Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League struggles continued with a irritating 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth on the Vitality Stadium, as their lack of ability to transform dominance into targets as soon as once more price them worthwhile factors.
Regardless of controlling 66% possession, Spurs have been outclassed in key moments, registering a meagre 0.87 anticipated targets (xG) in comparison with Bournemouth’s commanding 3.71.
The sport started with promise for Spurs when Dominic Solanke spurned an early likelihood to attain towards his former membership.
Nonetheless, it was Bournemouth who seized the initiative as younger defender Huijsen rose to satisfy Tavernier’s nook and nodded the Cherries forward early on.
The Cherries continued to threaten, seeing two targets overturned by VAR, whereas Spurs struggled to search out cohesion within the ultimate third.
A disallowed aim from Heung-min Son late within the recreation summed up a lacklustre attacking show, because the Lilywhites failed to check Bournemouth goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga meaningfully.
Heung-min Son was not joyful together with his teammates after the sport
After the match, captain Son’s frustration was evident. A clip circulating on social media confirmed the South Korean upset at his teammates for not displaying curiosity in going over to the supporting followers, and could possibly be seeing urging his teammates, together with Radu Dragusin and Future Udogie, to hitch him in apologising/applauding the travelling supporters.
Heung-min Son seemed to be annoyed with a few of his #THFC teammates for not going over to applaud the supporters after the match tonight.
[??: @s_on_hm7]pic.twitter.com/TsJbxcpIpl— The Spurs Specific (@TheSpursExpress) December 6, 2024
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Tottenham’s poor kind continues
This newest setback leaves Tottenham tenth within the league desk with 20 factors from 14 video games—a troubling place for a membership with ambitions of competing on the prime.
The Lilywhites have managed simply two wins of their final 5 league matches, growing the strain on supervisor Ange Postecoglou to enhance the workforce’s kind. The continuing harm disaster has not helped both with a number of key gamers out together with Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero. Ben Davies who had stepped as much as fill within the function within the absence of the popular centre-back duo too has now picked up a hamstring harm.
Tottenham’s subsequent problem comes towards second-placed Chelsea, a conflict that may demand a marked enchancment to keep away from additional setbacks. With their London rivals in sturdy kind, Spurs face an uphill battle as they appear to regain momentum.