[골닷컴] Reporter Dong-Hoon Kang = Tottenham Hotspur, a professional football team in England, has been running undefeated since the opening, boasting a strong momentum, but was defeated in the ‘North London Derby’, an important match. Heung-Min Son, who started in the starting lineup, was substituted out without raising an attack point and only played 71 minutes.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-3 in the away match once morest Arsenal in the 9th round of the Premier League of the 2022/23 season held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the 1st at 8:30 pm (Korean time). After conceding the first goal, Harry Kane’s equalizer came, but soon following conceding one goal following another, it collapsed.
Tottenham, who lost that day, ended their seven-game unbeaten streak and stayed in third place (5 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, 17 points). After reorganizing their ranks, Tottenham will play once morest Einracht Frankfurt (Germany) on the 5th in the UEFA Champions League Group D Group D match, and then depart for Brighton & Hove Albion on the 5th.
It was Tottenham, which continued to cruise on an undefeated streak following the opening, but a difficult match was expected because they met Arsenal, who is the rival and lead of the ‘North London Derby’. However, in the last 7 matches, they are ahead of their opponents (3 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses), and I have a good memory of winning 3-0 in the last match.
Coach Antonio Conte also cautioned, “Arsenal have had a good start this season and have only lost one game. They are showing really good performances.” I know. I will definitely win.”
Coach Conte operated the Best Eleven with the clear goal of winning the rivalry inevitably. Heung-Min Son, Kane, Richalisson, Pierre-Emil Hoyvier, Rodrigo Bentancourt, Ivan Perisic, Eric Dier, Christian Romero, and Clement Langlet were the starting players.
As expected, Arsenal, which boasted outstanding performances this season, was strong. It was pushed with strong forward pressure from the beginning, and Tottenham was momentarily taken aback and shaken as they conceded a goal. In the 20th minute of the first half, a right-footed shot from Thomas Parti hit a pass from Ben White non-stop and landed in the corner of the goal.
However, Spurs slowly started to bring the flow, and soon turned the game around. In the 31st minute of the first half, Richalisson got a penalty kick while dodging the defense inside the box, and Kane, who was the kicker, made it lightly. Tottenham finished the first half with a tight balance 1-1.
At the start of the second half, Tottenham gave up the lead once more due to a ridiculous error. In the fourth minute of the second half, Bukayo Saka’s shot went through the keeper and fell back, and Gabriel Jesus pushed it in. To make matters worse, Emerson Royal was sent off for a dangerous foul and was outnumbered.
In the end, Tottenham gave up the flow and conceded another goal. In the 22nd minute of the second half, Granit Xhaka shook the net with a left-footed shot from inside the box. In response, Conte made a change. In the 26th minute of the second half, Davinson Sanchez and Ryan Sessegnon instead of Son Heung-min, Perisic, Richalisson and Langlet. Matt Doherty and Yves Bisuma entered.
Afterwards, Conte made an additional substitution. In the 30th minute of the second half, Hoybjerg left and Oliver Skip entered. After that, Tottenham might not overcome their numerical inferiority for the rest of the time and might not rebalance the game.