Zagreb 2nd 0-3… Total 2-3
Orsich hat-trick, who played in the K-League
“The greatest squad in the history of the club… It’s like a dream”
The opposing team’s manager resigns and loses completely despite bad news
“Lack of basic soccer” Morinyu blamed the player
BBC “Tottenham struggled with missing hands”
It’s a shock. Tottenham Hotspur (England) was caught by Dynamo Zagreb (Croatia) and was eliminated in the UEFA Europa League round of 16.
Tottenham, who was aiming for the championship, gained a 2-0 victory in the first leg of the 16-finals and climbed to the edge of the quarter-finals, but lost 0-3 in the second leg. Son Heung-min, who was absent due to a hamstring injury, looked even bigger.
On the morning of the 19th (Korean time), Tottenham played overtime in the second leg of the match at Stadion Maximir in Zagreb, Croatia, but lowered his head. Tottenham and Zagreb lost 1-1, but Tottenham left behind by 2-3 in the total scored.
According to statistics specialist Opta, the English club, which had a two-goal gap in the first leg of the European Club Competition Tournament, was caught and eliminated in the second leg only four seasons after Manchester City in the 2016-2017 season.
Tottenham is 14th in the UEFA Club Rankings, and Zagreb is 35th. Tottenham’s England League ranked first in the UEFA league rankings, and Croatia ranked 19th. The expectation that Tottenham will advance to the quarterfinals smoothly was, however, missed. The absence of Son Heung-min is analyzed as the biggest cause. The BBC of the British media said, “Tottenham, who lost Son Heung-min by injury, struggled inside the box.” Son Heung-min hurt his left hamstring during the game against Arsenal on the 15th and was removed from the list. “Tottenham have been pointed out in recent years as being too dependent on Harry Kane,” the BBC said. If Kane gets hurt, it’s because he played a tough game. Now he is experiencing the same difficulties in Son Heung-min’s vacancy. Tottenham has to deal with Son Heung-min’s absence, who injured his hamstring.”
Zagreb resigned after coach Joran Mamichi was sentenced to imprisonment for embezzlement. There was no command tower, but Zagreb caught a big fish called Tottenham. Mislav Orsic is the hero of the day with three points alone. Orsichi was a familiar striker by domestic fans because he played an active role in the Korean professional football K-League Jeonnam Dragons and Ulsan Hyundai under the registered name’Orsha’ for 4 years from 2015 to 2018. Orsic appeared in 101 games in the K-League, scoring 28 points and 15 assists.
Orsic scored the first goal with a picturesque right-footed kick from the left corner of the box in the second half of the 17th minute, and in the second half of the 38th minute Iyai Artiemwen took the pass from the right of the box and pushed it with his right foot. Zagreb finished the second half with a 2-0 lead, and both teams entered the overtime with the same score of 1-1 and 2-2. The solver is also Orsic. In the first minute of the second half, Orsic dribbled, defeating three Tottenham players, completing a right-footed shot from the left side of the arc and a hat-trick. “I don’t know what to say” right after the victory, Orsic stressed that it was “a dreamlike and historical result.” “One of the great victories in the Zagreb team’s history,” Orsic added, “We all played as one and played a memorable game.”
Orsic received a score of 10 out of 10 from Whoscore.com, a statistics website. Kane, who lost her best friend Son Heung-min, played full-time but was silent and scored only 6.40.
Tottenham coach Jose Mourinho fired arrows at the players. “Zagreb spilled sweat, energy and blood on the ground, and we finally shed tears of happiness,” said Mourinho. “On the contrary, our players didn’t seem to be playing an important game.” “We haven’t been able to show the basics in the game,” said Morinyu. “We have no choice but to apologize to Tottenham fans.”
Meanwhile, all of the Europa League quarter-finals have been confirmed. England’s Manchester United and Arsenal, Spain’s Villarreal and Granada made their way to the quarterfinals. In addition, AS Roma of Italy, Ajax of the Netherlands, Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic, and Zagreb also finished in the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal draw will be held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland at 9 pm on the 19th. The first leg of the quarter-finals will be held on the 9th of the following month, and the second leg will be held on the 15th.
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