Heung-min Son needs something to join the legends in an excellent record and Newcastle-Tottenham is the perfect clash to achieve it.
Heung-min Son has stepped up for Tottenham in the absence of Harry Kane this season, and can now set an impressive record without him.
The Spurs captain will lead his club's trip to Newcastle this weekend. live on talkSPORTwith a piece of history at stake.
Spurs currently sitting above Aston Villa They are fourth on goal difference alone, but have won four of their last six heading into the season.
Ange Postecoglou's team will also be encouraged by this match that usually offers fans a real celebration of goals.
With 65 goals scored and 52 conceded, Newcastle's Premier League matches have seen more goals than any other team this season (117).
Tottenham, who with 65 scored and 45 conceded are in fourth place in this (110), beat the Magpies with four goals in the first leg in December.
assisted child Udogie DestinationHe opened the scoring that day before scoring himself, and another contribution put him in an exclusive club.
The Tottenham captain has participated in 24 goals of his last 25 first division appearances, scoring 15 and assisting nine.
If he provides an assist against Newcastle, he will become the first Tottenham player and sixth player to record double figures in goals and assists in three different top-flight campaigns.
Son, who already achieved the feat twice in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons alongside Kane, can now do it for the first time without him.
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If he reaches 10 assists again, he would add Wayne Rooney, Mohamed Salah, Frank Lampard, Eric Cantona and Didier Drogba as part of an illustrious group of Premier League icons.
He would match Drogba if he did it three times, while Rooney leads the way with five different seasons scoring at least 10 goals and providing at least 10 assists.
Despite his vast achievements, Son's statistics are not enough to be called a Premier League legend. According to Andy Townsend.
Asked if winning some medals would help him earn the tag, he told talkSPORT Breakfast: “He (Son) is a great player, he's great. That word 'legend' should only be used in the right context.”
He then joked: “Someone put that in your script about me before and it's not right.
“I think Son has been a great player and a great operator for Spurs, but a legend? No.”
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