Mauricio Pochettino heaps praise on 'more mature' Heung-min Son after man-of-the-match Tottenham display

Jack Rosser @JackRosser_14 January 2018

Mauricio Pochettino says Heung-min Son deserves all the credit he is getting as he continued his fine run of form as Tottenham triumphed 4-0 over Everton.

The South Korean, having his best campaign in a Tottenham shirt, opened the scoring at Wembley before laying on an assist for Harry Kane to be named man of the match.

Kane, again, will take the headlines after becoming the club’s all-time top scorer in the Premier League. However, Son - who admitted that despite being older than his record-breaking teammate, he’s still learning from him - is on a path to his own records.

His fifth consecutive goal in a home Premier League game, an achievement only matched by Jermain Defoe at Spurs, is a sign of his importance to this side and Pochettino says the player has shown a new level of maturity this season.

“It was a great performance, but it's not only today,” Pochettino said of the forward.

“It's three months we've been talking about Sonny's performance. He's showing he's more mature than last season and his performances are helping the team a lot.

“He, today, everyone can see that he's on more of a level, the belief and confidence that show in every game is fantastic. He's been doing so well this season of course.”

Players at this level, of course, have every facet of support they could ask for in order to aid their improvement.

While Pochettino offered credit to all those working behind the scenes at the club, he says the drastic improvement in Son’s form is principally down to the 25-year-old.

He added: “To be honest, of course we work hard, the staff and all the areas; sports science and medical staff, to try to help the players. But it is true that for me, he deserves the credit that is that is present and how he is doing is [because of] him.

“Of course, we work, we talk but at the end always it is the talent and belief of the player and showing what they have inside and their talent. We talk a lot be he deserves the credit.”

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