[인터풋볼] Reporter Oh Jong-heon = Son Heung-min, who was silent last weekend, was ranked third in the power rankings. Cristiano Ronaldo climbed to number one.
Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 to Brighton in Round 33 of the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2021-22 season held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 16th at 8:30 pm (Korean time).
Tottenham Hotspur were on a four-game winning streak before the match. He succeeded in climbing to fourth place. If Brighton was captured, the gap with rivals such as Arsenal and Manchester United could be further widened. Manager Antonio Conte, who is aware of this, also put forward a large number of key players such as Son Heung-min and Harry Kane as starters.
But the performance was disappointing. Tottenham couldn’t break through Brighton’s solid defense. In the end, Tottenham were defeated by consecrating the winning goal to Trossar just before the end of the game without even scoring a single shot on target. They are still in fourth place, but are only three points behind Manchester United and Arsenal.
As can be seen from the 0 on-target shots, most of Tottenham’s attacking teams were sluggish. Heung-Min Son was the same. Son Heung-min, who had scored 6 goals and 1 assist in 3 matches including a hat-trick against Aston Villa before this game, did not show much performance and was substituted out in the 43rd minute of the second half.
This was also reflected in the power ranking of ‘Sky Sports’ in the UK. Heung-Min Son, who had previously been in first place, was pushed to third place. Instead, Ronaldo took the lead. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Norwich City this weekend. I climbed 33 steps. Next, Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) remained in second place.
Following Heung-Min Son, Mason Mount (Chelsea) and Jack Harrison (Leeds United) were included in the top five. In 6th place was Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United). In particular, Bruno showed a tremendous rise in the ranking, rising 59 places. Trossar, who also sank Tottenham, climbed 47 places to 10th.
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