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Tottenham shattered a pitiful Southampton to win 5-2 in the Premier League on Saturday.
Harry Kane volleyed around the corner just minutes after kickoff, but the effort was ruled out by a marginal offside in setup, while Danny Ings and Kane again saw more shots being disallowed.
But two brilliant goals were not denied by flags or criticism on video: Danny Ings with a tremendous touch and blow on the turn to open the scoring, and Son Heung-min with a clipped shot to equalize.
After the break it was all the Spurs; Immediately after the restart, Son showed his spike prowess again with a great one-on-one shot, then completed his hat-trick and added a quarter with two more in the space of 10 minutes, before Kane will add a short range. fifth for his team and Ings scored a late penalty.
Here are five things we learned from the game at St. Mary’s.
How far down the order of preference is Dele Alli at Tottenham right now?
He was substituted at halftime on day one, knocked out midweek and again here at Saints, with Son, Lucas Moura, Steven Bergwijn, Erik Lamela on the team and previously underprivileged Tanguy Ndombele starting on his team. offensive midfielder role.
All of this, and Gareth Bale wasn’t even involved yet.
There are many games ahead and rotation will be an important aspect of the team, but Mourinho will not put him on the team just to save the legs of others, he still has to contribute to winning games and clearly the coach does not feel that he is doing it in this moment.
Aside from the selection problems, rumors emerged during the game that PSG are eager to explore the possibility of signing him. Is a new beginning required for Dele after a disappointing last couple of seasons?
England, the number 9 … and the number 10?
For 45 minutes, this topic of conversation was exclusively a Danny Ings appreciation section; He was absolutely spectacular for the Saints, a non-stop dynamo who had everything in his game, from confidence and energy to a tremendous first touch and a surefire finish.
He’s certainly in top form right now, the Saints’ best player and most likely goal threat, and must be making a big claim to be involved much more regularly in Gareth Southgate’s England team.
Yet ahead, of course, is Harry Kane, and in the second half it was he who stepped up enormously.
In a slightly different way, though: Spurs’ chief creator, getting into smart areas, finding accurate passes through gaps, and getting no fewer than four assists.
Kane may have been the creator, but it was Korean forward Son who applied the finishing touch.
His move was relentless and unstoppable, while there are few players who can boast of being as ruthless and versatile as he is when it comes to one-on-one opportunities.
Not only is he technically gifted, but he happily ends up with either foot, as he showed here to such great effect.
Son was consistent in his search for spaces and times in his careers, and the service was very present for him to continue saving chances.
As good as those goals were, the lack of ability to prevent the same type of opportunity from happening over and over must be a concern for Ralph Hasenhuttl.
The Saints constantly left space behind, did not maintain a firm defensive line and were exploited when the pass was made from deep.
Considering they had some warning signs in the first half with goals offside, it’s really worrying to start the season allowing eight goals in three games.
There is much work ahead; This wasn’t as bad as a 9-0 loss, but the Saints need improvements at the rear, fast.
Like every other Premier League team involved in League Cup action, Spurs have now played three times in the first week of the season – an intense start, but nothing too surprising or unusual.
From this point on, however, they have a different scale to work with: Southampton, Leyton Orient, Shkendija and Newcastle, all in the space of seven days.
Mourinho has made his feelings about the situation perfectly clear, but he was also keen to participate in Europe and will have to choose his priorities to some extent.
But winning games will be the best driver for your players and this scoreboard should improve not only confidence, but also expectation. With two newcomers to the team soon, the first signs are good that the Spurs may be a threat again this season.
