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Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou's rotation policy, which brought captain Son Heung-min to the bench, has returned to a complete failure. Tottenham fell to 10th place after losing to Bournemouth.
Tottenham lost 0-1 against Bournemouth in the 14th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England, on the 6th (Korea time), dedicating the first goal to Dean Haesun in the 17th minute of the first half.
Tottenham, which drew 1-1 against Fulham on the 1st, has not won the last two games in a row, and has continued its slump with only two wins in the last six games. Tottenham, which remained at 20 points because it failed to get points on the day, fell one place from ninth place to 10th place, falling behind Bournemouth (21 points).
Son Heung-min, who started from the bench, replaced midfielder Pepe Sarr in the 12th minute of the second half and played on the ground for about 33 minutes, but failed to hunt for his fourth goal. The league's scoreless game has increased to five games in a row.
Tottenham manager Postecoglou boldly excluded captain Son Heung-min from the starting line-up. In the pre-press conference, he gave absolute confidence, saying he did not doubt Son Heung-min, but he put him on the bench for now, whether he considered the tight schedule leading to weekday and weekend games. Pedro Porro was also left out of the starting entry.
Tottenham set up a three-top with Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson in a 4-3-3 formation. James Maddison, Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr play the trimmings, while Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies and Destiny Udogi play the four backs. Frazier Foster wore goalkeeper gloves. Son sat on the bench with Porro, Timo Werner, Will Rankshire, Callum Olushesi, Lucas Beribal, Jed Spence, Sergio Reguilon and Brandon Astin.
Bournemouth saw Evaniusong in a 4-2-3-1 formation and set up a second line of offense with Marcus Tavernier, Justin Clawybert and Antoine Semedo. Ryan Christie and Tyler Adams played as the central midfielder duo. Milos Kerkez, Dean Hasun, Ilya Zavarni and Adam Smith played four backs. Kepa Arrizabalaga defended the goal.
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Tottenham led the early atmosphere. Kulusevski, who received Madison's pass in the 6th minute of the first half, hit the ball with his right foot, not his main foot, in the goalkeeper's arms. In the eighth minute of the first half, Solanke, who received Madison's space pass, shook off the defender's mark and tried to shoot with his right foot, but it went over the net.
After the opportunity came a crisis without fail. Evaniusong's shot gave Bournemouth a corner. In the 17th minute of the first half, Tavernier's long-handed ball crossed the Tottenham defensive wall and headed to the lower line, who was in a free state in front of the far post. The lower line did not hesitate to score the first goal with a calm header.
In the 19th and 20th minutes, Kulusevski and Solanke knocked on the goal one after another, but they were in vain. The first half ended with Bournemouth leading by one goal.
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After the second half began, all attention was on whether Son Heung-min would be put in or not. Tottenham had been struggling to create such a chance against Bournemouth, which had changed to a practical style since the middle of the first half. In the 12th minute of the second half, Postecoglou made a quick decision. Son Heung-min was put in place of midfielder Sarr. Son Heung-min was placed on the side attack, and Kulusevski moved to the offensive midfielder. The plan was to drive the opponent more aggressively to score.
The input effect was certain. In the 14th minute of the second half, two minutes after the introduction, Son Heung-min calmly connected the pass given by Kulusevski in front of the goal. But the assistant referee raised the offside flag. Unfortunately, the score was canceled due to offside fouls.
A minute later, Son Heung-min made 'shooting angle' with a sharp penetrating pass toward Madison. However, Madison's right-footed shot slightly missed the right post.
Davis, who complained of injury in the 17th minute of the second half, headed to the bench and a prisoner was put in. Bournemouth also put Dango Wattara in place of Clawyberd. Solanke's shot in the 20th minute of the second half was blocked by the opponent's defense.
In the 27th minute of the second half, when Tottenham couldn't create a chance, Bournemouth ran away with one more goal. Goalkeeper Foster made a pass miss during the build-up and was blocked from the ball in a dangerous area. Evaniusong, who caught the ball, swung his left foot and scored an additional goal. However, as a result of the operation of the VAR, an offside foul was found and invalidated.
Tavernier's consecutive shots in the 30th and 35th minutes of the second half both went off the post.
Coach Postecoglou played the final game in the 35th minute of the second half. Maddison, Bissouma, and Werner and Beribal were added. But in the end, the Bournemouth goal was not opened. Tottenham fell to 10th place after losing away to Bournemouth. Tottenham lost away to Bournemouth more than five years ago in May 2019 (0-1 loss), when Son Heung-min was sent off as the first EPL player in the first half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
