'SON top failed again' Son Heung-min silenced full-time ··'Thank God we drew' Tottenham barely 1-1 away from Rangers → 5 official games without win
'SON top failed again' Son Heung-min silenced full-time ··'Thank God we drew' Tottenham barely 1-1 away from Rangers → 5 official games without win
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Son Heung-min (32) of Tottenham Hotspur started the game as a front-line striker and played full-time, but remained silent. Tottenham Hotspur scored an equalizer from Dejan Kulusevski and ended up with a 1-1 draw away from Rangers.
Tottenham drew 1-1 with Rangers in the away game of the sixth round of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League phase at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, at 5 a.m. on the 13th (Korea time). With the draw, Tottenham finished ninth with three wins, two draws and one loss (11 points).
Tottenham, led by coach Enze Postecoglou, operated a 4-2-3-1 formation. Frazier Foster defended the goal, and Destiny Udogi, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray and Pedro Porro built the back four. Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancourt were in the third line, Timo Werner, James Maddison and Brennan Johnson were in the second line, and Son Heung-min was in the front line one-top.
Rangers, led by head coach Philippe Clémant, also activated a 4-2-3-1 formation. Jack Bertrand defended the goal, while Ried van Yilmaz-Robin Fröper-John Sutta-James Tavernier built the back four. Nedim Irami and Nicholas Raskin were on the third line, Jeffte-Mohamed Diomande-Vaklaf Cherni was on the second line, and Igamane stepped up as he was on the front line one-top.
Coach Postecoglou once again took out the "SON top." Son Heung-min took the front line as he sat key striker Dominic Solanki on the bench. Werner started as the left winger in Son's place.
Tottenham's first shot came in the eighth minute of the first half. Bissouma connected to Werner on the left, and Werner tried to shoot with his right foot but it went off the post.
Son Heung-min attempted his first shot in the 12th minute of the first half. Madison connected the cutback pass from the left, and Son Heung-min put his right foot on it, but it was weakly hit and headed to the goalkeeper.
Tottenham struggled with Rangers' counterattack without creating any significant chances. Both teams finished 0-0 without scoring a goal in the first half.
At the start of the second half, Tottenham used a replacement card. They took a change in attack by excluding Werner and putting in Kulusevski. Kulusevski was deployed as a right winger, and Johnson moved to a left winger.
Rangers scored the first goal in the second half of the second half. Tavernier connected an early cross from the right, and Igamane finished with his left foot in the box and scored the first goal. Rangers took the lead at home first.
In the 15th minute of the second half, Tottenham used a large number of replacement cards. Without Johnson, Bentancourt, and Bissouma, Solanki, Pape Sarr and Lucas Beribal took another change. With Solanki in, Son Heung-min moved to the left winger.
He made drastic changes, but his performance did not change. Rather, he struggled with Rangers' pressure and counterattacks, causing an additional goal loss crisis.
Tottenham's equalizer was scored in the 30th minute of the second half. The ball that was connected to Madison, who was in the box from the right, flowed as it was, and Kulusevski scored the equalizer as he finished with his left foot. Tottenham brought the game to square one.
At the end of the second half, Tottenham overcame the crisis of losing points. In the 40th minute of the second half, Cyril Desserus had a decisive one-on-one opportunity, but 메이저사이트 goalkeeper Foster saved it. Later, Desserus shook the net, but the score was not recognized as offside was declared.
During the one-goal battle, the two teams competed fiercely until the end, but no more goals were scored. In the end, the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.