‘Absolutely Excellent’ – Pundit thrilled by Tottenham ‘Legend’ update in new top-four verdict
Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou’s hopes of Champions League qualification this season have received a boost following Spurs “legend” Son Heung-min’s return to action, according to Alan Hutton.
The South Korean international returned to the fold from the bench against Brighton to assist Brennan Johnson’s stoppage-time winner over the Seagulls to help Spurs climb back into the Premier League’s top four and the Champions League places.
Spurs faired reasonably well without their captain, with excellent performances from the likes of Richarlison partnered with the introduction of Timo Werner allowing Postecoglou’s side to keep pace with the division’s title challengers.
While Hutton was impressed by Tottenham’s displays without Son, he has admitted that the 31-year-old has returned at the perfect moment to help Spurs kick on and cement their place in the top four ahead of Aston Villa and Manchester United.
“It’s huge to have him back,” Hutton told Tottenham News.
“To miss him while he was away at the Asian Cup would have been difficult, but it was an opportunity for people like Timo Werner to come in and stamp their authority on the team.
“But to have a player like that who is arguably a legend at the club now, come back in at this moment in time to really go for that top-four position in the league is absolutely excellent.
“You see him when he comes on, he’s desperate to get involved and there is a hype when he gets on the ball and of course, he was part of them scoring that winning goal.
“Spurs are very strong at this moment in time, I think Ange will be very happy. He’s got a lot of his star players back and the injury crisis seems to be over at this moment in time so they are heading in the right direction.”
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Despite missing several games at the start of 2024, Son has managed to score 12 goals and lay on a further six assists for his teammates in 20 Premier League starts this term, earning plenty of praise from both supporters and pundits for his efforts.
With several other players stepping up, Tottenham was able to maintain pace with the top four while their captain was away on international service. With the return of the modern-day legend, Postecoglou’s team may now start to move away from the pursuing group.
All Spurs need to worry about preventing is a replay of the injury problem that beset them early in the season; if not, things may go very wrong very quickly.
In other Tottenham news, Hutton anticipates that the club will continue to work on acquiring Antonio Nusa in the summer in North London.
