Tottenham injury ward defense, should we stop Isak? What will Son Heung-min and Yang Min-hyuk look like?
Jan 04, 2025
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▶ Will Tottenham show a strong performance?
Tottenham took six days off for the first time in a long time. In the meantime, he played the Premier League, Europa League, and League Cup at the same time and played games every three to four days. Injuries continued to occur. The players' performance has also declined.
However, this game is after taking a good rest. The physical strength of the players has also been saved to some extent. It has laid the groundwork for him to play the Engie ball pursued by coach Engie Postecoglou.
However, the variable is the game time. Kick-off at 12:30 p.m. local time just after noon. Usually, players are used to playing in the late afternoon or evening. It is not easy to prepare for the game relatively early. It's hard to adjust my physical condition. It often leads to poor performance.
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Tottenham's defence is literally an injury ward. Romero, Van der Ben and Davis have already been injured. On top of that, Udo-ki also suffered a hamstring injury. Dragushin and Craig are holding up. Spence and Reguilon, who have not played much, have to fill the side fullback position.
Alexander Isak is the opponent that the hole defense has to stop. Newcastle's main gun Isak has scored 12 goals in the league alone this season. In particular, he has scored eight goals in six games from round 15 to round 19. Tottenham's defense seems to be too much to stop Isak.
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Son Heung-min has played a total of 17 games against Newcastle. He scored five goals and four assists. Showed compliance against Newcastle. Son Heung-min's shoulders are heavy in this game as well. In particular, he missed a penalty kick in the last game against Wolverhampton, so a turnaround is needed in this game. As he took a six-day break, he seems to be able to regain his sharpness this game.
Yang Min-hyuk's debut is uncertain. Coach Postecoglou said at a press conference on the eve of the game that `there are no plans yet. Adaptation comes first." It seems that he decided that it would be better to melt into the team's atmosphere and tactics first, rather than letting them play right away.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
