An opener from Dejan Kulusevski before a brace from Heung-Min Son send Tottenham Hotspur into the break three goals to the good. However, the beginning of the second half was a very different contest as the K-League XI pulled two goals back in as many minutes.
Ange Postecoglou rung the changes and got his reward, with Will Lankshear netting just five minutes after entering the pitch. A late thumping volley from Oberdan wasn't enough, as Spurs held on to make it four wins from four in pre-season.
Here are the main talking points.
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Kulusevski the solution?
In the continued absence of Brazilian forward Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski started up front for the second game in a row, and offered yet another impressive performance as Spurs' focal point.
On Saturday evening in Japan, the Swede - who primarily operates as a right winger, and more recently as an attacking midfielder - registered an assist for Pedro Porro's equaliser, and he was involved in two of The Lilywhites' four goals in South Korea on Wednesday.
Kulusevski scored the opening goal of the contest in Seoul, and it arose due to a typical piece of number nine play. Heung-Min Son's original effort was saved, but the former Juventus man was on hand to follow up, poaching inside the six-yard box to fire into the roof of the net and give his side the lead.
Shortly after his involvement in the opener, the makeshift striker was at the centre of another goal, as Son put the visitors three goals up in first half stoppage time. Dropping off the last line of defence, the -time Swedish international played a delicate one-two with his South Korean counterpart, before the number seven finished calmly from just inside the box.
With Spurs known to be hunting in the shop window for a striker, but feasible options hard to come by, Dejan Kulusevski could prove to be a solution to the issue having shown what he can do in the role during the final two matches of last season and the first four games of pre-season, and he wouldn't cost the club any extra money either.
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Postecoglou remains unsatisfied
Despite dominating the opening exchanges, Ange Postecoglou was furious when his side swarmed his technical area for a drinks break midway through the first half at a sizzling Seoul World Cup Stadium.
On SPURSPLAY, the club's official pay to view channel, the Australian Head Coach could be heard screaming at his players to 'go on the press, man for man.' In all fairness, the instructions seemed to work, with Tottenham enjoying a much better spell in the final stages of the first half, where they scored three in just over fifteen minutes.
In his first three months as Spurs boss, Postecoglou's free-flowing, counter press philosophy was carried out to a tee by his players, but a lengthy mid-season blip saw his side drop from first in the Premier League standings in November, to fifth by the end of the season.
Many fans acknowledged the sheer progress made in just a year under their new manager - after Antonio Conte's toxic final season - and whilst it wasn't perfect, plenty of excitement was building ahead of Postecoglou's second season in charge. That, alongside a very healthy start to pre-season, led to fans craving the opening day of the Premier League campaign, when The Lilywhites travel to Leicester City.
Postecoglou's anger 25 minutes into a pre-season friendly will be seen as a positive thing by many fans. In interviews in the past couple of weeks, the former Celtic boss has spoken about how these matches are important for new signings to acclimatise themselves to the way he wants to play, and he has backed this up to a tee with his actions on Wednesday.
His words and expression shows that it's not just his new recruits who need to get used to the system, but his current players also need to improve and adapt to the way they plan on playing come the first game in the league, which is now just eighteen days away.
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Donley does a fine job, again
With Destiny Udogie still sidelined, nineteen-year old Jamie Donley filled in at left back again, and he produced another fantastic performance.
Having played as a central midfielder for the entirety of the 2023/24 season with the under 21 side, Jamie Donley had no issues settling into Ange Postecoglou's system when Spurs were on the ball. Out of possession, doubts loomed over whether or not he would be defensively robust enough, but the Englishman has been resilient and been impressive in both areas of the pitch.
The academy graduate started the first two games of the North London side's pre-season campaign and starred In his first half cameos during victories against Hearts and Queens Park Rangers.
Although the Italian full back, who is the clear first choice on the left side of the back four, is set to return the squad for the friendly against Bayern Munich on Saturday, there is no reason why Donley can't be used as an auxiliary left back throughout the season, especially with The Lilywhites set to play, hopefully, sixty games in the 2024/25 season.
