Tottenham player ratings from 2-1 win over Middlesbrough

MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after the game during the Premier League match between Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur at the Riverside Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Middlesbrough, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

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MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 24: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after the game during the Premier League match between Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur at the Riverside Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Middlesbrough, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) /

Son Heung-Min’s brace gave Tottenham a 2-1 win

Tottenham came out and played a lovely first half against Middlesbrough today. Spurs raced to a 2-0 win behind Son Heung-Min’s brace. Unfortunately, they lost their edge at the half and were forced to hang on to a 2-1 victory.

In truth, Spurs should have enjoyed more than a two goal advantage at the break. They were completely dominant for the first 45 minutes and easily could have blown the game wide open. Once again though, Tottenham’s attack wasn’t clinical enough to really punish Middlesbrough.

The second half was a completely different story. Spurs still enjoyed long spells of possession, but they couldn’t find the third goal that would have killed the game off. Instead, Middlesbrough were able to find the back of the net in the 65th minute and force a pretty stressful finish.

Credit Tottenham’s squad in the end though, they were able to grind out the win to earn a crucial three points. It simply wasn’t a match where the club could afford to drop points. Read on to discover how each Spurs star played in the narrow win.

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