Spurs lose, Son Heung-min struggles

Tottenham Hotspur suffered an embarrassing defeat against relegation-bound Leicester City, but Son Heung-min avoided harsh criticism.

Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 to Leicester City in the 23rd round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League (PL) at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.

Tottenham is still in 15th place, but the gap with the lower ranks is gradually narrowing. They have recently lost four games in a row, and if extended to the last seven games, they have 1 draw and 6 losses, which is an extreme slump.

Leicester has broken out of their slump even more than Tottenham. Leicester, which had been struggling in the relegation zone after suffering seven consecutive losses, created an opportunity for a turnaround with this match. Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, a star striker who played as Son Heung-min's teammate during his active years, was struggling after taking office mid-season, but he won two league games with this match.

Son Heung-min threatened the opposing goal with one threatening shot while playing full-time, and one 'cross shot' that almost went in after hitting the goal post, although it was not recorded as a shot.

After the game, local football media outlet 'Football London' gave Son Heung-min a reasonable score of 6 points, saying, "He made the goalkeeper make several saves in the first half and hit the crossbar once. He didn't give up, but it wasn't just Son Heung-min's day." Although he didn't score, it wasn't his own problem.

The team's highest score that day was 7 points. Richarlison and midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, who scored goals. The three players who followed him with 6 points were Son Heung-min, defender Archie Gray, and midfielder Lucas Berival. Players who received relatively harsh ratings of 5 points included goalkeeper Antonin Kinski, defenders Radu Dragušin and Ben Davies, midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, winger Dejan Kulusevski and substitutes Mikey Moore and Sergio Reguilon.