Son Heung-min showed his true colours following Tottenham Hotspur's 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth. The Cherries stormed past Ange Postecoglou's team at the Vitality Stadium on Thursday night to climb above the Lilywhites in the Premier League table.
Desperate to grab an equaliser in the final half-an-hour, the 32-year-old forward was brought on to replace Pape Matar Sarr. Just moments after coming on, Son found the net but he was quickly adjudged to be offside.
Despite the Tottenham skipper's best efforts, he couldn't inspire a comeback on the south coast. After the game, a chorus of boos could be heard from a disgruntled away end, while many of the Spurs players were hesitant to face the music.
But, as the captain, Son was spotted rallying his troops. The South Korea international was seen yelling at his teammates to go and applaud the Spurs fans; and he seemed particularly frustrated with Destiny Udogie as he lingered around the centre circle.
Once Son and his teammates returned to the dressing room, manager Postecoglou went to applaud the travelling supporters - but he was hardly given a warm reception. The Tottenham boss was hurled abuse as he apologised for the disappointing result, which has seen the north Londoners drop to 10th.
Speaking with reporters after the game, Postecoglou was asked for his thoughts. He said: "Very disappointing. We started the game well. Started the game the way we wanted to and started controlling it but we give away a poor goal, a really poor goal. Again.
"That allows the opposition to, and this is a difficult place to come to anyways, sit back and play the football they want, to counter-attack and we have to open up. It is disappointing and not good enough. It is not something that is a one off. We have done that now three or four times and paid a price for it."
Then, on a heated encounter with the supporters, Postecoglou said: "They are disappointed, rightly so. They gave me some direct feedback which I guess is taken on board."
When asked if he had a message for the Spurs fans, he added: "Again that would be me trying to dictate how they feel. All I can say is I'm really disappointed with tonight, and I'm determined to get it right and I'll keep fighting until we do."