How Ange Postecoglou got Son Heung-min back to goalscoring best

Son Heung-min’s seven goals in nine matches have helped Tottenham Hotspur to the top of the Premier League table. The South Korea star needs only two goals to draw level with the division’s top scorer, Erling Haaland, and three to match his own total from the whole of last season. This is a testament to Ange Postecoglou’s work in reviving Tottenham and reinvigorating his captain, whose 0.9 goals per 90mins this season have put him on track to record his best tally in the top flight.

How, then, has the Tottenham head coach managed to set Son on course for a record-breaking campaign?

The most striking and obvious difference between this season and last is that Tottenham are playing better collectively: they control games with