Son has struggled to hit his best form this season but Postecoglou has consistently rubbished talk of the 32-year-old’s decline, and predicted he would be back to his old self once the schedule began to clear and Spurs’ returned to being a functioning team, largely free of injuries.
Before the game, Postecoglou urged Spence not to “settle” for his fine form and “push on” to become an even more influential player for Spurs and in the Premier League.
Spurs’ two first-half goals were both finished by Johnson, who again demonstrated his knack for popping up at the far post, but they were made by brilliant passes by Archie Gray and Rodrigo Bentancur, as well as deadly wing-play from Son.
That game might tell us more about Spurs’ true prospects for the rest of the season than the scrappy wins over Brentford and United or even this thrashing of Ipswich.
For the opener, the Spurs captain collected Gray’s raking ball and skinned Ben Godfrey with a step-over and dart to the touchline before Johnson poked his cutback over the line – a typical Postecoglou goal.
