Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has hailed summer signings Son Heung-Min and Dele Alli after his side’s 3-1 victory over Qarabag in the Europa League opening fixture, Daily Mail reports.
The Azerbaijan champions took an early lead when Kieran Trippier brought Ansi Agolli down in the box during the 6th minute, resulting in a penalty that was coolly converted by Richard Almeida.
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However, the Lilywhites scored a quick-fire double through former Bayer Leverkusen man Son Hueng-Min, with the Korea international guiding in Andros Townsend’s corner in the 28th minute before stroking the ball home after some good work from Dele Alli in the penalty area two minutes later.
Finally Erik Lamela, who hit the post earlier, rounded off the game in the 85th minute with a delicate chip to seal all three points for Spurs.
And Pochettino was delighted with the victory, but singled out Son and Alli for their performances.
“He scored twice and played one hour,” he said.
“His performance you can see I am very pleased with him, very happy. His adaptation to the club has been good from the beginning.
“I think I explained before the Sunderland game that Son can play like a striker. He can also play wider. He has the quality to play in different positions on the pitch.
“I think it wasn't an easy game. We conceded an early goal. But I am happy because the team showed character and in different periods we played well. We had a lot of players playing for the first time - and it is different to training - and for that the victory is very good for us.'
“I think Alli in pre-season started to show that he can play like an experienced player,' he continued.
“He showed personality and quality. He is a player who can play in the first team. But you have to be careful with an 19-year-old - it is important to care for him to keep the level for the season.”
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