The reason for excluding Son Heung-min from Europa after abandoning the league...Need POSTECH rest and lots of options
Feb 27, 2025
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Tottenham lost 0-1 at home to Manchester City in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 27th (Korea time).
Tottenham started with a 4-3-3 tactic. Brennan Johnson, Matisse Tell, Wilson O'Dober, Lucas Beribal, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison, Pedro Porro, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogi and Guglielmo Vicario started. Son Heung-min, Dejan Klusevski and Jed Spence, who played as built-in main players, were excluded from the starting lineup and made a bold decision.
Postecoglou explained the player change after the game.
Postecoglou said Son Heung-min, Klusevski and Spence had already played a lot of time, so I thought recovery and rest would help"We need as many options as possible because we have a succession of leagues and Europa League."
In the end, for Postecoglou, the success of the UEFA Europa League seems to be more important for now. It is important to note that the league falls into the relegation zone, but Tottenham have recently recovered their performance and have risen to 13th in the league table.
In fact, the only way to secure a Champions League ticket for next season is to win the UEFA Europa League. This seems to be why Postecoglou is obsessed with the UEFA Europa League.
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In the 12th minute of the first half, Holan penetrated into the penalty box and succeeded in scoring by connecting the pass given by Doku from the left with an accurate left-footed shot.
Manchester City kept going.
Sabiu, who received Doku's cross in the 27th minute of the first half, attempted to shoot right in front of the goal, but he crossed the goal. The perfect scoring chance flew away.
In the 30th minute of the first half, Holan's shot was blocked by Vicario's defense.
Tottenham rarely had a significant opportunity, and Manchester City continued to take the lead in the second half.
In the fifth minute of the second half, Doku tried to shoot after a quick dribble, but it went off the goal.
Tottenham launched a counterattack.
In the 11th minute of the second half, the prisoner scored a low and fast cross from the right side to the other side. This ball passed the rushing Tel and flowed towards O'Dober. Odobert fired a shot, but failed to make a proper impact and missed the goal.
Tottenham made a major replacement. The main players stepped up to the ground.
In the 21st minute of the second half, Tottenham put Son Heung-min, Jed Spence, Papesar and Klusevski out of Bentancur, Tel, Udogi and Odover.
The atmosphere of the game has changed.
In the 30th minute of the second half, Tottenham gave up a cutback pass when Johnson broke through the right side in a counterattack. Kulusevski caught the ball, but he couldn't take it properly with a shot.
Son Heung-min has a decisive opportunity.
In the 39th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min connected with a direct shot from Johnson's low cross from the right side. The ball went low and fast to the goal, but Ederson responded and blocked it. It was an accurate direct shot that Son Heung-min showed in his heyday.
Son Heung-min played for about 24 minutes during the regular season on the day. After the match, Football London gave Son a six-point rating and evaluated that Son's shot from the center was blocked by Ederson. The Evening Standard also gave six points and said Son Heung-min's shot, which was blocked by Ederson's good defense, came closest to the equalizer.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
