"Super Sonny" with 6 points...23 minutes of short play, but a 'one shot, one kill' chance that made Man City tremble
"Super Sonny" with 6 points...23 minutes of short play, but a 'one shot, one kill' chance that made Man City tremble
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Son Heung-min (Tottenham) created a sharp scene.
Tottenham lost 0-1 to Manchester City in the 27th round of the English Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on the 27th (Korea Standard Time).
Tottenham, which defeated Brandpert, Manchester United and Ipswich 2-0, 1-0, and 4-1 in the 24, 25, and 26 rounds, respectively, failed to achieve four consecutive wins and remained 13th in the league (33 points).
On the other hand, Manchester City washed away the pain of the 0-2 defeat against Liverpool on the 24th and maintained its fourth place (47 points), the final line for advancing to the UEFA Champions League (UCL).
Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou has excluded captain Son Heung-min from the starting list, while also putting players who returned after recovering from injury such as Brennan Johnson and Wilson O'Dowbert first. It is the first time that Son has been excluded from the starting list for a league match since the 20th round home game against Newcastle earlier this year.
Tottenham, where major offensive resources such as Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski started on the bench, fell sharply in the first half, contrary to Postecoglou's expectations.
He was on the defensive with seven shots and four effective shots, including a loss to Manchester City ace Erling Holland in the 12th minute of the game.
Holland reported his 20th goal in the league by finishing with a non-stop shot from Jeremy Doku's pass from the left side to the center after a counterattack in the 12th minute of the first half.
Holland has thus set a new record of 20 goals for three consecutive seasons in the Premier League. He has also narrowed his gap with Mohamed Salah (25 goals), the top scorer for this season, to five goals.
At the start of the second half, Tottenham switched to the offensive as it recovered its ball possession, but it did not have a significant opportunity to score.
In the 22nd minute of the second half, Postecoglou tried to change the frustrating game by putting Son Heung-min, Kulusevski and Jed Spence at the same time.
Son Heung-min, who was on the ground as a left-side striker, worked with Spence to persistently target Manchester City's right-side rear.
Tottenham actively deployed strikers such as Son Heung-min to attack, but failed to finish the gate and failed to score an equalizer.
As Manchester City began to "stretch" 30 minutes into the second half, Coach Postecoglou even deployed winger Timo Werner in the 37th minute of the second half. As a result, Son Heung-min changed his position to a striker, threatening the opponent's goal more aggressively than before.
Son Heung-min, who moved to the center, also had a golden opportunity in the 39th minute of the second half. Son Heung-min, who was rushing a pass given to the gate by Johnson, who ran to the right side in a counterattack, connected with a non-stop shot.
A sharp shot seemed to be sucked into the bottom corner of the Manchester City goalpost, but Tottenham swallowed the disappointment as Ederson, the goalkeeper who flew, hit it with difficulty.
In extra time in the second half, Son Heung-min passed a cross from the right side to his back, giving Pape Sarr a chance. However, he failed to finish the match, and ended up kneeling at home.
British media Football London gave Son a rating of 6, explaining, "He showed a shot once after moving to the center, but was blocked by Ederson."
The Evening Standard also rated 6, saying, "Son Heung-min's first shot, which was blocked by Ederson's good defense, was the closest to the equalizer."
Soccer statistics media Whoscored Dotcom also evaluated Son Heung-min's performance, which recorded one effective shot, at a level similar to that of the two media (6.33).
Son Heung-min, who scored two assists against Ipswich (4-1 win) in the previous 26 rounds to achieve "10 goals-10 assists" in this season's official match, remained silent without any offensive points in this round, when his playing time was short. 온라인바카라
This season, Son Heung-min scored six goals and nine assists in 23 Premier League matches, three goals in six UEFA Europa League (UEL) matches, one assist in two FA Cup matches and one goal in four League Cup (Carabao Cup) matches.
Son Heung-min last scored in the league against Arsenal (1-2 loss) on the 16th of last month.