Over the weekend, the 31-year-old scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season as Tottenham recorded a controversial 2-1 victory over nine-man Liverpool.
Compared to last season, when son Heung -min scored 10 goals in the Premier League, he is playing much better under the guidance of this new Spurs team.
During his playing career, Defoe certainly knows where the back of the net is and he is backing the South Korean star to “score 25 goals” this season, as he told Premier League Productions (09/30/23 at 7 o’clock:
35h).
Given the attacking nature of this Tottenham team, you would certainly trust Son to achieve those numbers, as he also won the Premier League Golden Boot not too long ago.
Not only that, someone has to take responsibility following Harry Kane’s departure, and as Defoe hinted, the pressure from the club’s top scorer leaving is yet to be felt. “Sonny has exploded this season,” Defoe said. “I wouldn’t even call it pressure. But Harry’s gone and he’s the guy who can score 25 goals.
It’s worth noting that Son, who was signed by Mauricio Pochettino, scored goals under Jose Mourinho and won the Golden Boot under Conte, so it’s not like he disappeared for a few years.
But last season he was not himself and there is no player in the Tottenham dressing room who fits Postecoglou’s system more perfectly than Son.
And now he can rush into this box like the Red Arrows, pressing as high as possible and finishing off the relentless delivery he receives from James Maddison, Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski.
