2024-03-12 13:59:00
Sports Chosun = Reporter Kim Dae-sik
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[스포츠조선 김대식 기자]We must keep in mind that Son Heung-min is not a player who is only good at scoring goals and providing assists.
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Britain’s The Athletic analyzed the match between Tottenham and Aston Villa on the 11th (Korean time) and shared how Tottenham pressured Villa and disrupted the opponent’s build-up.
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Tottenham put strong pressure on Villa from the front and boasted an overwhelming possession from the first half. Villa coach Unai Emery changed from the previously used 4-2-3-1 formation to a 5-3-2 formation, which ultimately resulted in defeat, but it was a game in which Tottenham’s pressure tactics shined even more.
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The center of Tottenham’s pressure was Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min himself set how Tottenham would press once Villa started building up. Following instructions from manager Postekoglou and the coaching staff, Son Heung-min kept Villa’s build-up taking place on one side only.
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For example, when Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is holding the ball, the pressure is not towards Martinez, but towards Clement Lenglet to Martinez’s left. Because Son Heung-min was next to Lenglet, Martinez had no choice but to pass a pass to Ezri Consa on his right.
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At this time, Brennan Johnson is waiting next to Konsa. What is important here is Son Heung-min’s movement. Son Heung-min, who was blocking the pass route toward Lenglet, used his speed once more to block Consa from passing the ball to Martinez once more.
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Konsa, who is in a dilemma, has no choice but to give the ball to right fullback Matt Cash or to pass it to Cash if it is not smooth. Since Christian Romero and Mickey van der Pen are physically superior to Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey, if Villa builds up with a long ball, there is a very high possibility that Tottenham will take possession.
Throughout the game, Son Heung-min put pressure on Martinez to prevent him from passing a pass to Lenglet, and when the pass was passed to Consa due to his pressure, he put pressure on Martinez once more, preventing Villa’s build-up from going smoothly. This tactic was possible because of Son Heung-min’s excellent ability to apply pressure and execute tactics through instantaneous sprints.
Tottenham’s detailed pressing tactics lead to the team’s second goal. As Konsa held the ball, Johnson began to press and Son Heung-min was preparing to run towards Martinez. Because the path to passing the pass to Cash was blocked, Konsa had no choice but to advance toward the center. At this time, Johnson rushed hard and Dejan Kulusevski narrowed to the center, causing Konsa to make a mistake.
As soon as Kulusevski took the ball, he passed it to Son Heung-min, and Johnson, who succeeded in pressing, ran into the space created by Konsa’s advance. Son Heung-min gave way to Johnson, who was in a better position to score, in a situation where it would not have been strange for him to take matters into his own hands. Johnson neatly completed Son Heung-min’s pass, giving the team a 2-0 lead.
It was a joint product created by manager Postekoglou and the coaching staff’s perfect analysis and the Tottenham attackers, including Son Heung-min, who executed it well.
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