Fans of Tottenham Hotspur have been reacting to a post on Twitter, in which Alasdair Gold shared footage of Son Heung-min during a pre-season friendly, as well as heaping a considerable amount of praise on the winger.
The footage was taken from Spurs’ pre-season friendly against Watford – which the Hornets won 2-1 – and featured an opposition player having a shot at an open Spurs goal from distance in the 92nd minute, before Son sprinted back to stop the ball on the Tottenham goalline.
Gold then stated: “This, in the 92nd minute yesterday, from Son was ridiculous. The man has stamina and pace to burn. Also four goals in four games in pre-season.”
In reaction to the footage and his comments, fans of the club flocked to have their say on the matter, with many joining the journalist in his praise for the winger.
We all dreams a team of Sonny's #whataclearance #theladcanplayANYWHERE https://t.co/BNHZiEQPpF
— Sean Walsh (@walsh_the_wise1) September 7, 2020
Brilliant from Son. Great attitude and commitment. https://t.co/N7HLHis5pd
— Douglas Bagley (@dougbagleyfdl) September 6, 2020
This is what I expect of EVERY player who pulls on the shirt! This is in 92nd minute and we are 2-1 down anyways… Respect for Sonny, we’ve been so lucky to have him! Our best signing in last 10 years! NEVER EVER GIVES UP! ?????? https://t.co/5UjEv1xlea
— The Alster (@alantaxi) September 6, 2020
Since joining Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in what was a £27 million deal back in 2015, the 28-year-old has featured 229 times for the club, scoring 85 goals and providing 47 assists.
Last season, despite a disappointing season for the club, in which they finished in sixth place in the Premier League, Son once again excelled, scoring 11 goals and providing 10 assists over his 30 league appearances, averaging a highly impressive WhoScored match rating of 7.24.
As such, it is no wonder why these Spurs fans clearly love Son, and his efforts in the pre-season friendly appear to have only enhanced their fondness of the winger.
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This one moment from Son is enough to show why everybody loves him.
I’m sure Mourinho would appreciate this as much as he does when Sonny scores on the other side.
— Søøs (@FTHeritage) September 6, 2020
Amazing, the Man is a true Hotspur
— Buckothelesser (@Buckothelesser) September 6, 2020
— FPL Sonny (Son Huey Miin) (@huatahtottenham) September 6, 2020
Imagine the outrage if he’d pulled his hamstring chasing that
— Jonny Sutton (@JonnySutts) September 6, 2020
my winger ?
— ¹? (@thfcgianni) September 6, 2020
All in all, it would appear that these Spurs fans very much agree with Gold’s assessment of Son, and, after watching the footage of his efforts from the Watford fixture, we can’t say we blame them.