Tottenham boss "terrible second half" despite 2-0 win

Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 at home against Fulham in the ninth round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 4:00 a.m. ET today, behind a goal and an assist from Son Heung-min. Son started and played 81 minutes until the 36th minute of the second half, recording one goal and one assist.

In the 36th minute, Micky Van der Vaart cut out a pass from the back of the Fulham defense in front of the goalkeeper in a pressing move that started with Son Heung-min. Heung-min calmly shook off the onrushing defense before curling a right-footed shot from the center of the box to give South Korea the lead.

In the ninth minute of the second half, Emile-Pierre Hojbjerg cut out another pass from the backline, this time to James Maddison running in front of him, and Maddison finished with a right-footed shot to give Tottenham a 2-0 victory, extending their unbeaten start to the season to seven wins and two draws in their opening nine games and putting them top of the league. 먹튀검증 

"I was very disappointed with the second half," Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said in his official post-match press conference, according to Football London, "We were very good in the first half, but the second half was the worst we could have done with the ball.

"We were fortunate to keep a clean sheet because Guliyemo Vicario made some great saves. We need to control the game more," he said.

Madison, who scored the goal with an assist from Son Heung-min, also commented, "When it was 1-0 and we were winning, we stopped pressing. We used to do this when we were winning, but coach Postecoglu emphasized that we need to keep pressing to win," he said, revealing that the team won by emphasizing strong pressure.