Son Heung-min cracks Harry Kane joke after Tottenham put 4 previous Newcastle
Son Heung-min joked that Harry Kane could also be due a telephone name after assuming Tottenham penalty duties from his former team-mate. Son confidently dispatched his spot-kick on Sunday afternoon as Spurs ran out convincing 4-1 winners at house to Newcastle United.
It took till the sixteenth sport of the season for Tottenham to lastly be awarded a penalty within the Premier League. Son received it, stepped up himself and fired it low and arduous previous Martin Dubravka to place his aspect 4 targets up.
That put the cherry on high of an outstanding day’s work for the South Korean, who additionally helped himself to a pair of assists. In a assured temper, Son cracked a joke about Kane, who joined Bayern Munich in the summertime, when requested for his tackle the penalty he put away.
“Shall we call Harry back?” he informed Sky Sports. “I practiced all the time, even when Harry was here. You never know what’s going to happen in football, it’s all about practicing.
“Obviously I realized from Harry. I hope [it means a few more goals for me]. It was the primary penalty of the season for us, so I hope we will get extra penalties.”
Richarlison took the plaudits alongside Son for a top-class display against the Magpies, scoring his second and third Premier League goals of the season to supplement Destiny Udogie’s opener. By the time Newcastle notched a consolation through Joelinton in second-half stoppage time, the game was already beyond Eddie Howe’s side.
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