'Guardiola is shaking!' Son Heung-min starts against Man City...Jung Jo-joon, the fourth goal in the league

Nov 24, 2024

'Guardiola is shaking!' Son Heung-min starts against Man City...Jung Jo-joon, the fourth goal in the league
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'Guardiola is shaking!' Son Heung-min starts against Man City...Jung Jo-joon, the fourth goal in the league
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Tottenham captain Son Heung-min will play against the league's strongest Man City.

Tottenham announced the starting list ahead of the 12th round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Manchester City in 2024-2025 season at Eddie Hard Stadium in Manchester, England on the 24th (Korea time).

Tottenham, which chose a 4-3-3 formation, will have Son Heung-min, Dominique Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski on the front three-top, while Papesar, Yves Bissouma and James Madison will work together in the midfield. Destiny Udogi, Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin and Pedro Porro were named in the defense. Goalkeeper gloves are worn by Guglielmo Vicario.



Manchester City will play in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Erling Holan will work with Sabinho, Bernardu Silva and Phil Foden on the front line, and Rico Lewis and Ilkay Gündoan on the third line. Four backs are built by Kyle Walker, John Stones, Manuel Akanji and Yosuko Gvardiol. The goal is guarded by Ederson.

'Guardiola is shaking!' Son Heung-min starts against Man City...Jung Jo-joon, the fourth goal in the league
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Tottenham has a big power gap due to the injury of the game. Football London in England will not be able to play Christian Romero with a toe injury and will lose another important player. Romero was listed as unavailable along with Rodrigo Bentancur, Mickey Panderpen, Willson O'Dowbert, Hishalisson and Mikey Moore.



For Tottenham, the departure of Romero following Van der Pen's injury reminds them of last season's nightmare. Tottenham, which had been on the rise last season, lost its mood after the injuries of the two players, and failed to rebound until the end of the season.

The situation is not very different this season if the two players are excluded. With Panderpen's hamstring injury and Romero's foot injury, the only alternatives are Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies. Without Romero and Panderpen, the defense is difficult to expect stability, and moreover, it is difficult to expect good results because the opponent is Manchester City, the strongest in the league.



'Guardiola is shaking!' Son Heung-min starts against Man City...Jung Jo-joon, the fourth goal in the league
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Son Heung-min's presence is the part to lean on. Son Heung-min, who returned from an A match in November, has shown good performance against Manchester City with eight goals and four assists in 17 games. The 2-1 victory against Manchester City in the previous League Cup showdown can also help with confidence.

Manchester City also left Hoobeng Díaz and Mateo Kovacic, increasing the number of absentees in the midfield and defense. The situation is better than Tottenham, but as the midfield continues to falter after Rodri's departure, there is a high possibility of struggling in the process of solving the game.



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