Four wins and two draws from their first six games, and 15 goals scored following Kane’s departure has brought a rare feel-good factor
Can Son Heung-min and James Maddison be the new Son and Harry Kane partnership? The latter was the most prolific the Premier League has ever seen, and probably the deadliest, as they were directly involved in 60 goals together with 47 in the top-flight. But there are exciting signs that the former can challenge it.
They are already on nine goals as a combination – at 1.5 per game – which compares to the astonishing 298, in just 241 matches, involving Kane or Son. But their rate is lower, at 1.2 goals per game.
Clearly no-one expects Maddison to match the goal output from Kane, no-one apart from Erling Haaland can do that, but his presence in the Tottenham team can certainly elevate Son, who has gained a fresh lease of life and hunger since Kane’s departure and gaining the captaincy.
Sometimes when there is such a huge figure as Kane in a team it can mean there is eventually an over-dependence on him. Quickly an understanding has already developed between Son and Maddison and not least because both are not only clever, sharp players but they are also selfless. They are on the same wavelength with the way they see the game.