[인터풋볼] Reporter Shin Dong-hoon = When Harry Kane (27, Tottenham) falls out, Tottenham Hotspur of Jose Mourinho is showing a sharp decline.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-1 to Chelsea in the 23rd round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2020-21 season held at the Tottenham Hootspur Stadium in London on the 5th (Korean time). Due to the defeat that day, Tottenham did not score points and remained in 8th place.
It was a jolt. In the 24th minute of the first half, Tottenham were on the verge of conceding with Eric Dyer offering a penalty. He conceded by Giorginho who played as a kicker and was taken to 0-1. When the game didn’t work, coach Mourinho used a replacement card. In the second half of the 24th minute, Eric Lamela and Lucas Moura were added to strengthen the attack power of the second line. The offensive continued to occupy the market share, but it was not finished. Eventually, Tottenham couldn’t make a tie and lost.
Harry Kane’s absence was great. Kane, who suffered an ankle injury in the EPL round 20 against Liverpool, was unable to play on the same day. When Kane, who was involved in both scoring and offensive development with 12 goals and 11 assists, fell out, the attack on Tottenham became monotonous. Kane’s partner Son Heung-min was also silent, and in general, both Gareth Bale and Carlos Vinicius showed less than expected performance. Coach Mourinho couldn’t find any solution and ended up losing three straight victories.
Accordingly, Mourinho’s lack of attack tactics is becoming a hot topic. Britain’s’Independent’ before the Chelsea match, “According to some Tottenham officials, Tottenham’s attack training is all about passing the ball to Kane and Son Heung-min. In addition, there are no offensive tactics, and most of them are training based on defensive organizations and set pieces. It means that the phenomenon of excessive dependence on attacks against a specific player that has been pointed out before is repeated.”
As the points pointed out against Chelsea were revealed, former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand appeared in British’BT Sports’ and said, “Tottenham seemed purposeless. Both players and managers seem to be a problem. If Kane doesn’t play, Mourinho’s Tottenham loses his hypothesis. Confidence, performance decline, and there is no leader in the stadium. Nobody took over and led the team,” he criticized the helplessness of Tottenham players regardless of Kane’s vacancy.
England’s’Football London’ also said, “It was a game that contrasted well with Tottenham’s early season. Tottenham showed no creativity against Chelsea. Missing Kane was obviously a fatal hit to Tottenham. However, there are still high-quality players such as Son Heung-min, Stephen Verbain, and Tangwi Ndombele. Having no more Kane will be difficult as an excuse for sluggishness.”
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