"I hope we can give more time to play against Aston Villa."
Tottenham manager Angie Postecoglou expressed expectations for Son Heung-min's performance in the rest of the season after returning after eight games after recovering from a foot injury.
Son Heung-min's Tottenham was completely defeated 0-2 at home against Crystal Palace in the 36th round of the English Premier League (EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the 11th (Korea time). He lost 20 games in his first season and fell to 17th place in the league. Coincidentally, Manchester United, which confirmed its Europa League final with Tottenham, also lost 0-2 to West Ham in the match held at the same time. To make matters worse, Tottenham even took the bad news of losing Dejan Kulusevski to injury on the day.
At the press conference after the game, the only "positive" point that reporters picked was Son Heung-min's comeback. Son Heung-min appeared on the ground in the 13th minute of the second half when he was losing 0-2. After injuring his foot in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals in Frankfurt on the 11th of last month, Son Heung-min did not play in seven consecutive matches until three Europa League matches, including four EPL matches and two semifinal matches against Bodo/Glimt. As soon as he entered the ground after being replaced by Pedro Porro in the second half of the day, he showed his unique sprint from the right side, drawing cheers from home fans. Overall, however, he failed to take a chance in a lethargic atmosphere and failed to prevent his defeat.
Asked if it was a positive thing for Son to secure a little time to play, Postecoglou replied "Yes". "It was good to give Son some playing time and I hope he can give more playing time against Aston Villa on Friday. I hope he can play again" reported the wind. Tottenham will go on an away trip to Aston Villa at 3:30 a.m. on the 17th.
Postecoglou responded to the assessment that it was a season of `the extreme' that confirmed his qualification for the Europa League final during the week and recorded his 20th Premier League defeat, saying, `People are talking about the record of defeat, but there is no correlation between the final and defeat. I wouldn't sit here unless it was Pythagoras's theorem," he said, expressing his discomfort. "It is easy to understand that we would have achieved much better results if we had not gone through this process. So whether you understand it or not, whether you hit us in the head, I understand everything."
Postecoglou continued "I think so because the way we played today was not satisfactory. I think we could have done better. Regardless of the result, you can lose or win a soccer game. Our performance level is nowhere near that. I'm responsible for solving that."
Asked if Manchester United are having the same problem as Tottenham this season, is that part heartbreaking?," Postecoglou said, "I've said this before, but Manchester United have their own journey, so there's no need to worry. It's a story about what we're trying to make here. It's too easy to accept grades that don't meet expectations because there are other factors. Regardless of other factors, we have to show a certain level of performance, but today we did not reach that level. "It's disappointing…" he expressed his disappointment with Tottenham's performance.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
