Ian Wright says he likes the idea of Son Heung-min playing down the middle for Tottenham Hotspur.
In back-to-back games, the all-action forward has produced near-carbon copy finishes against Arsenal and Liverpool by darting across the penalty area like a red arrow before poking home.
When Harry Kane was at Tottenham, he had that center covered and Son Heung-min was used on the left.
While Wright acknowledged that the South Korean star had been sidelined for his “dribbling” and “pace”, he also noted that he can score “a lot of goals” as a centre-forward instead, as he told Premier League. Productions (10.02.23 14.20) .
And given that Ange Postecoglou wants his forwards to push high and throw around like air released inside a balloon, everything goes well for Son Heung-min when Wright supports him to burst.
Son as a centre-forward
“I think Son playing down the middle is brilliant for them because Richarlison can easily do that (play on the left),” said Wright.
“So, in respect of being in the box. We know that we miss his dribbling and pace. But for a low-touch striker, who finishes so clinically I think he is going to score a lot of goals this season.”
20+ goals for Son?
The 31-year-old has a previous one, so why not again? It could be argued that the £22m star (FourFourTwo) now has more options than ever.
With Kane out the door, the goals keep coming.
It also seems that in this attacking Tottenham system, no matter what Spurs do, they just can’t seem to stop scoring goals.
