Son Heung-min @ Tottenham Hotspur FC 2020-2021 [R]

Well at least he was rested for a half

Kane also on now

 

Terrible game from Spurs but some fantastic defending from Antwerp who've been playing really well (6-1 in their last 7 I believe) and apparently haven't lost at home in 14 months.

Easily SHM's worst game of the season, slow on the ball, poor decision making, didn't pick out open passes.

Overreactions aside, if Ben Davies doesn't have a terrible individual mistake, the game is 0-0 or even Tottenham favored as it forces Antwerp to park the bus just a bit less. Antwerp did have chances to put the game away but Tottenham was getting into dangerous positions and misplaying a key pass/getting shots blocked. Dunno, just hope they can continue a better run of form in the PL.

 

This team is still carrying a lot of Poch leftovers like Davies, Winks, Dele. Not even good enough to be backups.

 

@sogyeokdong if you think Son wasn’t picking out passes let’s not start with Lamela. The guy carries the ball way too long and does nothing with it... Sanchez, winks, Davies, and Lamela needs to go

 

Lamela was piss awful, as was Dele/Bergwijn/Winks but it doesn't excuse how many awful touches & extremely slow decision making Son was prone to that stopped the ball/play multiple times over. In the end, Mourinho said it best in that he made a mistake in who he decided to start this game and the team looked better in the 2nd half but it wasn't enough.

In the end, Son/Kane both played heavy minutes just 3 days prior in a slog vs Burnley and have been carrying the entire offensive load for the team so I don't blame them. Some players in this squad 100% lack the mentality + still lacking that creative midfielder, unfortunate that Winks stayed on and Lo Celso got subbed off.

 

That soccer math of yours is missing so many variables

 

Don’t even know where to begin... Poch took them to a CL final without a transfer budget ffs

 

Pretty difficult game but a win is a win. Despite their results, Brighton have been playing really well this season and are far more rested than Tottenham.

Alderweireld is really key to this team with his distribution out of the back, wonder what the plan is regarding his contract.

 

i mean when yer mate is being pressed go find a near empty spot and give him support...they are fortunate to squize out a win here

 

Didnt he just sign an extension last year? See amazon doc

 

Wasn’t it a pretty short 1 or 2 year extension?

 

Guy still has it.

 

He signed in 2018 until 2023. New contract talks are just to give him a bumper in his wages reflecting his play/keep him happy. I don't think there's any world he or Kane leaves tbh

Also, another very poor game from SHM but at least they got the win this time.

 

One was the other poor game that he played as a starter?

 

Nah the other poor game was the EL game right before this vs Antwerp. He was subbed on at half along w/half the squad. Literally everyone played bad that game so I don't blame him, but fact is fact.

This was his worst game by far from the eye test but also statistically he was not good and should've been subbed earlier. Just looked super tired.

 

he was tracking back a lot though. He looked very hesitant to go forward in the 2nd half.

There midfield looks totally different after christian eriksen left. I know defense is an issue but they also need a better MF. I feel like there attacks are purely through the wings. hojbjerg and ndomblele doesn't inspire creativity.

 

SHM gets subbed on and gets an assist in 20 seconds, 3-1 lead

 

Hope they ship out Winks and bring Skipp back. Skipp can't be any worst.

 

Couldn't catch the game live but SHM had his worst game of the season so far. Looked extremely fatigued but also missed a great scoring opportunity and provided nothing via link-up/passing and was a ballstopper. Think the minutes and the insane schedule to start the season (as well as him not being able to rest in EL groups) is catching up to him. I hope he gets some rest in the international break but I doubt Korea is gonna have him sit.

 

Spurs haven't play good football in the league since 1st half against West Ham. Against West Brom, I noticed just how deep Kane was dropping. Combine that with the Spurs' tendency to play long balls now, who's the target man? Son? Bale? Perhaps teams are figuring out this whole "Kane as playmaker" tactic and adapting to it.

 

Yeah, I think it's really just fatigue. Klopp + other coaches are bringing it up (esp as some voted against the 5 sub rule but are regretting it now, with COVID-19 is ramping up all over Europe).

The 1 goal wins aren't fun to watch, but with better fitness/clinical finishing the game on Sunday could've been 3-0 easily. Better teams won't sit in their own half the entire game as well, but with the upcoming fixtures I guess we'll see how the team & tactics fare

🗣 "Tottenham played on Thursday in Ludogorets and today had the 12 o'clock kick-off. That's a complete killer. The Premier League has to change that."

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on the current Premier League fixture schedule. #THFC pic.twitter.com/K0O6wVbf1e

— Talking THFC (@TalkingTHFC) November 9, 2020