Son Heung-min played full time in the first North London derby of this season, but failed to prevent his team Tottenham's defeat. Tottenham lost 0-1 to Arsenal in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 15th.
Tottenham is in the midst of a tough early season as it lost two consecutive games following a match against Newcastle United in the third round. Tottenham has only four points with one win, one draw and two losses. Arsenal 3 wins and one draw rose to the second place with 10 points each.
Tottenham captain and star striker Son Heung-min started as left wing striker on the day and spearheaded the team with Dominique Solanke, one-top striker. They were followed by James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski from the left. Brennan Johnson was on the right wing.
In the defensive line, Destiny Udogi, Mickey Panderpen, Christian Romero and Pedro Porro made up the back four, with Italy's national team Guglielmo Vicario keeping the goal unchanged.
The away team Arsenal responded with a 4-2-3-1 formation. David Raya stood in front of the goal, while Wirien Timber, Gabriel Magalyangis, William Saliba and Ben White made the back four. Thomas Partey and Jorginho worked together at the third line. Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, and Bukayo Saka were qualified for the second line. Leandro Trossard aimed for Tottenham's goal with a "fake No. 9."
Son Heung-min aimed to score with Solanke and Kulusevski in the 5th minute of the first half. When Solanke slightly stabbed forward, Son Heung-min penetrated by breaking down the defensive line and connected with a cutback near the left goal line, and Kulusevski, who rushed to the front of the left post, fired a shot, but was blocked by goalkeeper David Raya.
He also got a free kick near the left touchline in the 10th minute of the first half. Son, who diligently moved between the left side and the center of the game, came down to a low position in the second half to add strength to the midfield, but failed to produce a noticeable scene. He attempted one shot at the end of the second half, but the shot did not lead to an effective shot.
Tottenham led the first half of the match against Martin 외degaard, who was injured during the A-match, and Arsenal, who were absent from the previous round with Declan Rice, who was sent off in the previous round, by increasing the time of possession of the ball. It was surprisingly noticeable that Arsenal used practical tactics to counterattack after the defense.
Arsenal, who had been gradually blocking Tottenham's attack, had a golden opportunity in the 18th minute of the first half.
Kai Havertz headed a cross from the left side by Gabrieu Marcinelli in the attack that unfolded as Arsenal's free kick after a struggle in the midfield, but goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario managed to block it.
In the 37th minute of the first half, players from the two teams got tangled up in a physical fight and a war of nerves like bench clearing in baseball. When Timber stepped on the right ankle of the prisoner of war, the ball flowed towards Tottenham's goal, and Vicario grabbed Timber by the collar. Immediately, players from the two teams began to flock to Tottenham's goal line. In the end, Timber and Vicario were given warnings.
In the extra time of the first half, Tottenham connected with a right-footed shot from Kulusevski's ball to the right in a mixed game at the gate, but failed to score after crossing the crossbar.
Immediately after the start of the second half, when the score was 0-0, Tottenham knocked on the goal with Solanke's diving header and Mickey Panderpen's header, but it was ineffective. 파워볼사이트
Tottenham, which missed all of its scoring chances, gave away the first winning goal to away defender Magalyangis in the 19th minute of the second half.
When Martinelli kicked the ball from the right corner from the gate, Magalyangis shook the net with a powerful header to determine the outcome. When Martinelli kicked a corner, Tottenham players missed Magalyangis, who rushed in from behind while paying attention to the near goal. It was the moment when Arsenal, who are strong in set-piece attacks, smiled.
On the other hand, Tottenham, which continued to show weakness in set-piece defense after coach Anji Postecoglou took office last summer, hit the ground once again.