'What a waste, Son Heung-min!' Tottenham's shock lineup in the 67th minute of SON lost to 'Holan' Manchester City 0-1 'end 3 consecutive wins → fall to 13th place'
'What a waste, Son Heung-min!' Tottenham's shock lineup in the 67th minute of SON lost to 'Holan' Manchester City 0-1 'end 3 consecutive wins → fall to 13th place'
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Tottenham suffered a defeat in the shock lineup.
Tottenham, led by manager Enze Postecoglou, lost 0-1 to Manchester City in the 2024-2025 English Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 27th (Korea time). Tottenham (10 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses) ended its winning streak at 3.
Tottenham has made significant changes to its starting lineup. Some of its main players, including Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski, were taken to the bench. It was shocking. Son started the league's away game against Ipswich on Sunday and recorded two assists. Son recorded 10 goals and 10 assists in 35 official matches this season, becoming the fifth player in his career to achieve double-digit goals and assists this season. He also scored 126 goals and 71 assists in a total of 326 matches in the EPL, achieving 70 goals and 70 assists. Son's total of 70 goals and 70 assists in the EPL is a valuable record, which is the 11th in the history of the EPL.
Postecoglou gave Son a break. Instead, he gave young players a chance. Tottenham came up with a 4-3-3 tactic. Brennan Johnson, Matisse Tell, and Wilson O'Donbert led the attack. Lucas Beribal, Rodrigo Bentancourt, and James Maddison helped from the back. Pedro Porro, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso, and Destiny Udoji were in charge of defense. Guglielmo Vicario defended the goal.
Manchester City is back with a strong support. It was Elling Holan. Holan has not played for a while due to his recent injury. Holan was a one-top player with a 4-2-3-1 tactic. Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmushi and Sabiu were at the second line. Matteo Kovacic and Nico González were among the defensive midfielders. Joshko Gvardiol, Huven Dias, Abdukodir Kusanov and Matheus Nunes stood at the four-back. The goalie gloves were worn by Ederson.
At the beginning of the game, both teams fought under strong pressure. Tottenham took the opportunity first. In the 5th minute of the first half, he tried to score in a set piece situation, but he couldn't achieve his goal. Manchester City fought back with Holan's shot. Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario calmly blocked it.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Holan opened Tottenham's goal. He slightly pushed a pass from the left side to score with his left foot. Holan scored his 20th goal of this season. Since his debut in the EPL in the 2022-2023 season, Holan has set a new record of scoring double-digit goals at home and on the road, respectively. It is his second in the league following Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), who played for Tottenham in the past. In contrast, Tottenham had his 13th nightmare of losing the first goal of this season. 온라인바카라
Manchester City, which was in the mood, continued its momentum with Doku's shot. In the 28th minute of the first half, Sabiu had a one-on-one chance. However, Sabiu's score went into the air and held his face. Tottenham rarely played out. Broadcast cameras caught Son Heung-min on the bench one after another.
Tottenham launched a counterattack by winning free kicks in the 35th minute of the first half and Bentancourt in the 37th minute of the first half. However, Tottenham's shot rarely penetrated Manchester City's goal. Danso attempted a surprise header from a free kick situation in the 44th minute of the first half, but the Manchester City goalkeeper blocked it. The first half ended with Manchester City's 1-0 lead.
Tottenham put more pressure on the team in the second half. However, they faced difficulties by conceding set pieces to the opponent team one after another. After overcoming the crisis in a difficult way, Odobert took a decisive opportunity in the 11th minute of the second half. He attempted to shoot after receiving a pass from the opponent team. However, Odobert's shot slightly missed the opponent team's goal. Tottenham ended up with a header from Danso's cross at 14th minute of the second half, but it was disappointing for the team to face the Manchester City goalkeeper. Bentancourt's header shot was blocked by Ederson in the 18th minute of the second half, and he bowed his head. Tottenham stole the opponent's ball in the 21st minute of the second half and connected it to the shot, but Tel's shooting accuracy dropped significantly.
Tottenham couldn't stand it anymore. Finally, they took out the "captain card" that they had saved on the bench. At 22 minutes in the second half, they deployed Kulusevski, Son Heung-min, Pape Sarr and Jed Spence without Tel, Odover, Bentancourt and Udoji.
Tottenham put pressure on the opponent by greatly increasing the market share. Manchester City also used replacement cards. Bernardu Silva and Phil Foden came forward instead of González and Marmusi. It was a close game. Tottenham took the lead. In the 37th minute of the second half, Timo Werner was added instead of Madison.
The mood surely changed. Tottenham attempted a shot at the 39th minute of the second half by receiving Johnson's side pass. However, Son Heung-min's well-hit shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.
Manchester City launched a counterattack. Tottenham gained the upper hand by creating set piece opportunities in succession. Manchester City even scored Holan's net goal right before the end of the match. However, the referee declared a violation of the handball court through VAR. The score was cancelled. Tottenham scored a goal when Sarr shot a ball that Son Heung-min spilled in the final minute of the match, but failed to score a theatrical goal.