Sonny, the 'gentle boy,' was furious as he stirred his arms..."Failed several chances to attack → Repeated rebuke of the captain"
Sonny, the 'gentle boy,' was furious as he stirred his arms..."Failed several chances to attack → Repeated rebuke of the captain"
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Son Heung-min, a "gentle boy," repeatedly got angry inside the stadium. It was because of Destiny Udo-gi's absurd mistake.
Tottenham Hotspur was defeated by Fulham 0-2 in the 29th round of the 2024-25 Premier League (PL) at Craven Cottage in London, England, at 10:30 p.m. on the 16th (Korea time). With this, Tottenham ended up with a three-game winless streak (one draw and two losses) and ranked 14th in the league.
Coach Anze Postecoglou left the team with a rotation on the day. He also placed Son Heung-min, the "key player" who exhausted his stamina during the match against Europe in China, Mickey van der Ben, Pedro Porro and James Maddison on the bench. The lineup consists of some key players and players who have recently returned from injury.
His performance was as serious as ever. The three-top team led by Brennan Johnson, Mattis Tel and Dominic Solanke lost power and repeated meaningless passes. Fulham, on the other hand, dominated Tottenham by taking the lead towards the end of the first half. Tottenham ended the first half 0-0 hip-hop.
It was Postecoglou who pulled out Son's card as soon as the game started. Son struggled hard, but Tottenham ended up collapsing. In the 33rd minute of the second half, he dedicated the first goal to Munis, leading the team 0-1. Tottenham tried to catch up until the end of the second half. However, it was beaten by "Tottenham native" Ryan Sessegnon at the 43rd minute of the second half. Tottenham ended the game with a 0-2 defeat and fell to 14th place with no win in three league matches (one draw and two losses).
Looking back at the match against Fulham, "Football London" of the U.K., paid attention to the footage captured during the match. It was Son Heung-min rebuking Udo-ki. Udo-ki started at left-back on the day. He was flawless in defense. He blocked off opponents' attacks several times by banking on his unique speed and physical struggle. According to the soccer statistics magazine Footmob, he showed good defense by showing a successful tackle rate of 87 percent (6/7), recovery nine times, and clearance two times.
However, the problem was "attack." Since returning from injury, Udo has not displayed the same level of attack as before, and the same was true on the day. He lost possession twice due to ill-advised judgment and situation in which he was attacking. It was Udo who had no clue at left half-space. Rather, it was comparable to the performance of right-back Jed Spence, who has replaced him so far.
Son Heung-min, 바카라 who is collaborating with him on the left side, also expressed frustration. "Udo-gi showed good defense overall. However, he did not contribute much in terms of offense. Notably, he made the wrong choice at a critical moment in the offensive end. As a result, several scenes of Son clearly brandishing his arms and rebuking him have been spotted."