Man City killer Son Heung-min is the bench? → Even Big Chan-Smith...Tottenham end up losing 0-1 "needed recovery"

Man City killer Son Heung-min is the bench? → Even Big Chan-Smith...Tottenham end up losing 0-1 "needed recovery"

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The Manchester City killer was left out of the starting list. The aftermath was a defeat.

Anji Postecoglou Gam Manchester City Killer is out of the starting list. The fallout was defeat.

Tottenham Hotspur, led by coach Anji Postecoglou, lost 0-1 at home in the 27th round of the 2024-2025 Premier League against Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on the 27th (Korea time).
With Son Heung-min playing as a substitute as he started the game on the bench, Tottenham's fourth consecutive league win was thwarted when Erling Holan was allowed the winning goal.

Tottenham failed to elevate its ranking to 13th (10 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, 33 points). With three points, Manchester City came in fourth (14 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses). It dropped Chelsea (46 points), which had played one less game, to fifth place.
Tottenham came out as a 4-3-3 model. Goalkeeper Gugliemo Vicario wore gloves, and Pedro Porro, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso and Destiny Udogi composed the defense. James Madison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Beribal played in the midfield. Brennan Johnson and Wilson O'Dober on the side, and Matisse Tell on the front line. Son Heung-min stood by from the bench.

Manchester City faced off with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Ederson, goalkeeper Matheus Núñez, Abdukodir Hussanov, Hoobeng Díaz and Yoschko Gvardiol built their defense. Matteo Kovacic and Nico González protected the defense for the third term. Sabinho, Omar Marmucci, Jeremy Doku and Erling Holan, who had knee injuries at the front line, returned to the second line.
Manchester City quickly scored the first goal on the road. In the 11th minute of the first half, Doku made a low cross after dribbling from the left. He reached Holan through many defenders and Holan scored a comeback goal by shaking the net with a calm left-footed shot.

In the 20th minute of the first half, Doku tried to shoot from left to center, but was blocked by Vicario's good defense. On the contrary, Tottenham's defense gave way too easily.
In the 26th minute, Doku dribbled again and connected with a right-footed out front cross to Savinho, who was rushing to the other side. No one stopped Savinho, and he was able to handle the sharp cross with his left foot. However, Savinho's left footed shot missed.

Twenty-two minutes later, Marmusi took the ball from the right with forward pressure and the counterattack began. On the other side, the ball to Doku reached Holan with a low cross. Holan tried to shoot from close distance to the goal, but Vicario blocked it, and Tottenham managed to overcome the crisis.
Tottenham did not have a proper attack. As Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski were on the bench, Madison was the only one to make the offensive work.

In the end, Tottenham aimed for a chance with a set piece. In the 44th minute of the first half, Danso connected a free kick from the right side with a header and Ederson threw himself away.
Manchester City had a chance to counterattack at the end of extra time, but their teammates did not take the opportunity as Núñez's cross headed long.

In the end, Manchester City led and finished the first half.

In the eighth minute of the second half, Savinho even attempted a left-footed shot as he came inside from the right. He headed outside after being hit by Danso's body.
Tottenham also had a decisive opportunity. Two minutes later, Odover put a low cross from the right side to the left foot, which missed.

In the 15th minute of the second half, Odobert tried to shoot from the center after dribbling from the left. Manchester City swept its chest as the ball deflected off the defense slightly headed toward the goal.

In the 17th minute of the second half, Bentancur attempted a header and headed straight to Ederson.
Tottenham ended up replacing Tel, Udogi, Odover and Bentancourt in large numbers at 21 minutes in the second half. They also replaced Son Heung-min, Kulusevski, Jed Spence and Pape Sarr at the same time. 카지노사이트

Son Heung-min, who stands on the left, immediately began to influence. He dribbled and made a forward pass after Spence made room to advance. Pape Sarr connected Spence's cutback pass with a shot, but it missed.

Tottenham's forward pressure worked, and a decisive opportunity came back. After successful pressure in the 38th minute of the second half, Son Heung-min and Johnson's counterattack began. Johnson broke through to the right and gave up a cutback pass, and Son Heung-min attempted a right footed shot from the center of the box. Ederson blocked this shot, swallowing the regret.
In the end, Tottenham failed to capitalize on their chances amid frustrating attacks. They were given four minutes of extra time.

Shortly before the end of extra time in the second half, Manchester City shook the net. Holan came into the center from the left side of the box. After exchanging one-two passes with his teammates, he overcame the competition with Danso and attempted a left-footed shot, and succeeded. However, VAR review declared a handball foul and the score was canceled.

Tottenham also missed a decisive last-minute opportunity. Immediately after Holan's scene, Son Heung-min passed a prisoner's cross to his back on the counterattack. Sarr tried to header again, but failed. In the end, the game ended as it was.
Son Heung-min's choice to exclude him from starting on the day was ultimately a disappointment. This is because he is a Manchester City killer. Before this game, he had 10 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, 8 goals and 5 assists in 20 games against Manchester City.

That leaves more regret. He was able to attack Manchester City's back space by playing for a long time, but he was relatively short of time. Of course, it was a replacement planned by Postecoglou.

In a post-match press conference, Postecoglou said it was "not their turn" to replace Son Heung-min, Kulusevski and Spence, according to British media outlet Football London.
Postecoglou said, "There is no point in having a squad, and I can't sit there moaning that there is no squad and I don't use it. I think that would be very hypocritical of me. But we needed time for Udo-gi, Johnson and Odover to play today."

At the same time, Kulusevski, Son Heung-min, and Spence played so many hours that they recovered and had time to breathe.