.’
Kane had opened the scoring from the penalty spot with his 12th Premier League goal of the season, but is still two behind his teammate.
‘They have spent six years together. We’ve worked hard for a long time, ” Son said of their relationship.
‘I’m a little sad that I couldn’t help him. The ball was perfect for me. Sometimes we talk about it, sometimes it’s telepathic, sometimes we talk about it. ‘
José Mourinho’s side was third having failed to win in their previous four league games and will be full of confidence for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final against Brentford despite defender Matt Doherty being sent off at the end.
But while the Spurs boss is delighted with the contribution of his two main men, he would like others on the team to start scoring so the Spurs keep their challenge on top.
‘We could score more goals. We had good chances and not just the traditional Sonny and Kane, ‘he said.
‘(Pierre-Emile) Hjobjerg, Tanguy Ndombele, (Steven) Bergwijn, twice, they had chances. I like that because I want to play with this dynamic.
‘The result was important. We did not play the last game (against Fulham, because of Covid). The run of results was not good, so we needed these three points and we moved up the table. ‘
On Kane and Sonny, he added: ‘They have been very good players and have played together for many years. That, plus the way we want them to interact, brings goals.
“I want more goals, especially from more players, but today (Son’s) second goal is great. It was something we talked about.
Toby Alderweireld rounded out the Spurs scoring to leave Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa feeling the way he did after a 6-2 win at Old Trafford a fortnight ago, despite the visitors getting their chances again.
“This game was comparable to Manchester United. In that sense we have improved, the margins were not so great, ”said Bielsa.
“We created 10 opportunities but we did not score. Our opponents created 12 and scored three. The fundamental difference was efficiency. ‘
Leeds also made mistakes with a sloppy pass from goalkeeper Illan Mesier that led to one of the goals.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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