‘World class’ – Ange Postecoglou praises one Spurs star’s impact after win vs Brighton
Ange Postecoglou saw his Tottenham Hotspur side snatch a last-gasp 2-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion this afternoon. Speaking to the press after the game, Postecoglou hailed the impact of Heung-min Son coming off the bench.
Tottenham didn’t have the best of starts today, with Brighton awarded a penalty early on after a Micky van de Ven challenge. Pascal Gross coolly converted from the spot, and the home side went in behind at the break.
It was a completely different story in the second half, however, and Spurs were rewarded for their dominance when Pape Matar Sarr burst forward and rounded off a slick move with a finish from a tight angle to get the Lilywhites back in the game.
Ange Postecoglou had been without his captain for more than a month, but Heung-min Son entered the field with roughly 30 minutes to go, and ended up being instrumental in changing the game for Spurs.
In the very last minute, Richarlison played the ball on to Son, who drilled a perfect ball to the far post for Brennan Johnson to finish and win the game.
Son makes it look easy
In his post match interview (via BBC Sport), Postecoglou suggested his side were rewarded for a good second half, and admitted having someone like Son on the bench was a massive help today.
He said: “It was a great finish for us and the supporters. It’s a reward for our second half efforts but we weren’t great in the first half. Part of that was because Brighton are a great team and we lacked some discipline.
“It’s fair to say that we are still a work in progress but we had a world class player in Son [Heung-min], who makes the most difficult ball look simple to set up Brennan [Johnson].
“Going into the game we looked at the squad and knew we had the ability to change it up. It’s fair to say that helped up. Brighton tried to contain us and looked a bit fatigued so it was good to be able to bring players on.”
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What an end to the game, and it was great to see the substitutes combining to win it for us. Son just possesses that magical quality of being able to do something special at any moment, and it was a brilliant pass through for Brennan to slot home. We are going to be a real force now we have our full squad back.
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