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Tottenham suffered a defeat in the shock lineup.
Tottenham, led by manager Enze Postecoglou, lost 0-1 at home to Manchester City in the 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, on the 27th (Korea time). Tottenham (10 wins, 4 draws and 14 losses) ended their league winning streak at '3'.
Tottenham have made major changes to their starting lineup. Some of the main pillars, including Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski, were brought down to the bench. It was shocking. Son Heung-min started the league away game against Ipswich on the 23rd and recorded two assists. Son Heung-min scored 10 goals and 10 assists in 35 official games this season, becoming the fifth player in his career to achieve double-digit goals and assists this season. He also scored 126 goals and 71 assists in 326 EPL matches, achieving 70 goals and 70 assists. Son Heung-min's 70 goals and 70 assists in the EPL is the 11th valuable record in history.
Postecoglou gave Son a break. Instead, he gave young players a chance. Tottenham came up with a 4-3-3 tactic. Brennan Johnson, Matisse Tell and Wiltson O'Dowbert led the attack. Lucas Beribal, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison helped from the back. Pedro Porro, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso and Destiny Udoji were in charge of defense. Guglielmo Vicario defended the goal.
Manchester City have a strong backer. It was Elling Holan. Holan has been sidelined for a while due to recent injuries. Holan was the one-top of the 4-2-3-1 tactic. Jeremy Doku, Omar Marmushi and Sabiu were placed in the second line. Matteo Kovacic and Nico González were among the defensive midfielders. On the four backs stood Yoshko Gvardiol, Huven Dias, Abdukodir Kusanov and Matheus Nunes. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Ederson.
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At the beginning of the game, both teams fought under strong pressure. Tottenham took the opportunity first. In the fifth minute of the first half, he tried to score in a set piece situation, but failed to achieve his goal. Manchester City launched a counterattack with Holan's shot. Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario calmly blocked it.
In the 12th minute of the first half, Holan opened Tottenham's goal. Doku's pass from the left side was slightly pushed with his left foot to score. Holan completed his 20th goal of the season. Since his debut in the EPL in the 2022-2023 season, he has recorded three consecutive home and away goals, respectively. It is the second in the league after Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), who played for Tottenham in the past. Tottenham, on the other hand, had their 13th first run nightmare of the season.
Manchester City, which was in the mood, continued its momentum with Doku's shot. In the 28th minute of the first half, Sabiu had a one-on-one opportunity. However, Sabiu's score headed into the air and held his face. Tottenham rarely played out. A series of broadcast cameras caught Son Heung-min on the bench.
Tottenham fought back in the 35th minute of the first half with Udoji and Bentancur getting free kicks in the 37th minute of the first half. Tottenham's shot, however, rarely broke through Man City's goal. In the 44th minute of the first half, Danso attempted a surprise header in a free kick situation, but Manchester City goalkeeper blocked it. The first half ended with Manchester City's 1-0 lead.
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Tottenham's pressure increased in the second half. However, he faced difficulties by giving away set pieces to the opponent in succession. Tottenham, which struggled to overcome the crisis, had a decisive opportunity in the 11th minute of the second half. Attempted to shoot after receiving the opposite conversion pass from the prisoner. But O'Dober's shot slightly missed the opponent's goal. In the 14th minute of the second half, Tottenham left a regret in front of the Manchester City goalkeeper, although Danso connected Porro's cross with a header shot in a free kick situation. Bentancur's header shot was blocked by Ederson in the 18th minute of the second half and he bowed his head. Tottenham took away the opponent's ball and even connected the shot in the 21st minute of the second half, but Tel's shooting accuracy fell significantly.
Tottenham couldn't hold on any longer. Eventually, he took out the 'Captain Card' that he had saved on the bench. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Kulusevski, Son Heung-min, Papesar, and Jed Spence were added without Tel, Odover, Bentancourt and Udoji.
Tottenham put pressure on their opponents by increasing their possession significantly. Manchester City also used a replacement card. Bernardu Silva and Phil Foden came forward instead of González and Marmusi. There was a close race. Tottenham set up a winning move. In the 37th minute of the second half, Timo Werner was added instead of Madison.
The mood has definitely changed. Tottenham received Johnson's side pass in the 39th minute of the second half and attempted to shoot. However, Son Heung-min's good shot was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.
Manchester City have launched a counterattack. Tottenham gained the upper hand by creating set-piece opportunities in succession. On top of that, he used a replacement card to take advantage of his time. Manchester City even scored Holan's net just before the end of the game. However, the referee declared a handball foul through VAR. The score was called off. Tottenham connected the ball that Son Heung-min spilled at the end of the game with a Sarr shot, but no theater goal came out.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.