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Tottenham suffered a shocking upset loss despite Son Heung-min's fifth goal.
Tottenham, led by coach Enze Postecoglou, lost 3-4 in the 15th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season against Chelsea at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 9th (Korea time). Tottenham has been mired in a winless three games in a row, including two consecutive losses. Tottenham, which had 20 points (6 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses), remained in 11th place.
Chelsea, on the other hand, have made an astonishing five wins and two defeats in seven games, including four in a row. Chelsea jumped to second place with 31 points, beating Arsenal.
Son started on the left wing on the day. From the beginning, he was aiming to score with active movements. In the 20th minute of the first half, a shot hit by exchanging passes with Dominic Solanke slightly off the post. In the 34th minute, Son Heung-min's corner kick led to Papesar's header. Unfortunately, he hit the post and came out. In the second half extra time, Timo Werner passed and fired a powerful shot, but the goalkeeper was saved.
Son Heung-min managed to score. In the 6th minute of extra time in the second half, James Medicine broke through the side and pushed the pass inside. his fifth goal of the season.
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Son Heung-min played full time on the day and made 46 touches. Four shots, two shots on target. Created 2 big chances, missed 2 big chances. He made 24 passes and had an 83 percent success rate. He also made a dribble and a cross once. He also made three recoveries and two hard hops in defense.
After the game, Huscoordcom, a soccer statistics media outlet, gave Son a 7.6 rating. It was the highest rating in Tottenham. Foot mob also gave Son Heung-min a 7.8 rating, the highest in the team. SofaScore gave Son 7.3 points, Tottenham's second-highest rating.
Unlike the mechanical rating, the qualitative evaluation received a disappointing rating. England's court-offside gave six points and looked completely insecure in front of the goal. I missed a few big chances. In the end, he scored a goal. But we have to hurry to prevent Tottenham from falling further. Express also gave only five points. Football London have given them seven points, which is rather high.
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Tottenham went 4-3-3. Son Heung-min and Brennan Johnson stood on the left and right with Solanke at the center. Dejan Kulusevski, Sarr and Yves Bissouma were in the midfield. Destiny Udoji, Mickey van der Penn, Christian Romero and Pedro Porro made the four backs. The normal four-back has been activated for the first time in a long time. The goal was still guarded by Fraser Foster instead of Guglielmo Vicario, who was injured.
Chelsea was a 4-2-3-1 formation. Nicola Jackson is one-top. Jadon Sancho, Cole Palmer and Pedro Netu were in the second line. Enzo Fernandez and Romeo Rabia were located in the midfield. Four Bags were composed by Mark Cucurella, Levi Colwill, Benoit Badiacil, and Moises Caicedo. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Robert Sanchez.
It was a fierce development from the beginning. Tottenham fans threw foreign substances in Chelsea's corner kick in the third minute of the first half. Romero even restrained his fans. The atmosphere was as hot as the London Derby. Tottenham scored the first goal in the fifth minute of the first half. When Cucurella slipped during the build-up process, Johnson did not miss it and succeeded in intercepting it. It was given to Solanke, who followed, and Solanke scored with a powerful shot.
Tottenham, which gained momentum, immediately scored an additional goal. 11 min This time, Kulusevski took advantage of Cucurella's error to score. Cucurella, who slipped twice and allowed a run, ran to the bench and changed his soccer boots.
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It was Boone. She didn't miss Chelsea's error. Chelsea's Cucurella slipped during the build-up. Johnson did not miss it and snatched the ball. He delivered to Solanke, who was following him, and Solanke scored with a powerful shot.
Tottenham scored an extra point. Kulusevski scored in the 11th minute of the first half. This time again, it started with Cucurella's error. Cucurella slipped again, and Tottenham stole the ball and finished with a score. Cucurella, who gave up two goals in just about 10 minutes, ran to the bench and changed his soccer shoes.
Then there was a variable. Romero, who returned from injury, collapsed again complaining of pain. Medical staff were quickly dispatched, but Romero was eventually replaced by Radu Dragusin. Chelsea scored a comeback. In the 18th minute, Sancho shook Tottenham's net. Sancho scored the ball sent by Cucurella with a right foot shot. The score is 2-1.
Son Heung-min stepped up in the 24th minute. He had his own chance in a counterattack. The powerful shot went slightly off the post. Since then, Chelsea has been aggressive amid a tense trend. In the 32nd minute, Palmer and Netu hit back-to-back shots. Foster defended the lead with a nice save.
Tottenham also fought back. Son scored a sharp corner in the 34th minute. Sarr's shot hit the top of the post. A minute later, Son Heung-min created a chance for Solanke, but this also did not lead to a score. With fans attacking foreign substances, the first half ended with Tottenham's 2-1 lead.
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Chelsea made a change at the start of the second half. Instead of Rabia, a horse Gusto was put in. Chelsea have gradually increased their ranks on the offensive. He made a series of sharp shots. Tottenham have another man down with injury. Johnson sat down, and Werner was put in instead.
Chelsea eventually brought the game to square one. In the 14th minute of the second half, Caicedo won a penalty kick. During the breakthrough, he tripped over a non-horse. Palmer scored as a kicker. a 2-2 tie.
Tottenham also continued their attack to get ahead again. In the 23rd minute, Son Heung-min's shot to break down the left side was slightly off the post. Son Heung-min also hugged his face and expressed regret. After overcoming the crisis, Chelsea turned the game around. In the 29th minute, Palmer broke down his opponent on the right side and the ball passed connected to Fernandes. Fernandez's left footed shot shook Tottenham's net.
Chelsea put Christopher Nkuku in place of Jackson. To make matters worse, he complained of thigh pain that went up to the panda pen. Coach Postecoglou showed a winning move. Instead of Kulusevski, Van der Penn and Bissouma, James Medicine, Archie Gray and Lucas Beribal were added.
But it collapsed even further. 38 mins allowed Palmer another penalty. Chelsea, which widened the gap, excluded Netu, Palmer and Cucurella, and included Noni Madueke, João Felix and Henatu Beiga. Tottenham scored one goal in extra time, but they ran out of time. In the end, Chelsea won the game 4-3.
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Son Heung-min, who was interviewed after the game, said "It's too bad. In fact, I should be responsible the most. In fact, it is not acceptable to miss out at a critical moment, when an important opportunity comes. I feel so sorry because I think I've disappointed the team, the people who support me, and the supporters a lot today. This moment makes me strong, but I'm very sorry that I couldn't do it if I had shown a better performance at such an important moment.
Saying that Son Heung-min is not the only responsibility, "The players did their best. Young players are trying their best to make things better. Therefore, in important moments and difficult moments, of course, I have experience and it is natural that I, as the captain, have to go ahead and show better performance. That's why I think today's game makes me think that more than anyone else, I'm responsible for a lot of things today."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
