Son congratulates academy ace, no Porro - 4 things spotted in Tottenham training for Aston Villa
Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham squad are stepping up their preparations at Hotspur Way ahead of Sunday's Premier League clash against Aston Villa. Set to travel to the Midlands in confident mood as a result of their win over Crystal Palace last time out, Spurs really need to pick up the points at Villa Park as the sides battle it out for fourth place.
Unai Emery's team currently lead the way for the final Champions League spot as things stand as they have a five-point cushion over Tottenham having played one game more. It really is a match neither side can afford to lose as it could have a major say on who qualifies for Europe's premier competition next term.
With the Tottenham players putting in the work at Hotspur Way ahead of Sunday's showdown, here are four things we spotted in training at the club's Enfield base:
In the latest training video released by the club, one of the drills that the players took part in was attack vs defence. Keen to work on both aspects of their game ahead of this weekend's visit to the Midlands, Spurs' attackers looked to get the better of Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie before finishing beyond the goalkeeper.
With James Maddison expertly finding the net after cutting in from the left flank, Son Heung-min then had an opportunity on goal in their next attack. Seeing the ball fall kindly into his path after Van de Ven got a touch to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's pass, the South Korean looked a certainty to score from eight yards out but academy goalkeeper Luca Gunter produced a fine save.
The youngster didn't know much about it as it hit him square in the face but he quickly got back to his feet and was then congratulated by Alfie Whiteman, Brandon Austin and Guglielmo Vicario once
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