Son Heung-min hails teammate as Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham revolution continues
Tottenham captain Son Heung-min has hailed his teammate Micky van de Ven after the pair were instrumental in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Friday.
It was a match of two halves with Spurs failing to record a shot on target throughout the entire first period, going into the break looking like a shadow of the side that had beat Fulham a few days prior. However, James Maddison's volleyed cross into the six-yard box was turned into his own goal by Joel Ward early in the second half, giving the visitors a much-needed opener.
Marc Guehi would have a fantastic opportunity mere moments after conceding to make it 1-1 but his unmarked header across goal from a corner fizzled wide. However, it wouldn't take Spurs too long to extend their lead, with James Maddison combining with Brennan Johnson in an excellent move down the left to set up Son for an easy tap-in.
It was the South Korean international's eighth goal of the season and proved to be vital in the end as Jordan Ayew scored late on for the hosts, giving them a chance at a dramatic comeback. However, Ange Postecoglou's men made sure they'd stay at the top of the Premier League table for at least another weekend as they managed to close out the game and take all three points back to north London.
Following the game, Postecoglou couldn't hide his delight when questioned about the result, saying: "[I was pleased with] pretty much all of it. I just really liked the way we handled it tonight. It's a difficult venue, they are a very well drilled team defensively and going into it I knew it wasn't going to be an open game and we weren't going to get bags of chances.
«I really liked the way the boys handled it, they were patient and consistently tried to find the
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