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Son Heung-min's first hope of winning the championship was alive' Tottenham defeated Manchester City 2-1 with Werner's first goal + Bissuma Super Clearing...United in League Cup quarter-finals
Expectations are rising for his first career win. Tottenham, where Captain Son Heung-min was absent from the injury, beat giants Manchester City to advance to the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
Tottenham advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Manchester City 2-1 with consecutive goals by Timo Werner and Pape Matar Sarr in the round of 16 of the 2024-2025 EFL Cup against Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 31st (Korea time), saving their hope of winning.
It is the first time in three years that Tottenham has advanced to the quarterfinals or higher of the League Cup since the 2021-2022 season when it lost to Chelsea in the semifinals.
The match has also been decided. Tottenham will play a quarterfinal match at home on December 17 against Manchester City, which defeated Leicester City 5-2 on the same day. Arsenal-Crystal Palace, Newcastle-Brentford and Southampton-Liverpool will also clash.
Son Heung-min's physical condition was a top priority. Son Heung-min, who injured his hamstring against Karabakh in September, returned to West Ham (4-0 win) on the 19th, three weeks after his injury, and scored his third goal in the league, but immediately showed an abnormality in his physical condition and missed Alkmaar (1-0 win) and Crystal Palace (0-1 loss) consecutively, raising concerns.
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Ahead of the match, Tottenham manager Engie Postecoglou confirmed that Son Heung-min did not have a hamstring injury, but predicted that he would return in time for the league game against Aston Villa on the weekend rather than against Manchester City.
As he said, Son Heung-min was excluded from the entry on the day. Postecoglou put Timo Werner in the position of Son Heung-min's left striker. I set up a three-top with Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson. Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Sarr built the three-middle, and Andy Gray, Christian Romero, Radu Dragushin and Mickey van der Penn made up the four backs. Guglielmo Vicario defended the goal. Pedro Porro, James Maddison, and Hishalisson were on the bench.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola previously said he would not focus on the League Cup. I turned the rotation on this day. Major players such as Erling Holan, Bernardu Silva, Mateo Kovacic, Josko Gvardiol and Manuel Akanji sat on the bench. Still, the starting lineup was 'Bang Bang." Phil Foden, Savinho, Nunes, Ilkay Gundoan, John Stones, Rubendias and Nathan Ake started.
Tottenham, which is particularly strong against Manchester City at home, took the lead by scoring the first goal in just five minutes. Two crisp forward passes from the defensive side quickly pierce the side. Kulusevski, who caught the ball, poked a sharp right-footed cross at Werner, who was running from the right to the other side. Werner, who is famous for frequently missing big chances, hit the net with a non-stop right-footed shot.
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Werner shot a magic goal in his 12th game since the opening of this season, seven months after the match against Aston Villa in March. On this day, Werner did his part, not Johnson, who showed his scoring ability during Son Heung-min's injury.
Spurs scored an extra 25 minutes on the strength of the team. a corner kick situation. A short-connected ball was delivered to Sarr on the outside of the box. Sarr's right footed shot went right into the bottom right of the goal. Kulusevski, Tottenham's 'Body' this season, has assisted both goals.
It wasn't Manchester City to stand by. Four minutes into first-half stoppage time, Nunes volleyed Sabiu's cross in front of the gate. Tottenham finished one goal ahead in the first half.
Both teams made up for their shortcomings through the replacement of players in the second half. Tottenham, which had been holding out and holding out, faced an equalizer crisis in the 43rd minute of the second half. Yves Bissouma blocked Jakob Wright's shot in front of the gate from a corner kick. With this super clear, Tottenham secured a 2-1 victory.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
