[골닷컴] Reporter Kang Dong-hoon = English professional football, Tottenham Hotspur, suffered a crushing defeat amid a sluggish performance. At the same time, they are yet to win against the 6 big teams they have met this season. Heung-Min Son started the game, but he couldn’t pick up the attacking points because he didn’t have a chance to do so.
Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 0-2 in the 12th round of the Premier League for the 2022/23 season held at Old Trafford, Manchester, England on the 20th at 4:15 am (Korea time).
Tottenham’s winning streak was halted today. Although the site remained in 3rd place (7 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, 23 points), the gap did not widen with Chelsea in 4th (20 points). Tottenham Hotspur challenged the atmosphere by calling Newcastle United home in the next round.
After losing the ‘North London Derby’, Tottenham went unbeaten in four official games, especially in the Premier League, settling the mood quickly by winning two consecutive victories. Amidst this, the plan was to continue the flow by winning an important game against Manchester United, who are chasing the top spots closely.
Coach Antonio Conte said: “Man United are a strong team. Old Trafford is a difficult place for the away team. It will be a difficult game. I will do my best to get good results.”
Coach Conte brought out the 3-5-2 formation, not the 3-4-3 formation he had previously envisioned. Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son came in as the top two, while Rodrigo Bentancour, Matt Doherty, Ivan Perisic, Yves Bisuma and Pierre-Emil Hoyvier formed the midfield. Ben Davis, Eric Dyer and Christian Romero formed the back three.
Contrary to expectations, Tottenham were overwhelmed from the start, giving Manchester United several threatening opportunities. In the first half alone, the shooting numbers were pushed back by 5-19, and the shots on target were behind by 1-5. Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris managed to avoid the crisis thanks to a series of brilliant saves. Tottenham Hotspur finished the first half 0-0.
Maybe it was because we didn’t get the atmosphere right at half time. Tottenham conceded a goal at the start of the second half. In the second minute, Jaden Sancho gave up a pass, and Fred’s shot from the circle hit Davis in the leg and deflected it, leading to the goal.
After that, Tottenham could not easily bring the flow and struggled to create offensive opportunities. Eventually, she gave up again and collapsed. In the 24th minute of the second half, after a battle for the ball in the arc circle, Fred’s kick was caught in the defensive wall, but Bruno Fernandes broke the goal net for the second ball non-stop.
Conte made several changes to change the mood later. In the 37th minute of the second half, Davinson Sanchez, Ryan Sessegnon and Lucas Moura were brought on, excluding Dier, Doherty and Bisuma. However, the game had already completely turned down, and Tottenham were damaged 0-2 in the end.
