Tottenham, friendly in Seoul with the K-League Selection: ends 6-3

Kane and Son, still them. The new course of Antonio Conte’s Tottenham begins with the same heroes as the old one, with the two forwards both scoring a brace in 45 ‘in the 6-3 with which Spurs won their first friendly match of the season. It was played in Seoul, South Korea, in front of 64,100 spectators excited to applaud Conte’s team against a selection of K-League players. Instead of discovering the new signings, with only Richarlison on the pitch for 75 ‘among the 5 grafts already completed by Paratici, the coach and the fans had a perfect reminder of how much the two forwards are the milestone of this team. Kane even threw up in Monday’s grueling practice, his first of the season. And Son too soon collapsed to the ground, exhausted by Gian Piero Ventrone’s exercises. Two days later, as if nothing had happened, they enchanted the first on the pitch. Kane and Son only played in the second half.

attack

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The first half was all for Richarlison, the new € 70m Brazilian striker Tottenham took from Everton. Conte initially deployed him at the center of the attack, and then moved him at the beginning of the second half when Kane and the national hero Son also entered the field. The best news for the technician came precisely from the attack: those three together, once the agreement is found, promise to be devastating. Conte would have liked to discover the other new signings too, but Ivan Perisic is not yet ready after the injury suffered in the last Serie A last season with Inter, Bissouma and the new second goalkeeper Forster have fallen ill and the arrival of the defender Lenglet was not completed in time to allow him to leave for South Korea with the team. Also missing were Kulusevski, another “victim” of Monday’s training, and Davies. Conte will have time to discover his full team and will certainly want to register the defense, but in the meantime he has started with a success.

the match

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A few flashes of Richarlison to begin with, but the game unlocks Captain Dier at half an hour with a splendid left-footed shot from the edge of the area. Tottenham made the game, but before the break he headed the same from Cho. The entrance of Kane at the beginning of the second half was immediately a cyclone: ​​Conte’s striker first caused Kim’s own goal with a cross from the right for the 2-1 in the 47th minute; then, after the entry of Son and the equal of Veldwijk in the 52nd minute, he invents the 3-2 Spurs goal in the 54th minute with a splendid left foot from outside the box. There is also time to drive South Korean fans crazy, with the national hero Son signing the 4-2 penalty from the spot in the 68th minute and then celebrating in his own way. Amano, the author of the handball on the penalty, makes 4-3 on a free-kick in the 71st minute, but still on a free kick Kane in the 75th minute stretches again for Tottenham, with the complicity of the barrier. At 85 ‘comes the brace also for Son, who takes advantage of an ingenuity of the defense of the South Korean selection. With their first friendly match, Tottenham will continue their preparations in Seoul, where a new test against Sevilla is scheduled for Saturday before returning to England.