Efforts by Son Heung-min 31, Tottenham were also useless. Tottenham, which collapsed from the defense, lost three consecutive games.
Tottenham lost 1-2 to Aston Villa in the "13th round of the 2023-2024 Premier League" held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 26th. Tottenham 26 points, which failed to add points, fell to fifth place after losing fourth place to Aston Villa 28 points.
Tottenham lost three games in a row after Chelsea 1-4 and Wolverhampton 1-2. The ranking, which was the leader, also fell to fifth place. It seems that it is also being chased by Manchester United 24 points in sixth place and Newcastle 23 points in seventh place.
Tottenham have had five offside runs. In particular, Son Heung-min scored three goals alone, but all were canceled due to offside. Referee Robert Jones canceled all three of Son's goals. 스포츠토토
Son Heung-min scored in the 44th minute of the first half by catching a ball pushed by Hoivier, but was declared offside. Son Heung-min's goal in the 14th minute of the second half was nullified by Johnson's offside. Even Son Heung-min's score in the 40th minute of the second half, trailing 1-2, was not recognized as offside again.
Tottenham had no particular luck following this day. From the beginning of the game, Dejan Kulusevski's left-footed shot hit the post. Son Heung-min's fantastic three goals were all canceled offside. In particular, the first goal, which came out as a long-term kick, was doubly disappointing as offside was declared late.
The defense was even worse. For Tottenham, Ben Davies and Emerson Royal came out as central defenders. Eric Dier on the bench didn't even have a chance to play. The defense was breached at every crisis.
At the moment of Torres' loss in the extra time of the first half, three Tottenham defenders were caught in the air ball, but the defense was breached. It was evident that he was confused because he couldn't respond to the opponent's free kick.
Watkins' additional goal in the 16th minute of the second half was also guarded by Tottenham four-backs, but both penetration passes and shots were not blocked, so he just watched. The defenders' performance was below expectations.
After the game, Roy Keane, a "Sky Sports" panel and Manchester United legend, said, "Tottenham's defense was really poor." Keane said, "We have to get tighter and stop it aggressively. However, Tottenham defenders were in the wrong place at the wrong time," he pointed out.
It meant that Tottenham's defense did not predict the opponent's attack and did not properly prevent it. Keane said: "Villa's goal was beautiful. On the other hand, Spurs' defense was really like Spurs," he said, lowering Tottenham once again.
After the game, Tottenham manager Enzi Postecoglou said: "I thought we played fantastic football. If only he had followed the goal, he would have won the game comfortably. "I cannot blame the efforts, intentions, and everything that the players put into the game," he said, covering Son Heung-min and other players.