Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-2, Manchester City's fourth consecutive Premier League title is inevitable, and gun fans will hate Son Heung-min for the rest of his life

敖铭

2024-05-15 05:15Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

On May 15, it was reported that Tottenham Hotspur lost 0-2 at home to Manchester City in the Premier League supplemental match, Haaland pushed to break the deadlock and scored a penalty before the end, while Son Heung-min missed the equalizer.

Manchester City is 2 points ahead of Arsenal, and in the last round, Manchester City will play at home against West Ham United, which has been lacking in fighting spirit recently, and the fourth consecutive title is proper! Tottenham, who lost, was five points behind Villa and completely lost the Champions League qualification.

Before the game, many Tottenham fans didn't even want their team to stop Manchester City, and then helped north London rivals Arsenal win the league for the first time in 20 years.

Now this part of the extreme fans has got their wish.

However, most Tottenham fans still hope that their team can win Manchester City, after all, there is still a theoretical chance of Champions League qualification.

现场依然有热刺球迷高喊，“如果你恨阿森纳就干啊”！ Stand up if you hate Arsenal ！

In fact, Tottenham did a very good job in this game, both in terms of strategy and tactical execution in the first half.

How should you play Manchester City? Let's do a good job of defending first!

Postecoglou chose the right strategy. If you come up and attack, you are likely to concede the goal first, while Manchester City generally scores first and basically wins the game.

Tottenham's basic formation this season is 4231, and this start is more weird, it seems to put the midfielder Sarr in the center of the striker position, but in fact it is a strikerless formation.

Son Heung-min is on the left, Maddison is in the middle, Johnson is on the right, Hojbjerg and Bentancur are in the back, and Sarr is very flexible in his position, defending as a midfielder, and when he has the ball, he is a center forward, and sometimes he is pressing high, and he rushes to the front.

Tottenham defended solidly in the first half, with City having just three shots on goal and one on target, but the deadlock was broken early in the second half by Kevin De Bruyne + Haaland.

Tottenham looked like they were without a striker, but when they had the chance, a couple of midfielders took turns and Bentancur's six-minute effort from the edge of the box resulted in a corner.

In the first few minutes, Tottenham was very well prepared, and the players were nervous and did not relax at all.

On 15 minutes, Vicario made a crucial save to block Foden's shot.

On 17 minutes, Johnson crossed and Gvardiol blocked a corner.

In the 19th minute, Son Heung-min made a wonderful pass on the outside of his foot, and Hojbjerg did not dare to break into the penalty area.

21 minutes, central defender Romero that means, give! This guy plugged in at high speed!

On 24 minutes, Dragusin pushed, which meant that Tottenham's centre-backs needed to be able to push.

In the 24th minute, Van der Ven made a direct pass, Bentancur inserted a cross from the left, Johnson on the right did not get the ball, and Porro did not handle the second penalty well, but Tottenham played a quick counterattack behind Manchester City, which was still quite threatening.

In the 27th minute, Son Xingmin failed to break through on the left Son Xingmin is not as sharp as before.

On 33 minutes, Johnson shot from a tight angle, Ederson didn't hold it, corner kick. Son Heung-min shot and went to the sideline, De Bruyne went out of bounds and didn't give a corner

On 35 minutes, Romero made a key interception and De Bruyne counterattacked

On 36 minutes, Bentancur tackled Foden behind his back and received a yellow card, which is a hidden danger that the Uruguayan's defensive intensity in midfield may be reduced.

It is clear that Hojbjerg is a weak point for this Tottenham team, his level cannot keep up with his team-mates and is not suitable for Postecoglou's tactics.

On 38 minutes, Walker's curling ball was crossed to the back post, and Gvardiol fired high with his left footpad, and the defender with the knife, who has been on a hot streak lately, didn't seem ready.

Before the end of the first half, Manchester City launched a wave of attacks. In the 45th minute, Van der Ven blocked Haaland's shot, and the B seat made up for the shot, which was blocked by Dragusin. Although Manchester City were already offside, Tottenham's two consecutive blocks were a morale boost. At the same time, it is also a reminder to Tottenham that Manchester City may be going crazy in the second half. It was a sign of impending danger and a chance for Tottenham to counter-attack. 

Lock up Haaland, at least Tottenham defended very well in the first half.

How to prevent it?

Romero goes around and lets Haaland foul;

Hojbjerg has to hold him when defending from set-pieces;

Van der Ven's textbook non-foul close-fitting ......

On 47 minutes, De Bruyne turned and volleyed hard, but goalkeeper Vicario flew to save the ball.

Vicario has been in a slump before, but if I had to choose the best goalkeeper in the Premier League this season, I would vote for Vicario.

In the 49th minute, Johnson crossed, and Son Heung-min grabbed a clever shot in the middle, but goalkeeper Ederson came out in time and blocked the ball.

The deadlock was broken in the 51st minute. Tottenham's string of mistakes resulted in the goal conceded.

Romero rashly ran to the midfield to grab the ball, but it didn't break, Manchester City launched a counterattack from the left, Foden broke through, Bentancur, who was close to him, didn't dare to kick, and saw Foden burst through, why?

In the 36th minute of the first half, Bentancur tackled Foden behind his back and received a yellow card, so if the Uruguayan stretches his foot again, it is likely to go down with two yellows. On 55 minutes, Postecoglou replaced Bentancur with Kulusevski, but it was a little too late to eliminate the problem.

Bentancur was so angry that he almost kicked the bench chair, knowing that the goal conceded had a lot to do with his poor defence, and he was angry with himself.

Foden crossed, after the ball went to the right, no one could limit the B seat, Van der Ven was beaten a 2-over-1, Hojbjerg stood up and did not go to De Bruyne, but De Bruyne crossed, this time, Romero, Dragusin did not block the ball, goalkeeper Vicario did not save the cross, Haaland easily pushed into the net.

This is Manchester City's first Premier League goal at Tottenham Hotspur's new stadium, after Ake scored one in the FA Cup, five years later, the first goal!

In the 62nd minute, Son Xingmin passed diagonally, Romero grabbed the point at the back point, and collided with the attacking goalkeeper Ederson, Romero had already closed his feet, but Ederson was still hit by Romero's buttocks, but fortunately, Ederson was fine, and Romero received a yellow card.

But after holding out for six minutes, Ederson still had to leave. Now that the players are in a lot of rage and Ederson is also playing in a water bottle, he may be worried that he will not be able to play in the Copa America? In a crucial game like this, everybody wants to be involved and doesn't want to be substituted, understandably.

On 71 minutes, Kulusevski burst into the box like a bulldozer and shot from a tight angle, which was blocked by substitute goalkeeper Ortega.

On 79 minutes, Kulusevski curled with his left foot, but unfortunately it was high over the crossbar.

In the 80th minute, Tottenham sent a quick free kick, Kulusevski controlled the ball on the baseline, and the angle was too small when he shot, which was blocked by Ortega.

In the 86th minute, Tottenham counterattacked and had a great chance, Akanji was cut off by Johnson when he hesitated, and Son Heung-min stabbed alone, but he didn't play well and was saved by goalkeeper Ortega. At that moment, 10,000 Arsenal fans could have smashed their TVs!

When you miss an opportunity, you will be punished.

At the end of the game, Foden made a wonderful pass, and the substitute Doku shook Polo in the penalty area, and Polo kicked down Doku and took a penalty! Erling Haaland hits the penalty spot.

Tottenham's comeback was extinguished after the score became 2-0, and there were 10 minutes of stoppage time, but it was more of a chance for Manchester City, with Doku's shot blocked by Vicario.

In this game, Guardiola's substitution adjustment is still very well done. He changed goalkeepers to protect Ederson, and now think back to it, if Ederson, who suffered a slight concussion, was confused, Ortega's three key saves, Ederson could have missed one.

Doku's introduction continued to put pressure on Tottenham's right flank, and Doku also converted a penalty.

Why Tottenham's attack is not going well

The impact of Udogie's injury on Tottenham is huge. In fact, left wing-back Udogie is Tottenham's main attacking tool, the starting point of the attack, and his operation on the left flank is the key to activating Son Heung-min.

But Udogi was not there, Postecoglou tried Royal, the Brazilian was not up to the mark at all, and Royal was not disciplined enough defensively.

Skipp also failed in his last attempt, so Bo Fat simply used centre-back Donny van der Ven at left wing-back. Van der Ven's defense is okay, but after all, he is a central defender and his assist ability is average.

This is the core reason why Tottenham's attack is not going well.

Bochou's solution was to let the central defenders Romero and Dragusin take turns to hold the ball and plug in, but the central defenders were dangerous to come up, and they only dared to break into the midfield.

With Maddison being taken care of by Rodri, it was difficult for the two wingers, Son Heung-min and Johnson, to take off.

Of course, City's defensive quality is not the same as other teams, especially when they are careful not to get beaten behind, you don't have much chance.

Son Heung-min is older and not as sharp as before, which will be a dilemma for Tottenham. If the squad is to be upgraded, Son Heung-min will need to be relegated to a rotational substitute position, and if he continues to be the heart of the attack, Tottenham will not qualify for the Champions League next season.

Finally, I have to tell you a pessimistic prediction, Manchester City will strengthen the squad this summer, there will be another one after four consecutive championships, and then another four consecutive championships, and 12 consecutive championships are inevitable.

The Premier League title was forever monopolized by Manchester City.

The Premier League, which has become a league of teams.

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