It says plenty about the unrest around Tottenham Hotspur that even the beloved Son Heung-min has faced severe criticism from the club’s supporters in recent days.
One suspects that Son could reach the age of 50, long past the point of retirement, and still be able to produce this precise move on this precise part of the pitch.
It was perhaps with those barbs in mind, then, that the Spurs captain struck two important goals to secure a battling, draining and ultimately rewarding victory over Hoffenheim in Germany.
A stepover and a lovely left foot strike from Heung-Min Son gives Spurs a 2-goal advantage, a 3-1 lead in Germany.
Some have even questioned whether, at the age of 32, the South Korean has lost the sharpness that has defined his Spurs career.
