Chosun Sports = Reporter Kim Seong-won
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[스포츠조선 김성원 기자]The Arsenal legend made a ‘confession of conscience’.
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Tottenham lost 2 to 3 in the 35th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) against Arsenal held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 28th (Korea time). The pain of losing the ‘North London Derby’ was great.
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Tottenham, who are fifth in two consecutive defeats, remained on 60 points. With two games less played, the points gap with 4th place Aston Villa (67 points) is 7 points. A red light has been switched on in the race for fourth place, the Maginot line for next season’s European Champions League.
Tottenham conceded 3 goals in the first half alone. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s own goal in the 15th minute of the first half was followed by successive goals to Bukayo Saka in the 27th minute and Kai Havertz in the 38th minute. Christian Romero scored a penalty kick in the 42nd minute, and then Christian Romero in the 19th minute of the second half, but failed to turn the game around.
There was disappointment in the first half. In the 25th minute of the first half, when Tottenham were 0-1 behind, Mickey van der Pen scored an equaliser. However, as a result of VAR (video review), offside was declared.
Then, just before Saka’s second goal, Dejan Kulusevski was tripped by Leandro Trosar inside the penalty area. Taking advantage of the confusion, the ball survived leading to Saka’s goal.
Kulusepsgi protested that it was a penalty. However, VAR judged that there was ‘very little contact’ between the players.
Arsenal legend Ian Wright had a different view. He unusually sided with Tottenham. He argued that a penalty should have been called in Kulusevski’s situation. If it had been a penalty kick, the result of the ‘North London Derby’ could have been different.
“You know what that particular foul is about,” Wright said: “I still think it was a penalty, going into the penalty area, Kulusevski was speeding, Trosar didn’t try his tackled, ran after him. “Rusevski was caught by Trossar’s foot in the box,” he said.
He emphasized, “Kulusevski tried his best not to fall. Even if people say Trossar didn’t know it happened, the reason they should give a penalty is because it happened in the penalty box.” Reporter Kim Seong-win newsme@sportschosun.com
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