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Tottenham's atmosphere ahead of the London Derby with Chelsea is simply the worst.
Tottenham will play Chelsea in the 15th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 1:30 a.m. on the 9th (Korea time). Chelsea, who has won three consecutive EPs and won six consecutive games (4 wins and 2 draws), are currently in second place (28 points).
There is only seven points difference from the leading Liverpool (35 points). If they beat Tottenham, the difference in points will be reduced to four points, and they can ignite a full-fledged competition for the championship.
Tottenham, on the other hand, is ranked 11th (20 points, 6 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses). It is a trend that cannot be explained with two wins, one draw and two losses in the last five EPL games. He defeated strong teams Aston Villa and Manchester City 4-1 and 4-0 respectively, but played poorly against Ipswich Town (1-2 loss), Fulham (1-1 draw), and Bournemouth (0-1 loss).
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After the match against Bournemouth on the 6th, coach Enze Postecoglou had a war of words with Tottenham fans who came away. "The fans are supporting the club, not me," he said at a press conference ahead of the match against Chelsea. I don't care who's behind me. The people going to Bournemouth are quite enthusiastic fans. They were not satisfied"I felt I had to give feedback, and I thought I should get close enough to make them listen to me.", he explained.
And "As I said last night, there is no message. I will fight to bring success to this club. Whether in doubt or internally or externally, it just makes my determination to correct it even stronger."
However, the value of Son Heung-min's captaincy shone. He was substituted in the second half when his team was trailing 0-1. Son Heung-min also shook the net, but his score was not recognized due to offside, and he failed to prevent the team's defeat.
Tottenham's teammates hesitated after the game as fans on the road booed. Then it exploded. Son Heung-min scolded his teammates for not greeting his fans properly, urging them to get closer and say thank you.
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Son Heung-min's contract with Tottenham will end after this season. However, Tottenham has a one-year extension option. If the option is invoked, Son will stay at Tottenham until 2026.
Son Heung-min recently said, `There is nothing else to say right now. "If I do what I can do for the rest of the season, do my best to help the team and do what the team needs for the team, it's the most important thing for me to show how I improve day by day, day by day, just as the future is always unpredictable," he said. "I told you before the season, but I really have a big idea to make it special, so I'm focusing on that and not paying attention to anything else."," he said, leaving a strange lingering impression.
Son Heung-min has recently been linked to big clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Barcelona. On Son Heung-min's renewal on the day, Postecoglou said, `All I care about now is the weekend game. I can't care about the players' contracts. I can't care about their situation. I want to make sure there are players ready to play on the weekend," replied the same.
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In the meantime, Harry Redknapp, a former Tottenham head coach, emphasized that Postecoglou should take a step back through a contribution to 'The Sun'. He added: "'Tottenham and Chelsea are expected to be a long Sunday afternoon. We saw some Tottenham fans booing Postecoglou after the Bournemouth game. It shows what they're thinking.' he opened up.
Tottenham also lost Ben Davies to injury, following Christian Romero, Mickey van der Penn and Guglielmo Vicario. Redknapp said 'Tottenham is not a stable team. Even if everyone is healthy, I'm not sure who's going to play. 'If I were Postecoglou, I would have made a much more defensive team.'
And 'Chelsea is a clear favorite. It was a bit chaotic at the beginning of the season, but now he is full of confidence and light-footed,' he said, adding that `Tottenham fans will pray to jeer at Postecoglou again.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
