Pochettino liked a particular asset of Heung-min Son before taking him to Tottenham – HITC

According to The Athletic, there was a specific Heung-min Son asset that attracted Mauricio Pochettino.

The Argentine, who has since been replaced by José Mourinho, is said to have ‘liked’ the fact that the South Korean missed the ball when analyzing the forward before signing him.

This was while Son was at Bayer Leverkusen, where he scored 29 goals in 87 games.

David Webb, who at the time was part of Tottenham’s recruiting squad, told The Athletic: ‘He was a Mauritian type player and what stood out the most was that in Leverkusen he played like a false nine, going wide, and his better trick than Mauricio liked that he ran without the ball. ‘

Pochettino later spent £ 22 million of his transfer budget on the energetic attacker, who has arguably become one of the best players in Tottenham’s recent history.

Son has racked up 243 total appearances for the North Londoners, scoring an impressive 96 goals and also 52 more.

Not surprisingly, Pochettino was impressed with the fact that the 28-year-old ran without the ball; It feels like it never stops moving

Son has nine goals in nine Premier League games this season; you don’t score that many goals so fast without having exquisite movement.

Just seeing his goal in the recent 2-0 win over Manchester City tells you everything you need to know.

With the Citizens half asleep after a swiftly thrown free kick, Tottenham’s No. 7 appeared behind defense before falling home in an instant.

Despite all the good things Pochettino did, Son’s signing is certainly close to the top of the list.

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