Seo Jung-hwan Is Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham) and manager Ange Postecoglou compatible with each other?
Tottenham drew 13-10 with Brentford in the opening match of the 2023-2024 Premier League season at the Gtech Community Stadium in London
England on the 2th at 2 p.m. KST. Tottenham, who are aiming for the Big Four
started the season with a squeaky start to Kane’s absence. 먹튀검증
It was the first game for Son Heung-min
who was appointed captain following the transfer of Harry Kane and Hugo Lloris.
It was also notable for Postecoglou’s league debut.
However
Son Heung-min only played 4 minutes before being replaced.
He was in frustrating form in the first half
contributing to Brentford’s equalising penalty in the 75th minute.
In Kane’s absence, Richarlison stepped in as the top player.
Son Heung-min
James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski attacked on the second line.
Coincidentally
Tottenham’s attackers were held scoreless while their defenders pulled two goals back.
Playmaker Maddison assisted on both goals with his sharp passing.
The likes of Richarlison and Son Heung-min have not been able to fill the void left by Harry Kane.
Postecoglou who made his Premier League debut, used a new style of tactics based on dominant possession.
On the day Tottenham had 69% possession and 19 shots on target.
However, the achievements fell short of the numbers.
Tottenham conceded two goals after Cristian Romero opened the scoring.
Emerson scored the equaliser in first-half extra time. There were a lot of shots, but the goals were scored by the defenders.
At the moment Tottenham’s strength does not stand out in the Premier League.
It is doubtful that Tottenham will be able to take more shots against the big four of Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal.
Tottenham’s squad is too weak for Postecoglou to carry the football philosophy of his Celtic days.
Son Heung-min, who wore the captain’s armband, also did not stand out under Postecoglou.
Son Heung-min’s cool dribbling and hitting and running, which stood out in his counter-attack-oriented strategy, were also hard to see.
With the absence of Harry Kane, who had been breathing with Son Heung-min in the front line, Son Heung-min’s power was also halved. Richarlison was Son Heung-min’s partner and lacked in many ways.
Speaking after the game, Postecoglou said: “That’s what we have to do.
I didn’t have an ideal pre-season. Some players felt physically unprepared.
Some players have to accept the challenge.
It was a good start, but there were a lot of things to improve.
It was good that the players worked hard to make up for it after conceding two goals.
It was just a lack of finishing,” he said, giving a passing grade to his debut.
Son Heung-min, who also wears the captain’s armband, is Tottenham’s new face.
However, Postecoglou left out Son Heung-min 30 minutes into the second half in favor of a tactical change.
Ivan Perisic, who had a terrible spell with Son Heung-min last season, came on as a substitute.
With Harry Kane out, expectations that Postecoglou would deploy a Son Heung-min-centric attacking tactic have been completely derailed.
At this rate, it will not be easy for Son Heung-min to stand out for Tottenham this season. Son Heung-min, who became captain, was forced to sacrifice more.