Tottenham’s Son Heung-min (29) sits on the floor of the stadium and regrets during the England Professional Football Premier League (EPL) Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea game held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 4th (local time). On this day, Tottenham lost to 0-1, recording the first three consecutive losses of the season, and fell to 8th place, and Son Heung-min’s scoreless goal continued on the 30th (6 games). AFP Yonhap News
As Son Heung-min (Tottenham)’s goal silence continues for the 30th day, the return of’best friend’ Harry Kane was urgent.
On the 5th (Korean time), Tottenham lost 0-1 in the home game of the 22nd round of the 2020-2021 English Professional Football Premier League against Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, not recovering the final goal of the penalty kick given to Giorginho in the 24th minute. did.
On this day, Son Heung-min started with his left wing and played full-time, but he couldn’t shake the net with only two shots.
He took Tottenham’s first shot in the 5th minute of the first half, but was virtually isolated in the front line throughout the game, leaving no chance to score.
Therefore, after having tasted a score in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup with Brentford (Part 2) on the 6th of last month, they have not been able to score on their 30th and 6th games (5 regular league matches and 1 FA Cup).
With Harry Kane’s injured absence and Son Heung-min’s silence, Tottenham went down one stair to 8th place, staying at 33 points with his first three straight losses this season and two consecutive home games.
Tottenham’s Son Heung-min is blocked by the opponent’s defense wall and is unable to advance. AFP Yonhap News
With Vinicius as the front-line one-top striker, coach Jose Mourinho launched a 4-2-3-1 tactic with Chelsea and’London Derby’ using Son Heung-min and Berchbain with left and right wings.
However, Tottenham seldom failed to create a scoring opportunity due to Chelsea’s strong forward pressure. When the pass didn’t open in Jungwon, Son Heung-min couldn’t get the chance to touch the ball naturally.
Son Heung-min even took on the role of a two-top striker with Vinisius during the game, but was still unable to resolve the forward isolation.
Son Heung-min, who moved to the right flank in the 5th minute of the first half, attempted Tottenham’s first goal with his left foot, digging near the left side of the penalty area, but the shot went straight to the goalkeeper.
When Tottenham’s central defender Eric Dyer walked his leg and knocked Werner down while stopping Werner, the referee immediately declared a penalty. Chelsea’s Giorginho, who started as a kicker, scored the final goal with a right-footed shot in the 24th minute of the first half.
In the second half of the extra time, Son Heung-min’s right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area went out of the goal and could not escape the loss.
Son Heung-min leading Tottenham in the pouring rain. AFP Yonhap News
Tottenham fell to 8th place after losing 3 straight victories to Liverpool starting in the 20th round against Liverpool.
Above all, in the course of the attack, Kane’s’best friend’ who would pass the pass was large.
In the Premier League round 20 home game against Liverpool on the 29th of last month, Kane injured an ankle by an opponent’s tough tackle and was eventually replaced at the beginning of the second half, resulting in a prospect of absence for more than six weeks.
On this day, Tottenham entrusted Kane’s vacancy to Vinisius, but it did not perform as expected, and it was difficult to see him play in conjunction with Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min shakes hands with Tottenham coach Jose Morinho. AFP Yonhap News
Son Heung-min’s attacking points this season are 16 goals and 10 assists (EPL 12 goals 6 assists, Europa League 3 goals 3 assists, League Cup 1 goal, FA Cup 1 assist). While Son Heung-min slowed, Muhammad Salach took the lead in the scoring ranking.
In addition, according to statistics expert Opta, Tottenham’s coach Jose Mourinho left a record of losing ‘2 consecutive home games’ for the first time in his 327th home game in his command tower career since he started as manager in Benfica (Portugal) in September 2000.
On the other hand, Chelsea climbed from 8th place to 6th place with 36 points (goals and losses +13), beating Everton (36 points, goals and losses +6) by goal difference.