Tottenham downgrade? Son Heung-min's first goal 'Bang' → 2 runs for defense 'Waler'...Arsenal lost 1-2 away → 13th place in shock
Tottenham downgrade? Son Heung-min's first goal 'Bang' → 2 runs for defense 'Waler'...Arsenal lost 1-2 away → 13th place in shock
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Tottenham Hotspur failed to keep Son Heung-min's precious first goal and suffered a come-from-behind defeat in Arsenal's away match.
Yang Min-hyuk, a promising Korean player who was expected to be included in the list, was excluded from the list following the FA Cup game just before.
Tottenham lost 1-2 in the away North London derby in the 21st round of the 2024-2025 Premier League against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London, England, on the 16th (Korea time).
Son Heung-min scored the first goal in the 25th minute of the first half, but the score was overturned after Dominic Solanke's own goal and Leandro Trossar's come-from-behind goal. Tottenham maintained its 13th place with 7 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses and 24 points. Arsenal defeated Nottingham Forest with 12 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses and 43 points, retaking the second place, chasing Liverpool by four points.
The home team Arsenal produced a 4-3-3 formation. David Raya defended the goal, and the defense was formed by Eurienne Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalyangis and Myles Louis-Kelly. Martin 외degaard, Thomas Partey and Declan Rice formed the midfield, while Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossar worked as front-line three-top players.
Tottenham also countered with a 4-3-3 format. Goalkeeper Antonin Kinski wore goalie gloves, and Jed Spence, Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, and Pedro Porro made up the defense. Lucas Beribal, Yves Bissouma, and Pape Sarr played midfielders, while Son Heung-min, Solanke, and Dejan Kulusevski sought to score from the front.
Yang Min-hyuk, Korea's most promising player, did not even make the bench. Coach Anji Postecoglou had Mikey Moore and Will Rankshire on standby instead of Yang.
Arsenal took the lead early in the match. They had a good chance just three minutes into the first half. Louis Kelly stole Tottenham's ball and connected it to Sterling. Sterling, who caught the ball in the box, tried to shoot but goalkeeper Kinski quickly ran out and blocked it.
Arsenal did not stop attacking. In the 13th minute of the first half, Odegaard's cross passed through Rice to Trossar. Trossar tried to shoot but it hit Dragusin's body. Patti continued with a mid-range shot, but it missed the goal.
Until Son Heung-min scored, Tottenham had a difficult game, losing to Arsenal with a 6-3 share. They faced difficulties during the rear build-up process and gave up several chances. Fortunately, goalkeeper Antonin Kinski and the defense were overcoming the crisis with hand-to-hand defense.
Tottenham had a good chance. In the 21st minute of the first half, Spence's cross headed toward Solanke, but Gabriel Magalyangis cleared it. It led to a corner kick, and Kulusevski's powerful right footed shot came out, but was blocked by the goalkeeper.
Afterwards, Son Heung-min's shot burst. He was relatively quiet when he stepped back from a set piece situation, but when the ball came to him, he did not miss it.
In the 25th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min, standing near the penalty arc, hit a non-stop shot with his right foot as the ball cleared by the defense flowed toward him. The ball was deflected off the defender William Saliba's leg, further distorting the trajectory and into the corner of the goal. Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya reached out late due to the dynamic play, but it was not enough.
The goal will mark Son's sixth goal in five league matches. Son scored multiple goals in the second round at home against Everton and his third in the eighth round against West Ham United. After five matches, Son, who remained silent for the next five, had five goals each in two matches against Chelsea and Southampton in December last year.
However, he failed to score a goal in four matches including games against Liverpool, Nottingham, Wolverhampton and Newcastle. He scored again in five matches against his rival Arsenal, making his sixth goal in the league.
Son Heung-min also scored his eighth career goal in the North London derby, tying Emmanuel Adebayor for second in the career scoring list.
However, Tottenham failed to keep Son's first goal and conceded an equalizer. Gabriel Magalyangis' header shook the net at a corner kick in the 40th minute of the first half. As the ball was found to have hit Solanke's body, the official record was recorded as Solanke's own goal.
However, the goal could have been controversial after the match. Before a corner kick was declared, the goal kick should have been declared because the ball that was cleared by the prisoner was struck by Trossar and out in a competition between the prisoner and the Trossar. However, it was a clear misjudgment because the referee did not see it properly and declared a corner kick, and Arsenal scored immediately afterwards.
In any case, Arsenal, who tied the score, immediately turned the tables. Trossar, who was on the left side, caught the ball in the 44th minute of the first half, and Trossar did not yield it to the other side and finished with his left foot to shake the net.
The first half ended with Arsenal overturning the score. Son Heung-min continued to complain to the referee, but it was not accepted.
Arsenal continued their offensive in the second half. A sharp cross went up from the right side in the 10th minute of the second half, and Havertz had a perfect header without any defense interference, but headed straight to the goalkeeper to swallow his disappointment.
In the 14th minute of the second half, Trossar's right foot shot in the box was missed and floated high, but Tottenham's defense failed to clear it far away. Trossar quickly caught this and tried to shoot once again, but the opportunity fell through as he missed.
In the 27th minute of the second half, Arsenal midfielder Rice hit a right-footed mid-range shot himself in the counterattack, but goalkeeper Kinski blocked it.
Son Heung-min was replaced by Brazilian striker Hishalisson in the 31st minute of the second half. Despite scoring after a long time, his face was dark as his team was losing.
Tottenham was hardly able to use its strength. It failed to take a decisive opportunity, but rather gave Arsenal several run crises. It was fortunate that he avoided additional runs.
Tottenham were given five minutes of extra time, and Tottenham did their best to tie the game, but it was not enough to open the Arsenal goal. In the end, they still remained in the top 10 after suffering a bitter come-from-behind defeat in Arsenal's away match.
◆Son Heung-min will play in the Tottenham Hotspur Premier League after the 2024-2025 season (local time)
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2R Tottenham 4-0 Everton on 24 Aug 2024: 90 minutes full-time 2 goals 먹튀검증
1 Sep 2024 3R Newcastle United 2-1 Tottenham: 90 mins full time
4R Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal on 15 Sep 2024: 90 mins full time
5R Tottenham 3-1 Brentford on 21 Sep 2024: 90 mins full time 2 assists
8R Tottenham 4-1 West Ham United on 19 Oct 2024: one goal over 90 minutes
10R Tottenham 4-1 Aston Villa on 3 Nov 2024: 56 mins of starting play 1 assist
11R Tottenham 1-2 Ipswich Town on 10 Nov 2024: 90 mins full time
12R Manchester City 0-4 Tottenham on 24 Nov 2024: 63 minutes of play with one assist
13R Tottenham 1-1 Fulham on 1 Dec 2024:90 mins full time
14R Bournemouth 1-0 Tottenham on 5 December 2024: 11 minutes into the second half, 34 minutes into the substitution
15R Tottenham 3-4 Chelsea on 8 Dec 2024: 90 mins full-time 1 goal
16R Southampton 5-0 Tottenham on 15 December 2024: 1 goal and 2 assists in 45 minutes as a starter
17R Tottenham 3-6 Liverpool on 23 December 2024: 81 minutes to start
18R Nottingham 1-0 Tottenham on 26 December 2024: 82 minutes to start
19R Tottenham 2-2 Wolverhampton on 29 December 2024: 63 minutes played as a starter
20R Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle on January 4, 2025: 17 minutes into the second half, 28 minutes into the substitution
21R Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham on 15 Jan 2025: one goal in 78 minutes as a starter