Tottenham Son Heung-min's decline is a serious concern score of 1.5 points, which is a legend of the worst criticism, but the decline is clear, so he was slammed → eliminated from the FA Cup

Feb 10, 2025

Tottenham's crisis is being talked about as if it was only because of Son Heung-min.

Tottenham lost 1-2 to Aston Villa in the fourth round (32 strongest teams) of the 2024-2025 FA Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, at 2:30 a.m. on the 10th (Korea time). Tottenham was eliminated in the Carabao Cup after losing to Liverpool just three days ago, but the scent of no spectators is rising again as even the FA Cup was eliminated.

Due to the shocking elimination of the two competitions, the search for the criminal began again. Is it because the leadership of the club, including Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, has no intention of replacing manager Enze Postecoglou. Now, criticism is pouring in targeting players. Naturally, the target is Son Heung-min, the captain and ace.

On this day, Son Heung-min was deployed as a striker in the 4-2-3-1 formation. Matistel, who was brought from Bayern Munich, moved to the left, and Tottenham, without a player, placed prospect Mikey Moore, who was born in 2007, on the right. Dejan Kulusevski was placed in position 10.

Tottenham were no match in the first place. Tottenham exposed the crisis as the midfield became empty in the first minute of the first half. Jacob Ramsey's shot, which received Morgan Rogers' pass, was directed to Antonin Kinski in a relatively ordinary trajectory, but Kinski's punching went completely wrong and led to a run.

In order for Tottenham, which has a bad atmosphere, to win on the road, there should have been no first run, but Kinski's mistake was fatal. The atmosphere of the game was completely passed on to Villa. There was no environment to attack Son Heung-min at all.

Son Heung-min had a golden opportunity in the 24th minute of the first half, when Villa's perfect advantage was unfolding.Kulusevski poked at Moore, who was running sideways. Moore connected Son Heung-min running to the center. Son Heung-min finished with one touch, but Martinez saved it. It was a chance that Son Heung-min should have put in.

It's definitely a shame that I didn't take advantage of this opportunity. This is because it was an opportunity that Son Heung-min, who we know, would not miss. If Son Heung-min had scored an equalizer, it would have been impossible to predict how the game would go, but looking at the trend afterwards, it was a game Tottenham could not win in the first place.

Tottenham continued to allow the attack. The defense was sloppy, and the pressure was systematic. Tottenham, who briefly brought the atmosphere early in the second half, lost a point to Rogers in the 19th minute of the second half due to Villa's counterattack. Tottenham made the last effort, but Tel's comeback goal in the second half of extra time only protected their pride, which was not far away.

Criticism is pouring out against Son Heung-min as he was eliminated from the two tournaments for three days and the energy of no spectators struck again. In particular, Spurs Web, a Tottenham media outlet, gave Son Heung-min a rating of 1.5 points, the lowest score after Rodrigo Bentancur. Most of the other players have five to six points. That's why I feel it's an emotional rating.

The above media outlet said, `Son Heung-min missed a decisive tie opportunity sent by Moore. For the rest of the game, Son's confidence seemed to have collapsed. It was controlled by the Villa defense, who did not allow Son Heung-min a second chance. Son Heung-min's dribble was useless and showed no passion. Son Heung-min's once golden reputation is being damaged among Tottenham fans. As his decline became clearer day by day, Son Heung-min began to feel sorry for him", he harshly criticized.

Other media also did not give good reviews. England's The Standard gave a similar rating of five points to other players, while England Football London gave a slightly lower rating of four. These media thought the same thing. The reason for the criticism was that he failed to take advantage of the decisive opportunity that came to Son Heung-min.

After the game, the England Football Insider said: "According to the former scouts, Tottenham are concerned about Son's performance this season. Mick Brown, who has worked as a senior scout for Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers and has very good connections with previous clubs, said Tottenham could replace Son in the summer transfer window," he said.

Media also "So far this season, 32-year-old Son has scored 10 goals and eight assists in 32 matches across all tournaments, but new questions have been raised about his consistency. His legs are starting to slow down and his performance is no longer up to the level shown in recent seasons," he said.

Brown said "I'm disappointed with the way Son Heung-min and this season's players play. He has started to regain his performance little by little recently, but he doesn't look like the old Son Heung-min. The coach, the club and the team wanted Son to step up and act as the vanguard, but Son couldn't" he criticized.

He continued "Now Son Heung-min's scoring ability has declined, and he's slowed down a little bit. Son Heung-min is 32 years old. As it slows down, it seems like the time to play the way it's been shown for years is coming to an end. Maybe you need to recruit someone to provide competition," he added.

Some opinions are expanding as if Son Heung-min is the only problem amid Tottenham's crisis.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.