'Fatal' Son Heung-min OUT → 'Worst ever' Tottenham humiliate the new coach's debut '1-4 complete defeat'... I'm on the verge of being demoted

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Shortly after Son Heung-min (34, Los Angeles FC), who has played an active role as a symbol of the team over the past decade, Tottenham Hotspur faced an all-time relegation crisis. In the absence of an ace, Tottenham has narrowed down to only four points from the relegation zone.

Tottenham lost to Arsenal 1-4 in the 27th round of the 2025-2026 English Premier League (EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 23rd (Korea time).

The away team showed rather overwhelming performance. Arsenal won all of the North London derbies this season, closing the gap with second-place Manchester City (56 points), which had 18 wins, seven draws and three losses, 61 points, to five points.

Tottenham, on the other hand, was pushed to the brink. He replaced Thomas Frank due to poor performance and urgently entrusted the baton to Igor Tudor, but did not even see the effect of changing the coach.

Tudor's interim manager was beaten by four runs on his Tottenham debut. The defeat put Tottenham in a deep quagmire with no wins (four draws and five losses) in the last nine league games.

He is on the verge of being demoted. Tottenham, which ranked 16th in the 29th league with 7 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses, is only four points apart from West Ham United (25 points), which is ranked 18th in the relegation zone.

The home team Tottenham launched a 4-3-3 formation. Xavi Simmons, Randal Kolo Muani and Pape Sarr formed the offense, while Conor Gallagher, João Palinha and Yves Bissouma were in the midfield. Jed Spence, Mickey van der Penn, Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray played four backs, while Gugliemo Vicario defended the goal.

Arsenal also fought back 4-3-3. Leandro Trossar, Victor Jockeres and Bukayo Saka were on the front line, while Declan Rice, Martin Subimendi and Eberechi Eze were in midfield. Piero Incapier, Gabriel Magalyangis, William Saliba and Yurien Timber were in charge of defense, and David Raya wore gloves.

Arsenal took the lead early in the game. Saliba's header threatened Tottenham's goal in the 16th minute of a corner kick following a threatening breakthrough by Joquez in the 6th minute of the first half.

He even scored the first goal. Arsenal, who were driving Tottenham, shook Tottenham's net with a half-volley shot in the 32nd minute.

Tottenham also immediately fought back. In the 33rd minute, Kolo Mouani directly connected the ball seized by forward pressure with a right footed shot to tie the score 1-1.

Arsenal ran away again at the start of the second half. After receiving Timber's pass in the second minute, Jockeres scored the winning goal with a powerful cannonball shot. Arsenal, which gained momentum, made it 3-1 in the 16th minute of counterattack, when Eze calmly finished the ball that Saka's shot passed through.

Tottenham threw a game-changer with strikers Dominic Solanke, Hishalisson and Matistel all in. In the 38th minute, Hishalisson's decisive heel kick shot came out, but it was blocked by goalkeeper Raya's super save.

Rather, Arsenal scored a decisive goal in the second half's counterattack, ending a 4-1 victory.

Ace Son Heung-min's gap is still not filled. Tottenham's steep fall continues.

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