Cruel and unkind Postecoglou, Son Heung-min, in his 450th appearance in Tottenham, Southampton relegation!

Apr 07, 2025

Cruel and unkind Postecoglou, Son Heung-min, in his 450th appearance in Tottenham, Southampton relegation!



Cruel and unkind Postecoglou, Son Heung-min, in his 450th appearance in Tottenham, Southampton relegation!
I won't let you down.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Enze Postecoglou has taken off Southampton's breathing apparatus. Starting with Son Heung-min, he played his best and won 3-1 to blow away Southampton's hopes of staying. Son started and played 57 minutes before entering. The long-awaited goal news could not be delivered.

Tottenham played a 31st round home game of the English Premier League (EPL) against Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10 p.m. on the 6th (Korea time). Southampton, the opponent of the day, is the lowest (20th) team in the league. The relegation was almost definitive.




However, the relegation was not officially confirmed. The possibility of staying in one thousand and one ten thousand remained until this game. If he won all eight remaining games until the day's match, he could have escaped the relegation zone. Of course, it's a ridiculous probability.

Cruel and unkind Postecoglou, Son Heung-min, in his 450th appearance in Tottenham, Southampton relegation!
Still, 'official demotion confirmed' and 'strongly demoted' are distinctly different. Until he met Tottenham, Southampton were the 'strongest to step up'. However, after facing Tottenham, the position was unified. It is 'confirmation of demotion formula'.

It was Tottenham who kindly cut the string of hope for Southampton. It can also be seen as the intention of coach Enze Postecoglou. In a game where you don't have to run your best power, almost all the main players were operated. Starting with Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke, James Medicine, Brennan Johnson, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Beribal, Jed Spence, Ben Davies, Christian Romero, Perro Porro, and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario all played.




Cruel and unkind Postecoglou, Son Heung-min, in his 450th appearance in Tottenham, Southampton relegation!
Five days later, the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals is scheduled at the same place, but the main players have not been excluded. Rather, he seems to have decided that playing the game is more helpful to his power.

So, Son Heung-min, Solanke, and Medicine showed their active performance right after the start of the game.

In the end, the first goal was scored in the 13th minute of the first half. Son Heung-min played a key role. Spence, who received Son Heung-min's pass, raised it to the center, and Johnson, who took over, scored the first goal with a powerful shot.




Tottenham then scored the ball in the 42nd minute of the first half when Solanke competed in the penalty area and handed it over to Medicine. Medicine changed the direction of the ball with a header, and Johnson scored his second goal of the day.

Cruel and unkind Postecoglou, Son Heung-min, in his 450th appearance in Tottenham, Southampton relegation!
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Son Heung-min also had a chance to score in the eighth minute of the second half. He dribbled a long ball from the back and even tried to shoot himself. The defense blocked it. In the end, Son Heung-min was replaced in the 12th minute of the second half and left the ground.

For Posteglu, he enjoyed a sufficient warm-up effect. In the end, Tottenham won 3-1. Southampton have been confirmed to be relegated regardless of the results of the remaining seven games of the season.

In addition, Son Heung-min played 450 games in Tottenham against Southampton on the same day. He is seventh in Tottenham's career, and he is likely to be sixth within this season. If he plays three more games, he will be sixth in his career.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.