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[엑스포츠뉴스 김희웅 인턴기자] A local media criticized Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur).
Tottenham lost to Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 in the 21st round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2020/21 season held at the Amex Stadium in Brighton at 4:15 a.m. on the 1st. Tottenham lost their second straight to Liverpool and held sixth with 33 points.
On this day, Son Heung-min started as the forefront striker in the 3-4-2-1 formation. Director José Mourinho defeated Son Heung-min, who had shown competitiveness as one of the top players in the situation where Harry Kane fell into an ankle injury.
However, Son Heung-min failed to meet Mourinho’s expectations. He was isolated in front of him for 45 minutes in the first half he played as a striker. I couldn’t hit a single shot.
There is also a reason why the team as a whole struggled. Tottenham gave the initiative to Brighton. In the 17th minute of the first half, Trosar allowed the opening goal and was dragged throughout the first half. Tottenham, missing Kane, wasn’t threatening. There were many pass misses and the breathing between the attackers creaked.
At the start of the second half, Mourinho lowered Son Heung-min to the second line and put in striker Carlos Vinicius. Still, the situation did not improve. Son Heung-min made one effective shot in the 30 minutes of the second half, but even this was headed in front of the goalkeeper.
Tottenham put in attack resources such as Lucas Moura and Eric Lamela, but did not see any effect. Rather, they almost scored an additional goal for Brighton. In the 39th minute of the second half, a counterattack was given, and Connolly shot a shot with Hugo Lorris clearing the goal. Toby Alderweireld managed to escape the crisis and passed the crisis.
Tottenham, who had an urgent equalizer, chose a long-ball strategy. However, he did not have the upper hand in the air ball and second ball fights, and did not create an opportunity to do so. Brighton’s defense was solid, but it was true that Tottenham and Son Heung-min were helpless.
Accordingly, the British media criticized Son Heung-min. Football London gave it a rating of 4 and wrote, “I didn’t have the opportunity, but I didn’t do anything when I caught the ball.”
Evening Standard said, “It seemed like Kane was missing and lost. No threats were made in the Final Third. It’s hard to condemn his efforts, but he often lost possession of the ball.”
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