5 THINGS WE LEARNED from Tottenham vs Newcastle friendly

Son Heung-Min drew from his Tottenham career on an emotional night in his native South Korea.

The 33-year-old played 65 minutes of the 1-1 draw with Newcastle in a sold-out World Cup stadium in the capital Seoul.

Brennan Johnson opened the score for Thomas Frank before Harvey Barnes focused the scores with his own finish of his own.

Our main football reporter Craig Hope was present, and here are five collection restaurants …

Son steps aside

This felt like the son's testimony, and the legend of Tottenham is certainly not over in what his last Tottenham performance will be.

However, it was never really about what he did on the field. Instead, his exit was the highlight of the night halfway through the second half.

Both sets players hurried to embrace him when his number went up before he formed an honorary guard.

Son had not moved too quickly all evening – understandably, with a move to Los Angeles FC on the horizon – but he clearly wanted to last his last moments in a Spurs shirt forever, with every last step to the touchline.

It is a characteristic of the respect for son that all Newcastle bank and their supporters were also on the move and applauded in appreciation of a player who has relieved the Premier League in the past decade.

Fast -moving son

Who replaces son? Johnson made his business here with a nice, rolled -up finish in just the fourth minute.

The winger tried to pick up the mantle last season with 18 goals, including the winner in the Europa League final, and he was again a livewire. His goal was completely about calmness and precision when skipping through the center of the park.

But the Spurs player who stood out more than all the other, was Archie Gray. He spent too much from last season in the defense in the midst of the team's injury crisis. Here, in midfield, the 19-year-old was strong, fast and clear on the ball.

That feels like no surprise, because Gray always looks more like a midfielder. It would be good to see him run in that domain in that domain this season. He certainly looks like a future English international.

Maddison's injury misery continues

The Night of Tottenham ended in a sour tone when James Maddison was worn on Brancard. He was not long on the field when, after what a harmless collision seemed with Anthony Elanga, he crumbled in clearly discomfort on the turf.

Medici were quickly on and help was called up, with the knee of the midfielder who seemed to be the area of concern.

After the game, Thomas Frank revealed that Maddison had contracted 'what looks like a bad injury' and called it a 'brutal' moment.

Frank added that the injury to the same Knee Maddison was injured last season, who saw him miss the Europa League final.

Wait for Spits continues

Although Eddie Howe would have been encouraged by a part of what he saw on the field, it is good news outside the field that is the most limited.

And the longer they wait to learn if Benjamin Sesko wants to sign, the more chance there is the Slovenian stand for Manchester United, who formalizes an offer to RB Leipzig.

Newcastle spoke with the striker camp on Sunday and it is thought that they want a response within 24 hours. With the Premier League season that starts a week on Saturday, the Newcastle recruitment team should quickly continue to other goals if Sesko prefers Old Trafford.

However, there is still hope and the club continues to negotiate the composition of a £ 70 million package with its Bundesliga club.

Anthony Gordon did well here in the constant absence of a striker. He was the best player in Newcastle and never gave Tottenham's center backs a rest. He is not the answer that Howe wants in that position, but it was a lively cameo, including a super volleyed finish that was excluded by an offside flag.

Sesko Alternative is coming up

A new name on the Newcastle radar to meet my desk for the past 24 hours is that of PSG striker Goncalo Ramos. I understand that he is on the list of alternatives to Sesko, if it was not allowed to make progress.

Newcastle looked at the Portugal attacker three years ago before they signed Alexander Isak. He eventually came to PSG from Benfica a year later, where he scored 33 goals of 86 games, but the European champions would be open to him who are leaving this summer.

It is a name to keep an eye on, especially if Newcastle is frustrated in their pursuit of Sesko and other goals such as Ollie Watkins.

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