4 out of 4 for Tottenham Hotspur in pre-season
By Tom Vinall
Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham made it 4 wins from 4 in pre-season so far with an entertaining victory over the K-League Allstars.
Spurs ended as 4-3 victors at the World Cup Stadium in Seoul, in a game with plenty of takeaways.
Kulusevski opened the scoring for Spurs after 29 minutes before Son scored with a beautiful curling effort in his homeland. The Spurs captain then made it a brace on the stroke of half-time after a lovely give-and-go with Kulusevski before a lovely swept finish into the bottom corner.
Spurs then conceded two goals in 3-second-half minutes shortly after the restart, before Will Lankshear continued his fine pre-season after fine work from Timo Werner.
Oberdan Alionco pulled one back for the All Stars with 10 minutes to go but Spurs held out to make it 4 wins out of 4.
The starting XI was; Vicario; Porro, Royal, Davies, Gray; Sarr, Bergvall; Johnson, Donley, Son; and Kulusevski.
Brandon Austin replaced Vicario, Maddison replaced Bergvall, and Skipp replaced Sarr at half-time. Werner, Abbott, Bissouma, Spence, Devine, Lankshear, and Moore replaced Son, Porro, Davies, Donley, Gray, Kulusevski, and Johnson after 65 minutes.
Lankshear only needed two minutes to find the back of the net, as the young forward continues to impress this pre-season.
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4 out of 4 for Tottenham Hotspur in pre-season
Fans have been impressed by Kulsevski's performances as a 9 in pre-season so far, it'll be worth keeping an eye on how this develops and if Ange tries it in a competitive game.
Spurs are set to review loan options for Lankshear, with interest from Championship, League One, and European sides.
New Spurs signing Yang Min-hyeok played the first 45 minutes for the K-League All Stars.
Ange told SpursPlay after the game that he is hoping Destiny Udogie will be available for the next game, having missed the entirety of pre-season so far.
That game will be against Bayern Munich in South Korea on Saturday, where no doubt there will be lots of excitement to see Kim Min-Jae and Son showdown against each other in their native country.
Whilst Son will be playing against his compatriot, he will not be playing against his former long-term partner Harry Kane, who is still on holiday after the Euros and has not traveled to South Korea with Bayern.
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