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| Tottenham, who fell for the first time in the season, is aiming for a turnaround through the Football League Cup. © AFP=News1 |
Tottenham, who has fallen for the first time in the season, aims to reverse the mood through the League Cup. Son Heung-min tries again to score 100 goals in Tottenham’s career.
Tottenham will play an away match in the quarterfinals of the English Football League Cup (Carabao Cup) in the 2020-21 season with Stoke City of the Championship (Second Division) at 2:30 am (hereinafter Korean time) on the 24th at BET365 Stadium.
In this season’s League Cup quarterfinal, there are six teams in the first division of the Premier League (EPL) (Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle United) and two championship clubs (Stoke City, Brentford). For Tottenham, this is the result of Daejin luck.
Tottenham won the penalty shootout 5-4 after winning 1-1 in the League Cup 16-finals against Chelsea at the hometown Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on September 30, and reached the quarterfinals with difficulty. At the time, coach Morinyu Tottenham played with the attitude that’you can lose’.
Son Heung-min was unable to participate due to a hamstring injury, and the playoff took place in the Europa League final on October 2 following the game, and on October 5, three days later, the United Nations and the EPL match were all over the place. Was burdensome. As a result, coach Morinho faced Chelsea, excluding major players such as Harry Kane and Lucas Moura from the start, but got a ticket to the quarterfinals with his sticky defense.
Could it have been strengthened by the unexpected victory? Tottenham beat Maccabi Haifa (Israel) 7-2 to the Europa League final, and also gained a 6-1 win against Manchester United in Old Trafford. The League Cup brought’good energy’, and then Tottenham needs the flow again.
Tottenham, who was undefeated for 11 consecutive games (7 wins, 4 draws) after losing 0-1 in the EPL opening match against Everton, has been slowing down recently. Following a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on the 13th, Liverpool (1-2) on the 17th and Leicester City (0-2) on the 20th all knelt. With the first straight victory this season, the EPL ranking fell to 6th.
Son Heung-min Personally, the Leicester City match wasn’t impressive. After the game, Football London gave a Park Han rating of 5 points along with the explanation that it “didn’t look good”, and Evening Standard pointed out that “the situation was not very good.” Son Heung-min couldn’t show anything like this amid the opponent’s concentration check, and the expected ‘100th goal of Tottenham’ was delayed. Son Heung-min, who came to the close of football from Germany in the summer of 2015, is currently scoring 99 goals in Tottenham’s career.
As Tottenham, who is in a losing streak, and Son Heung-min, who needs to quickly get out of the ninth number, is the league cup quarterfinal that should be a’stepping stone’. Just as we were on a good trend with a penalty shootout victory against Chelsea in the round of 16, we need a fresh victory that brings good energy.
It is the stage where Son Heung-min will also be willing as he competes with the championship club after struggling with teams that are also leading the EPL, such as Liverpool and Leicester City. However, contrast from another direction is also necessary. If Stoke City, who is pushed from objective power, puts the line behind and focuses on defense, it may be difficult for Son Heung-min, who is more excited when the space unfolds.
Considering the upcoming tight schedule, it is time to take a remedy.
After finishing the quarter-finals between Stoke City and the Carabao Cup, Tottenham will play Wolverhampton and EPL round 15 on the 28th, and will play their first match in the New Year 2021 on January 2nd next year. Including the previous matches, a strong march continues every 3-4 days. If you miss the League Cup semi-final ticket and lose your 3rd consecutive win, Tottenham may lose your Mac and face real crisis.