[인터풋볼] Reporter Shin Dong-hoon = In the North London Derby, the change in the expression of director Jose Mourinho is drawing attention again.
Tottenham Hootspur lost 1-2 to Arsenal in Round 28 of the Premier League (EPL) of the 2020-21 season held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England at 1:30 a.m. on the 15th. With a defeat that day, Tottenham remained in 7th place with 45 points.
Tottenham was nervous from the beginning of the game. Continued to give space to the flanks to allow shooting. In the midst of a bad trend, Son Heung-min sat down complaining of his injury. Immediately, the medical staff were put in, but they could no longer digest the game. Eventually, Son Heung-min was replaced by Eric Lamela and left the stadium. Afterwards, Tottenham went ahead with Lamela’s goal in the 33rd minute of the first half. Tottenham seemed to be leading the atmosphere in the fantastic opening goal.
However, in the 44th minute of the first half, Martin Odegard was awarded a tie. However, in the 19th minute of the second half, the penalty was conceded to Alexandre Lacazette and the match was overturned. In this situation, Lamela was sent off after receiving two warnings in seven minutes for a rough foul. In an instant, Tottenham fell short of numbers and made an opportunity by attacking the vacant space in Arsenal’s defense, but failed to equalize. In the end, Tottenham was defeated by a turnaround and failed to win the league in a row.
England’s’Football London’ said, “The change in the expression of coach Mourinho was showing the situation of the Tottenham game. Manager Mourinho was delighted for a moment when Lamela’s goal came out in the midst of overall sluggishness. However, when he scored two runs and went out to leave, he was devastated. When Lamela left the field, she also looked very frustrated. Here, the referee made a controversial decision and the face of coach Mourinho was full of dissatisfaction.”
Coach Mourinho said, “I didn’t think I was dominating the game in a situation where I was leading 1-0. Rather, I think I played a better game after losing a score. After Lamela was sent off, 10 people fought, but Tottenham was’one team’. I did my best and I was entitled to win, but I was disappointed.”
Tottenham’s future schedule is very tight. Dynamo Zagreb faces Aston Villa after the second leg of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League round of 16. After that, he met Newcastle United and played three straight matches against Manchester United, Everton and Manchester City. Head coach Mourinho needs to settle the Tottenham atmosphere, which has been cluttered with injuries, defeat in the Derby, and the end of a streak.
