"Captain" Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur missed a critical chance to tie at the end of the match. Rival Arsenal fans expressed their anger against Son.
Tottenham lost 0-2 to Manchester City Man City by allowing consecutive goals to Erling Holan in the 34th round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League EPL at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 15th.
As a result, Tottenham failed to advance to the UCL in the next season of the UEFA Champions League. With one game left in the league, the team only had 19 wins, six draws and 12 losses, and had 63 points, while the team was five points shorter than Aston Villa 68 points, which is the last team to advance to the UCL. This marks the second consecutive year of failure to advance to the UCL, following last season when it ranked eighth.
Manchester City, on the other hand, accumulated three points to gain the upper hand in the championship race. Manchester City faces its final league match with 27 wins, seven draws, and three losses, with 88 points, with a gap of two points against Arsenal 86 points, who are ranking second. Manchester City will play against West Ham ranking ninth with 52 points, while Arsenal will play against Everton ranking 15th with 40 points.
Arsenal fans, who were far from winning the championship, criticized Son Heung-min in unison. This is because Son Heung-min missed a one-on-one chance at the end of the game, and the chance to tie the game was canceled.
Tottenham conceded the first goal to Holan in the sixth minute of the second half. Holan scored a low cross from the right by Kevin De Bruyne with his right foot to cut the net.
Manchester City faced a bad news in the 20th minute of the second half when the goalkeeper Ederson left due to injury. Ederson, who collided with Tottenham defender Christian Romero, was replaced by backup goalkeeper Stefan Ortega due to concussion concerns.
However, Ortega's contribution was a "god move." Having saved Manchester City through successive saves, Ortega even blocked Son Heung-min's decisive shot, disrupting Tottenham's willingness to pursue him.
When Son was trailing 0-1, he intercepted the opponent's defense with a fast foot in the 41st minute of the second half and faced Ortega one-on-one. He aimed for the goal with a low shot from here, which caught Ortega's foot.
After Ortega's brilliant save, Manchester City scored an additional goal. In the 46th minute of the second half, Jeremy Doku induced a foul by Tottenham defender Pedro Porro and got a penalty, and Holan, who played as a kicker, scored and took the victory.
For Arsenal fans who supported Tottenham with all their heart, it was regrettable that Son could not score the equalizer. According to the British sports bible, Arsenal fans said on their social networking service SNS, "Son Heung-min must have missed the game on purpose. I can't believe he missed the one-on-one situation," adding, "He is a Tottenham player who hates Arsenal."
Tottenham might not want rival Arsenal to win. A Tottenham fan also said, "Son Heung-min is indeed a legend of Tottenham. He must have missed it on purpose. There is no way that he would miss such an opportunity." 토토사이트 순위