For the first time in 10 years, 13th place was → too passive. Captain Son Heung-min is really bad for the loss to Arsenal

Jan 16, 2025

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Son Heung-min also expressed regret over the defeat against Arsenal.

Tottenham lost 1-2 in the 21st round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Arsenal in 2024-2025 at the Emirates Stadium in London on the 16th (Korea time). Tottenham fell to 13th place in the league due to the loss of the game.

Son Heung-min was the best player at Tottenham. Expectations were high because he has scored eight goals and two assists against Arsenal so far. I lived up to my expectations. He scored in the 25th minute of the first half. In front of the goal, he finished with a shot and deflected off William Saliba to shake the Arsenal net.

However, Son's score was not the winning goal. Dominic Solanke scored an own goal in the 40th minute of the first half and dedicated the equalizer, and just four minutes later, in the 44th minute of the first half, Leandro Trossar crossed Tottenham's goal and allowed the game to come from behind. Son Heung-min lowered his head after being replaced in the 23rd minute of the second half.

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Son Heung-min played about 68 minutes of the game, recording two shots, three successful ball contests, and one successful dribble breakthrough. England's Football London gave Son a rating of six and attempted to shoot from the edge of the Arsenal box, deflected and headed towards the bottom of the net. I struggled to keep the ball. All Tottenham's strikers are the same. He gave two more points because he scored.' England's Evening Standard gave five points, saying, `Son Heung-min scored, but had little impact other than that, and was defeated by Wiriyen Timber.'

Speaking to TNT Sports after the match, Son said "It's very disappointing. The 'North London Derby' means a lot to our club and to our fans. It's painful to give up such a run. "The coach was right. We were too passive. I always have to press and play from a high place, but I was too passive in the first half. The second half was a bit better, but it wasn't enough in the first half. It's up to the players, too. We need to focus on what we want. We weren't trained enough.'

In an interview with Sports Chosun, it is also true that `the stadium should definitely produce better results. Starting with me, I think it will be more important for all players to take more responsibility and do better on the field and get better resultsSon Heung-min, who said in an interview with Tottenham's club, "I spent 10 years with Tottenham, but I'm experiencing the current ranking for the first time. He expressed his disappointment, saying, "The condition is really not good right now."

For Tottenham, the next schedule is inevitably important. Victory is expected to be desperately needed in the 22nd round of the league against Everton on the 19th.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.