Son Heung-min “failed”, Tottenham still won
After 5 consecutive matches without a win (from round 11 to round 15), Tottenham has shown signs of revival in the Premier League. In the previous round, they won a very important 4-1 victory over Newcastle to widen the score gap with this opponent as well as MU. Tottenham could not return to the top 4, but they were no longer too far behind and were again shows great strength and determination.
Tottenham’s difficulty recently is that their force has been severely damaged. Many pillars of the Tottenham squad are absent due to injuries and penalties, most notably Maddison, causing coach Postecoglou to face many difficulties in arranging the squad as well as the playing style for “Rooster”.
Tottenham won an important victory over Nottingham to continue chasing the top 4. Photo: SPORT
However, the victory over Newcastle gave Tottenham great confidence. That’s why, despite having to be a guest against Nottingham, Tottenham is rated much higher.
In fact, Nottingham is in a serious crisis. Before playing against Tottenham, the home team had gone through 5 consecutive matches without winning and they clearly felt great pressure from the “red light” group.
In this match, Nottingham played with full effort, but a better level helped Tottenham win. Superstar Son Heung-min failed, but his teammates promptly shined. Two goals from Richarlison (45+2 minutes) and Kulusevski (65 minutes) helped Tottenham win 2-0.
According to statistics, with Richarlison’s goal, Tottenham has gone through 11 consecutive matches as the team that opened the score. Besides, Tottenham has also broken the streak of 7 consecutive matches conceding a goal in the Premier League.
With the victory over Nottingham, Tottenham now has 33 points after 17 matches. Currently, they are still ranked 5th, but have equal points with Man City, only 4 points behind top team Liverpool and are temporarily 6 points ahead of the 6th ranked team, MU.
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