How did Tottenham Hotspur end up like this. It seems like yesterday when I started looking at the top four, but now I'm in a position to worry about relegation. Son Heung-min (33) can no longer change the course. On the contrary, the worst mistake provided the beginning of defeat.
Tottenham lost again. They met Everton, 16th in the league, but Tottenham, 15th, were one step behind. Rookie Yang Min-hyuk's participation was canceled again. I waited on the bench, but I didn't have a chance to go out because the flow of the game wasn't so good. However, whether Yang Min-hyuk will make his debut is no longer a major issue. Tottenham are on fire. Now he is in a position to worry about relegation.
Tottenham struggled in the 22nd round of the English Premier League (EPL) against Everton at Goodison Park in Liverpool, England, at 11 p.m. on the 19th (Korea time) In the end, they lost 2-3.
As a result, Tottenham recently lost three consecutive league games and ranked 15th (24 points, 7 wins, 3 draws, 12 losses). Everton, ranked 16th, added three points to chase Tottenham by four points. The gap with the relegation zone is only eight points. Currently, Ipswich Town, ranked 18th, has 16 points (3 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses). If Tottenham is at the current pace, there is a possibility that it will fall this far.
On the same day, coach Enze Postecoglou used a 3-4-3 formation. Son Heung-min came out as a one-top after a long time. James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski were placed on the left and right sides. The midfield of Jed Spence, Lucas Beribal, Pape Sarr and Pedro Porro was activated. The three backs were Ben Davies, Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray. Goalkeeper Antonin Kinski is out.
It was a formation that made various changes because there were so many injuries. Son Heung-min's one-top or three-back is a method that coach Enze Postecoglou has not used well recently. If it worked well, it would have been an exquisite choice, but unfortunately, it creaked from the beginning.
In the end, he gave up the first goal in the 13th minute of the first half. Intercepts were allowed near the halfway line. Everton quickly counterattacked. Idrissa Gueye made a sharp pass forward at the second line. Dominic Calvert-Lewin took over and collapsed the defense with a personal talent and shook the net with a right-footed shot. The reality of Tottenham, whose defense has collapsed, has been revealed as it is.
The opportunity for counterattack came quickly. Ten minutes after allowing the first goal, Son Heung-min took the equalizer chance. Kulusevski hits from the right side and cuts back to Son Heung-min inside the box. Son Heung-min hit a right non-stop shot from the middle of the box. Even though the defense couldn't block it, it couldn't score a goal. He headed in front of the goalkeeper. It was the worst play.
After that, the atmosphere rapidly shifted toward Everton. Son Heung-min also had a chance to score in the 27th minute of the first half. This time, he broke through from the left side of the box himself and even shot himself. Again, he was blocked by the goalkeeper.
Everton overwhelmed Tottenham with a counter-attack. In the 30th minute of the first half, Iliman Ndiaye broke through the penalty box alone near the half-line. Again, he collapsed Tottenham's final defense line with his personal skills. Dragushin joked. Ndiaye scored with a left footed shot. The perfect conclusion of a one-man show.
Everton's score came again before the end of the first half. Everton's corner in first-half stoppage time. James Tacauski's header hit Gray's knee in a door-to-door skirmish and went futile into the goal. An own goal made Everton 3-0 to end the first half.
The situation did not improve in the second half. Tottenham showed their worst performance. Son Heung-min was also slow in his movements, perhaps because he was daunted by the mistakes made in the first half. It was blocked by Everton's defensive wall at the bottom.
He managed to escape from the scoreless game only near the end of the game. In the 32nd minute of the second half, Kulusevski's lobbing shot went into the goal. Tottenham managed to score. Everton set out to lock up. He lowered the line and thickened the defense wall.
It has become more difficult to score a goal. At least one more goal came out in the second half of extra time. The replacements did it. Hishalisson, who was replaced by Dragushin at the start of the second half, scored a goal. He also finished Mikey Moore's cross in the 28th minute of the second half. Son Heung-min also failed to score a goal on the day. After throwing away a golden goal opportunity, his confidence and form collapsed together.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
