Tottenham players argued that they would kick each other over the free kick. "Captain" Son Heung-min 32, Tottenham finally looked at the bench and waited for the decision.
Spurs Web, which delivers the news of Tottenham, paid attention to the selection of a free kick kick kicker that was cluttered during the game through an article titled "The Strange Moment Son Heung-min asked coach Engie Postecoglou for advice against Newcastle" on the 4th.
Alasdair Gold, a reporter who reported the news of Tottenham, also said, "There was a strange moment in the second half of the English Premier League EPL showdown between Newcastle and Tottenham on the 1st."
Tottenham lost 1-2 against Newcastle in the third round of the EPL in the 2024-2025 season at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England on the 1st.
The hot topic came in the 13th minute of the second half. Tottenham got a free kick from the front of the box due to Bruno Guimarães' foul. After the referee whistle, Son Heung-min was the first to catch the ball. Soon after, Tottenham players who wanted to kick gathered one or two, and Pedro Porro and Yves Bissouma were the most active. Porro expressed his intention to finish the free kick by taking the ball that Son Heung-min was holding.
Bissouma was furious at the sight. Brennan Johnson and Son Heung-min had to calm him down. However, Bissouma did not seem to calm down easily. Madison got the ball from the prisoner and prepared to kick a free kick. Up to four players rushed to kick free kicks.
In the end, Son Heung-min waited for the bench's decision.
Spurs Web said, "Madison and Porro failed to reach an agreement, and in the end, Tottenham's captain Son Heung-min asked the bench for help."
Postecoglou expressed the numbers 2 and 3 with his fingers. He marked the number 23 of the prisoner's uniform. 메이저사이트
The chosen prisoner tried to kick, but the ball headed over the net.
Spurs Webb claimed, "This debate may be more about free-kick tactics than about who will kick the free-kick. In any case, Tottenham needs to improve this part, as neither Porro nor Madison James have shown good performances in recent free kicks."
Meanwhile, Tottenham 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, 10th place took its first loss of the season due to the 1-2 defeat against Newcastle.
Son, who started the game, played full time. He attempted to shoot once, but secured his third goal of this season.
With forward Dominic Solanke sidelined by injury, Dejan Kulusevski replaced him and Son Heung-min started as the left winger.
Son struggled. Sarr connected the ball he gave to him in the 25th minute with a mid-range shot, but the goalkeeper blocked it. He also crossed from the left side in the 26th minute. No one accepted it.
Newcastle players kept Son in check. In the 28th minute of the first half, Son dribbled the ball through the defender Lloyd Kelly's crotch and broke through. Kelly blocked it with his hand and was warned.
Newcastle scored the first goal in the 37th minute of the first half. After the throw-in, Kelly crossed from the left side and Barnes finished.
Newcastle took a 1-0 lead.
Tottenham changed at the start of the second half. Brennan Johnson was put in and Pape Sarr was missing. Son Heung-min, who played on the left wing in the first half, changed his position to a front-line striker.
Son made his first shot at 10 minutes in the second half. After catching the ball in the midfield, he dribbled and shot with his right foot inside the box. Accuracy was lacking.
Tottenham scored a lucky own goal in the 12th minute of the second half. The goalkeeper blocked Madison's mid-range shot. Brennan Johnson pushed the ball that popped out. Defender Dan Burn tried to clear the ball that hit the goalkeeper's hand, but it became an own goal. Tottenham had a 1-1 balance.
However, the team that laughed at the end was Newcastle. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Newcastle's counterattack scored a long pass to penetrate Tottenham's defense. Isaac completed the ball given by Murphy. Newcastle won the match 2-1.
The Huskored Dotcom, a soccer statistics website, gave Son a 6.9 rating. Despite his poor performance, Son had the highest rating among Tottenham players. Madison 6.5, Kulusevski 6.8, and Johnson 6.8, who needed to create chances for Son, all showed poor performance.
British media 90MIN reported, "Son Heung-min is always an entertaining player, and he played hard in all areas of the stadium to push Tottenham forward. It was a shame that he didn't score, but he showed strong performance nonetheless."
On the other hand, Football London, another British media outlet, said of Son Heung-min's play, "I connected three important passes, but after being a central striker in the second half, I had difficulty getting a chance to score."