Carragher names moment from Son Spurs v Nottingham Forest that some may have missed Son Heung-min led Tottenham to another victory as they claimed all three points against Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 victory at the City Ground on
played a key role in Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest Heung-min may not have been on the scoresheet on Friday night, but he played a crucial role in Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
After last weekend’s 4-1 home win over Newcastle United with three extra points, Spurs won at the City Ground thanks to goals from Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski.
After his night marish series of November and early December without a win in five games, Ange Postecoglou’s men managed to get back on track and are now tied on points with Man City in fourth place after playing one more game .
Two minutes into first-half stoppage time, Spurs opened the scoring at Nottingham Forest.
Perhaps Spurs should have been in front before, as Son missed an early scoring opportunity.
The opener came after some lovely footwork from Kulusevski as he monitored the South Korean’s run down the left into the penalty area. Son’s first touch was a little heavy, however, forcing him wide, with goalkeeper Matt Turner saving with his feet.Son was not involved in Richarlison’s first goal because he was on the opposite flank and played his part in Tottenham’s second night after 65 minutes.
All the goals came from a bad kick from Turner after receiving the ball from Forest right back Neco Williams.
Sonmade a decent touch, but then took a few steps back and immediately moved forward to approach the former Arsenal man, who consequently took a hasty kick.
The Swede lands at the feet of Kulusevski and does the rest by running into the area and shooting forcefully to double the lead. With Kulusevski receiving all the praise for his goal on a night where he put in an excellent performance, Son’s role in the goal may have been overlooked by some.
Jamie Carragher, who followed the match on Sky Sports’ Friday Night Football coverage, picked up the topic and said the goalscorer should thank the Tottenham captain hugely.
“I think it’s something we’ve observed a few times this season, the goals they’ve scored off press turnovers,” the former Liverpool defender said after the match.
“But without that, the goalkeeper keeps kicking for a long time and everything is fine.
“But I said with the first goal: Richarlison has a lot to thank (Dejan) Kulusevski, but it’s the same here, even if it’s not an assist for (Heung-min) Son as such. If he doesn’t make that run, he lets the goalie play and it’s a bad clearance.
Yes, the goalk keepershould do better.”Gary Neville also gave his verdict on Turner’s poor play and the passback that led to the goal.
He said: “It’s not a good pass, but I’m more worried about this part of the goal than the first part.”Yes, nowadays we expect goalkeepers to all be Ederson with the ball, but he is more of a traditional goal keeper. He makes a mistake with the first one, but he has to save it.
It’s the bad ones that put Steve Cooper under pressure because then I’m really out of the game. “Ten years ago, if the ball had been bounced like this from a right-back to the keeper, you would have said it’s the right-back’s fault because it was a bad back pass.
If you look at it from Nottingham Forest’s point of view. He comes back and there’s no need to return, and it’s under pressure:
it’s not a good return pass.
“Son helps Tottenham win again and now aims for a third consecutive win when the Lilywhites host Everton next Saturday.
Considering they will be without Destiny Udogie and Yves Bissouma through suspension, Postecoglou could really make sure Son makes his mark in the final third again as they look to keep the pressure on those above them in the Premier League.
