Tottenham lost the North London derby. Son Heung-min 32 also pointed out the issue of losing set piece.
Tottenham lost to Arsenal 0-1 in the fourth round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 10 p.m. on Saturday. After losing for two consecutive games, the team ranked 13th in the English Premier League with one win, one draw and two losses four points.
Son Heung-min, who started as left flanker, played full time but showed little performance. He showed active movements early in the first half, but seemed to have been affected by fatigue after returning from two consecutive A-match games, and his movement decreased towards the second half and he became isolated from the side. He also had only one shot blocked by the defender in the fifth minute of extra time in the second half.
On this day, Tottenham allowed the first goal with insufficient response in a set-piece situation. Gabriel Magalyangis scored with a header in a no-mark situation in the 19th minute of the second half. Christian Romero, who was defending Magalyangis, was largely responsible for missing the defense as he was distracted.
According to the BBC, Son said, I think we dominated the game. However, we lost points in set play like last season.
Soccer is like that. I'm sure it's disappointing and the fans are disappointed, he said. We need to improve 100 percent. We need to get together in tough times.
Son Heung-min said, I am good at reaching the opponent team's dangerous zone. However, I need to increase the sense of responsibility that players need to score goals, adding, Of course, the most difficult part in soccer is finishing the game. Still, I need to finish the game sharply.
Finally, Son said, We will come back stronger. We still have a long way to go.
Tottenham's issue of losing set-piece has been constantly raised since last season. In the North London derby last season, Tottenham lost 2-3 by allowing two goals in a corner kick situation.
However, nothing changed on the day as well. Romero, who lost a point in the match against Newcastle just before, lost a player in the face of counterattack, lost a perfect header to Magalyangis on the day as well. Amid the tight race, the game was decided with a single shot of set piece.
In May, Coach Postecoglou said he was not worried about the set-piece defense. However, Tottenham lost a set-piece again, the BBC said. We need to think and worry about this a little more.
Tottenham was weak in defense when it came to corner kicks. Notably, we were defeated by Arsenal, who were good at corner kicks, Sky Sports commentator and former Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Jamie Redneb said. The gap between the two teams was not that big, but it gave Arsenal a whopping three points.
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