I ran on SON.. "The first half was a waste" → Postec's decision was criticized "The second half was better when 10 players played."
Nov 08, 2024
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Tottenham lost 2-3 away to Galatasaray in Game 4 of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League (UEL) League phase at Neff Stadium in Istanbul, Turkiye on the 8th (Korea time).
Postecoglou said after the game, "It was definitely disappointing. The first half was not good. We didn't handle everything very well. Really wasted, especially when I had the ball. I gave way too much unnecessarily. Thanks to this, I let my opponent play well.'
Tottenham finished the first half 1-3. In the 15th minute of the second half, striker Will Rankshire was sent off for accumulated warnings and fought with 10 men. However, Tottenham did their best, scoring a comeback goal in the second half.
Postecoglou was difficult because it was reduced to "10. But even if there were 10 players, we had the best play. He scored his second goal and had a chance to score his third. I think I've shown a better performance. The disappointing result was due to the first half."
Tottenham placed Son Heung-min and Brennan Johnson on the left and right wings, led by promising forward Will Rankshire. James Maddison, Ives Bissouma and Lucas Beribal came out in the midfield.
Except for right wingback Pedro Porro, all of the back four lines were backup agents. Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies at centre-back and Archie Gray at left fullback.
Tottenham was almost unilaterally beaten because the offense had many first-team players, but the defense was the same as the second-team.
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Son tried to break through by inserting the ball between Galatasaray defender Varsh Yirlemaz's legs from the left. He almost succeeded, but he tripped over a foul tackle.
The referee didn't hang up the game. The flowing ball turned to Gray. Gray floated the ball long into the gate. Johnson, who was inundated, pushed him to the center. Rankshire touched it and balanced it 1-1.
However, Tottenham allowed Victor Osimhen to score back-to-back goals amid sloppy defense. Dominic Solanke, who was put in the second half, recovered one goal, but lost the pursuit power when Rankshire was sent off due to accumulated warnings.
Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou has been managing Son's playing time extremely conservatively recently.
Son Heung-min has suffered from frequent injuries since the beginning of this season.
Son Heung-min was injured for the first time at home against Karabakh FK in the first Europa League match on September 27. In the 26th minute of the second half, he felt thigh pain and collapsed.
Son Heung-min missed the next three games. He was excluded from Manchester United away in the sixth round of the Premier League, Ferencvaros away in the second round of the Europa League, and Brighton away in the seventh round of the Premier League. He was not also called up for the third Asian qualifying team for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup.
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Son Heung-min played three more games. He failed to play against AZ Alkmaar in the third round of the Europa League, Crystal Palace in the ninth round of the Premier League, and Manchester City in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup.
Son Heung-min returned to the match against Aston Villa in the 10th round of the Premier League on the 3rd.
Postecoglou has been very cautious since this game. Postecoglou called Son Heung-min to the bench in the 11th minute of the second half when the score was 1-1. I took out Son Heung-min at a very early point. It happened just seven minutes after Son Heung-min assisted the equalizer. Postecoglou's decision proved right as Tottenham won a huge 4-1 victory. At the time, Postecoglou said in an official press conference that Son was not planning to play more than 60 minutes.
The 45-minute replacement against Galatasaray seems to be a paving stone for Ipswich's driving on the 10th.
dhhan@sportschosun.com
