Son Heung-min (left) is in the arms of Morinew after losing to Manchester City in the 2020-21 Premier League held at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 14th. Manchester = Reuters Yonhap News
Tottenham, who competed for the lead in the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) until December last year, fell to 9th place. As the power of the attack pattern that relies on the main guns Son Heung-min (29) and Harry Kane (28) gradually declined, it collapsed to the defensive line and sank to 1-5 in the last 6 official matches. If it remains, it will be difficult to advance to the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League as well as to any other this season.
Tottenham lost 0-3 to Manchester City in the away game in the 24th round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2020-21 season held at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 14th (Korean time). It was a confrontation with the league leader, so I expected some struggle, but Son Heung-min was unable to record a single shot and Kane lost helplessly without showing any special performance. Tottenham recorded 10 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, reaching 36 points and descending one step to ninth.
Tottenham went on to the top by starting out with Son Heung-min and Kane Duo on this day, but showed a very frustrating performance, perhaps because of exhaustion of physical strength due to a 120-minute extended fight against Everton three days ago. Son Heung-min had to act as a side defender as well as a left attacker, and in the end, he couldn’t even shoot a single shot. Kane, who came to the top, also showed no power other than a shot taken by Son Heung-min’s pass in the first half.
On the 11th, Tottenham, who recorded a second consecutive defeat in the official match after losing in the FA Cup 16 match against Everton, showed a clear decline. On the other hand, Man City continued to win 10 consecutive games in the regular league and undefeated in 14 games, firmly keeping the lead (53 points), keeping the gap with Leicester City, who played one more game, at 7 points.
EPL experts pointed out a problem with Jose Morinho’s tactical operation. Radnap, a former Tottenham-born British Skysports commentator, said, “Tottenham took the lead in December of last year, but now it is behind Man City by 17 points.” “Now, we only see the negative side of Morinho’s defense tactics.” Pointed out. In particular, referring to the position of Son Heung-min, he said, “There are more of Son Heung-min defending than attacking. The haste has also disappeared.”
Manager Moourinho is reading the players thoroughly. After the game that day, he said, “The penalty kick decision (allowed by the opponent) made us harder,” and “I am satisfied with the attitude the players showed on the pitch.” “Some of the players ran for two hours just two days ago,” he said. “It would have been difficult, but I poured everything out of the stadium.”
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