Son Heung-min (30, from Chuncheon), his team, Tottenham Hotspur, lost the first match of the English Professional Football League Cup (Carabao Cup) against Chelsea. Heung-min Son’s challenge to win the title to solve the problem of ‘regardless’ also turned on a ‘red signal’.
Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea 0-2 in the first leg of the 2021-2022 League Cup semi-final match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London, England on the 6th (Korean time). Heung-Min Son started this day and played 79 minutes, but failed to score an attack point. In particular, Son Heung-min failed to record a single shot on that day, so he postponed his chances of achieving double-digit goals for six consecutive seasons to the next one.
The loss put Tottenham Hotspur’s second leg under pressure. Tottenham must win at least three points in the second leg in order to beat Chelsea and qualify for the final. The second leg will be played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 13th.
The match drew early attention as the ‘Conte Derby’ as Tottenham manager Antonio Conte led Chelsea for two seasons from the 2016-2017 season. However, the match was somewhat one-sided.
Five minutes after the kick-off whistle, Chelsea’s Kai Havertz broke the balance. Marcos Alonso intercepted a pass from Tottenham Jatchet Tanganga and stabbed Havertz who dug behind the defense, and Havertz shot a right-footed shot from the left side of the goal area, which was hit by Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez’s foot. After that, Chelsea continued to dominate the game by threatening Tottenham.
Tottenham, on the other hand, didn’t even create an attacking opportunity. Then, in the 35th minute, Ben Davis’ own goal allowed another goal. Tanganga header from Ziyech’s free kick, but was hit by Davis and went into his own goal. Chelsea hit 10 shots (2 shots on target) in the first half alone, while Tottenham didn’t score a single shot.
Tottenham made a change with a substitution in the second half. Tottenham Hotspur scored their first shot of the day with a free kick from Kane in the fifth minute of the second half. Kane’s right-footed ball in front of the penalty spot was saved by Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arisabalaga. However, the attack that seemed to come alive soon followed the flow of frustration again, and Tottenham were eventually defeated without opening the opposing goal. Seunghwan Jeong
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