[엑스포츠뉴스 김정현 인턴기자] Tottenham still tied Fulham again with an uneasy defense.
Tottenham Hotspur scored a 1-0 new win with an opponent’s own goal in the 2020/21 season Premier League round 33 Fulham away game held at Craven Cottage on the 5th (Korean time).
Tottenham’s front line was Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Dele Ali, and Gareth Bale. This is the first time that four players have started starting at the same time.
Ali had the first starting game in the league in 172 days after the opening round of Everton, while his performance did not improve, and Bale also continued to start starting by improving his performance recently.
The four players jointly scored the winning goal in the 19th minute of the first half. Bale made a forward pass to Ali from Tottenham’s camp, with Son Heung-min on the left and Kane on the right.
Ali connected the pass to Son Heung-min, and Son Heung-min once crossed to Ali with a cross after painting a flat leg.
Especially on this day, Son Heung-min’s sharp kick shined. Although offside was declared in the 9th minute before, Son Heung-min’s cross was connected to Bale in the center, giving a chance to score.
Then, in the 16th minute, Kane took over the ball that Ali severed with forward pressure, and after passing the pass to Son Heung-min, he moved forward. Son Heung-min connected to Kane again with a perfect outfront cross, and Kane had a perfect chance to score, but this was headed in front of the goalkeeper.
The attack pattern created by the four players in the first half completely filled the absence of various offensive tactics pointed out during Tottenham’s sluggish period, and revived Tottenham’s sharp attack power.
But still the problem was the defense. On this day, Tottenham’s defense entered the second half and the line continued to be pushed back. He couldn’t raise the line to stop Fulham, who was aggressive in the second half.
The space behind Matt Doherty and Ben Davis, who went full-back that day, was quite anxious, and the concentration of other Tottenham defenders was instantly distracted.
In the 62nd minute, Josh Maja was canceled as a result of the VAR decision, but Tottenham’s defense continued to play right in the scoring scene.
In the previous Fulham attack scene, Spurs would have allowed more concessions if Hugo Lorris hadn’t shown a save.
The good news is that Tottenham kept the victory by showing a different match from the match they drew 1-1 even though Tottenham advanced 1-0 at home against Fulham in December.
After the goal was canceled by VAR, Tottenham tried to increase the ball possession time from the front by adding Eric Lamela and Lucas Moura, and in particular, Lamela’s two flashes of dribbles and passes gave him a chance to score additional goals.
It is noteworthy whether Tottenham’s attack, which has changed due to the increase in the performance of existing resources, will continue until the end of this season.
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