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Oct 21, 2024
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British media 'Football London' gave a candid opinion on the replacement of Madison on the 21st (Korea time). Kulusevski's message is likely to worry Madison, reports said.
Football London starred in a stunning 4-1 defeat of West Ham. Since then, he has not hesitated to evaluate Tottenham. The Swedish international has shown remarkable performance since moving to the central position.
Earlier, Tottenham defeated West Ham 4-1 in the eighth round of the English Premier League in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 19th.
He allowed the first goal in the 18th minute of the first half, but Kulusevski equalized in the 36th minute. After finishing 1-1 in the first half, Tottenham scored three goals in the second half. Son Heung-min showed off his strong performance by directly participating in three goals, including a netting goal. Son Heung-min arranged his physical strength by replacing Timo Werner in the 25th minute of the second half when the victory became clear.
What stands out is the Madison replacement. Tottenham deployed Madison, Kulusevski and Yves Bissouma to the midfield as they moved into a 4-3-3 system. Two attacking midfielders, Madison and Kulusevski, were at the second, and Bissouma was the only one to take the third. Tottenham took full control of the game at the start of the second half, removing Madison and putting in Papesar.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou said: "I felt West Ham asking us certain questions in the midfield area. Thought Sar's power would help in the second half. I thought Sarr could give us real energy", he explained.
Postecoglou said "He did a great job. Whenever we wanted an aggressive, concise play, we provided a threatening move" he complimented.
Kulusevski also actively agreed with Postecoglou.
Kulusevski thought there was not enough balance in the midfield. We were too aggressive. In the next game, we need to look at it and improve it", he pointed out.
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Madison did his part by scoring five chances in the first half alone. However, as Kulusevski said, the balance of attack and defense was a problem. Sarr came in in the second half and showed aggressive defensive behavior, including a 100% tackle success rate (2/2). Madison had no tackle attempts at all, and his defensive behavior was half that of Sarr.
Tottenham's central midfielder resources include Maddison Kulusevski Bissouma Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur. Madison has been given a role 10 times since joining Tottenham last summer and played a built-in starting role. Kulusevski was in a similar position to Madison as he moved from the side to the center. Bissouma, Sar, and Bentancur are not direct competitors because they are close to defensive if you have to classify them. If Tottenham has to use only one attacking midfielder to harmonize offense and defense, Madison cannot avoid competition with Kulusevski. Madison's iron rice bowl became dangerous.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
