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Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou is the worst coach in history that Son Heung-min met.
Tottenham lost 1-2 in the 33rd round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season against Nottingham Forest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 4 a.m. on the 22nd (Korea time). The defeat kept Tottenham in 16th place in the league.
Tottenham, which reached the semifinals of the Europa League (UEL), chose the 1.5th team in this match. It seems that he was going to try to win because there is still time until the first leg of the semifinal against Glimt.
Tottenham's performance was disastrous, although it should be considered that they sent out 1.5 troops. Elliot Anderson allowed a run in the fifth minute of the first half with a corner kick. Ten minutes later, he was dragged 0-2 by Chris Wood, who received Antony Elanga's cross. There was also a mistake by Guglielmo Vicario, but the overall performance was also frustrating.
No one has the expectation that Tottenham can rebound in the next five games. Now, it seems difficult for Postecoglou to avoid the evaluation that he is the `worst coach' in Son Heung-min's career.
After switching to the EPL system, Tottenham's worst performance in the league was 15th in the 1993-1994 season. Under the 42-game system, Tottenham lost 15 times and scored 45 points. In terms of the 38-game system, it was a season with 40.7 points.
The worst performance since changing to 38 games was 14th in the league, which was recorded in the 1997-98 and 2003-2004 seasons. He scored 44 points in the 1997–98 season and lost 19 of 38 games in the 2003–2004 season. Now coach Postecoglou is expected to break this record.
Tottenham will meet Liverpool, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Brighton in the future. Just two losses in five games will break the record for the most losses in the history of a single EPL season. If the current trend of points is the current trend, Tottenham's final performance is likely to be 42 to 43 points. This is also the worst performance in the 38-game system. It is likely to remain the worst in league rankings.
After Son Heung-min entered Tottenham, the league's worst performance was when he ranked eighth in the league with 60 points in the 2022-2023 season. Since Son Heung-min joined Tottenham, the team has never competed in the top 15. In addition, this is likely to be the first season to fail to score double-digit points in the league since Son Heung-min became the main player. Son Heung-min's personal slump was also the responsibility of Postecoglou for not making effective use of him.
I don't know how Tottenham's evaluation will change in the future if they win the UEL, but so far, Postecoglou is the worst coach in Son Heung-min's career. Coach Nunu Espiritu Santo, who was dismissed in four months in the past, was not this bad. If you were going to give Postecoglou a chance for this long, you shouldn't have replaced Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte like that.
Reporter Kim Dae-sik rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
