At 20:30 on the evening of December 26th, Beijing time, a match in the 17th round of the Premier League began. Tottenham went to challenge Brentford away from home. In the end, the two sides shook hands with each other 2-2, and the first Premier League game after the World Cup ended in a draw.
In the latest Premier League standings, Tottenham has reached 30 points after scoring 1 point. It is still ranked 4th in the Premier League, 24 points ahead of the 5th place Manchester United. Brentford currently has 20 points, ranking 9th in the Premier League.
At the 14th minute of the first half, Mbeumo passed from to from the left, causing chaos in the Tottenham penalty area. In the end, Jenert scored with a supplementary shot, and Tottenham fell behind 0-1. This was also the only goal in the first half. Tottenham entered the halftime period trailing by 1 goal.
changed sides and fought again in the second half. In the 53rd minute, the home team scored another goal. Ivan Toney scored successfully in the penalty area. Tottenham fell behind 0-2. Tottenham, who were 2 goals behind, seemed to have woken up at this time. In the 64th minute, Kane scored a header back, Tottenham 1-2. In the 71st minute, Tottenham equalized the score, Kulu provided an assist, and Hojbjerg in the penalty area scored with a push shot, 2-2. After that, neither side made any achievements, and the score of 2-2 remained until the end of the game.
This is the first game of 's five major leagues after the World Cup. Tottenham scored 2 goals in 7 minutes after falling behind 0-2. This situation made the fans feel a little dazed, as if they were watching the Argentina team in the World Cup. In the World Cup quarter-finals and finals, when Argentina faced the Netherlands and France, they both took a 2-goal lead, but were quickly equalized by their opponents, and finally won through penalty kicks.
Kane's Qatar trip is regrettable, but Kane scored with a header in this game, showing a good state, and also reassured Conte that Kane has come out of the shadow of the World Cup. In contrast, the status of Son Heung-min is still difficult to describe. Although they have had several opportunities, they always rarely score goals. It seems that Son Heung-min's sluggish state continues, which is in sharp contrast to last season's Premier League Golden Boot.
It is worth mentioning that facing the mediocre Brentford , Tottenham almost capsized in the gutter. They only came to their senses after being scored 2 goals by their opponents. They did not know how to play without falling behind. They did not have the domineering attitude of a super strong team.
On social media after the game, fans also joked that after Argentine superstar Messi won the World Cup, he still had one last challenge, to win the trophy with Tottenham. Although tied with the other five Premier League teams, Tottenham is the worst in terms of team honors.
