Postecoglou! You're the biggest problem Tottenham fans, the main culprit of defeat at Fulham is a stupid replacement

Mar 17, 2025

'I can't understand it at all. It's a shocking squad management.'

The anger of Tottenham Hotspur fans soared high in the sky. The first reason was that they were completely defeated 0-2 in the 29th round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Fulham in the 2024-2025 season.

However, it is for the second reason that Tottenham fans have been caught up in anger beyond disappointment. This is because I think the cause of the defeat is due to coach Enze Postecoglou's stupid replacement of players. I can understand if I listen to the fans' complaints. Coach Postecoglou's appointment as a player on the day was not common sense.

Tottenham lost in vain at 10:30 p.m. on the 16th (Korea time) in an away game in the 29th round of the EPL at Craven Cottage in London, England, when they conceded two goals in the second half. On this day, Son Heung-min (33) did not start and was put in as the Joker in the second half. It was the same strategy as the game against Bournemouth in the 28th round. But Son Heung-min couldn't give his team a win. Immediately after the input, I created several chances, but there was no fixer.

In the meantime, he allowed Fulham to score consecutive goals. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Hodrigo Munis received a pass in front of the penalty area and scored the first winning goal with a right non-stop shot. In the 43rd minute of the second half, Ryan Sessegnon won a long pass from the back after a struggle with Tottenham defender Ben Davies in front of the goal area and scored a decisive goal with a powerful right-footed shot.

The defeat marked Tottenham's 15th loss of the season (10 wins and 4 draws). This is the most loss in a season since the 2008-2009 season. The ranking also dropped from 13th to 14th. Manchester United (37 points), which won in the 29th round, came in 13th place by three points.

Tottenham fans, however, are angry that the defeat was caused by Postecoglou's wrong replacement of players.

British media TBR Football said on the 17th that Tottenham fans are embarrassed by Postecoglou's replacement of players, which led to the defeat against Fulham.

What fans did not understand was the decision to replace Christian Romero with James Madison with 22 minutes left in the second half of the game. He also believes that the failure to put Mickey van der Penn, who returned from injury, into the game has also resulted in a handshake that resulted in defeat.

Postecoglou left defender Romero out in the 23rd minute of the second half when the score was 0-0, and put in Madison, an attacking midfielder. It was a replacement to break through the path of attack, which resulted in defeat. With Romero out, Archie Gray and Ben Davies had to take over the center-back defense.

Neither Gray nor Davis responded properly to changes in their defensive positions. As a result, both of Fulham's goals were aimed at loopholes in the center's defense. TBR Football allowed Munis to break through in Fulham's opening goal scene. If there were van der Penn or Romero, it would have been less likely that this would happen,' he said, pointing out that Davis exposed loopholes in defense. Davis also showed poor person-marking ability even during Sessegnon's wedge goal.

Fans pointed out this very point. One fan said, `I don't know why Postecoglou put Madison in without Romero. Rather, he pointed out that he should have given more time to play by putting in a panda pen that was not dispatched to the Dutch national team. Another fan commented 'A measure of a coach's value is player replacement. Postecoglou criticized him for replacing players and making the team worse.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Postecoglou! You're the biggest problem Tottenham fans, the main culprit of defeat at Fulham is a stupid replacement

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