Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-2 at home to Liverpool in the 15th round of the '2022-2023 Premier League' held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 7th at 1:30 am (Korean time).
As a result, Tottenham, who was currently in third place, moved down to fourth place with 26 points. Liverpool moved up one place to eighth with 19 points.
Tottenham conceded a goal to Mohamed Salah in the 11th and 40th minutes of the first half, but Harry Kane's goal came in the 25th minute of the second half, but failed to score an additional goal and they lost.
Tottenham played the game in the absence of Son Heung-min, who recently underwent surgery for an orbital fracture.
Son Heung-min left the stadium due to an injury during the first half of the UEFA Champions League match against Marseille on the 2nd. In the 23rd minute of the first half, he was knocked down after being struck in the left face by the right shoulder of opposing defender Chansel Mbemba during an aerial ball game, and was eventually substituted.
After the substitution, Son Heung-min did not go to the hospital immediately, 스포츠중계 but stayed in the locker room and took a victory certificate shot with his teammates. In the photo, he looked like his eyelids were so swollen that he couldn't open his eyes properly. Heung-min Son, who suffered four fractures around his eyes, was on the operating table on the 4th, and the operation was successfully completed.
After the match, Tottenham manager Antonio Conte said frankly that he felt Son's vacancy.
First, he said, “I sent a text message to Son Heung-min after surgery yesterday. He knows the importance of the World Cup because he website was a player too. He came back quickly and I am confident that he will represent Korea in the World Cup.”
“He was the first player to play before Liverpool, but I felt a void,” he said.