Son Heung-min scored his first goals of the season for Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has admitted to Football London that he is delighted for Son Heung-min, after ending his goal drought on Wednesday.
Son scored twice as Tottenham beat West Ham United 3-1 at the London Stadium last night to reach the quarter-final of the League Cup.
First, the South Korea attacker swept a Dele Alli pass into the top corner on 18 minutes, before rounding Adrian and tapping into an empty net following a mistake from Arthur Masuaku.
In doing so, the 26-year-old, on his 150th appearance for Tottenham, scored his first two goals of what had been a tough season up until last night.
Pochettino embraced Son after he scored his second of the evening, and the Argentine concedes to Football London that it was because he had felt sorry for the former Bayer Leverkusen star.
He said: “I think, you feel sorry when the player works so hard and didn’t find the reward about your job. Sonny in the last few weeks or months he was in a situation where he wanted to work every day more and more, to try to change that situation.
“You feel so happy and so proud because he never gives up, tries to fight and has the best face in every training session. When the player gets the reward you feel proud and so happy.
“That is why I hugged him, we share the happiness. I celebrate because I feel sorry for him.”
Son, who earns £85,000 per week in North London [Silly Season], was a revelation for Spurs last season, and hopefully last night’s brace can open the floodgates for him.
He has a ways to go before beating last season’s total, having netted 18 across all competitions, but you wouldn’t put it past him.
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