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Son Heung-min can be a 'hero' for Tottenham fans, says Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino believes Son Heung-min can be a hero for Tottenham fans after scoring his third goal in two games for Spurs.

The South Korean scored the only goal of the match as Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in their Premier League meeting on Sunday.

Son, who joined Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen during the summer transfer window, had been monitored by Tottenham for a long time, according to Pochettino and now has a good chance to become a star at White Hart Lane.

"[Can Son be] Another hero? Yes, why not?" Pochettino said in his post-match news conference. "Against Qarabag he scored twice and now he scored the winning goal. The energy he showed was amazing and because of that I think our supporters are very happy with him.

"Son is a player that we followed for a long time, he can play No 9, 10, 7, 11, all different attacking positions, when you sign a player like this it is big. I'm happy because he scored three goals now in two victories and I'm very pleased with him.

"At all clubs, when you sign a player the expectation is big, and I'm happy because he's scored twice on Thursday and again today."

Pochettino also hailed Son's exuberance on the field and humility in the dressing room as traits that have put him in good stead with Spurs fans and players.

"We wanted to sign him because it's a profile that we like," Pochettino said. "He shows a lot of energy and presses high with a high tempo, and this is one of the skills he has

"Maybe you can't see, he is a very friendly guy, after one week with the team he brought very good korean food to the training ground, and showed he is a humble, friendly guy. He also had some Japanese, Chinese. I had a big dish, I liked it a lot.''