On the evening of December 20th, Beijing time, the 14th round of the Premier League continued. The league's third-placed Spurs faced fourth-placed Leicester City. The first half of the match was Tottenham 0-1 Leicester City.
Tottenham’s first two strikers, Sun Xingmin and Kane, are still the core players that threaten the team’s offensive end. In the first 30 minutes of the first half, Leicester City almost controlled the rhythm of the game and accounted for nearly 60% of the ball. Tottenham mostly intercepted the ball in the backcourt and counterattacked. In the first 40 minutes, Les Special City does not have too many opportunities for threats to attack, and it is more of a threat from Tottenham's side.
In the 16th minute, Sun Xingyun received Kane’s pass from the left side of the penalty area. Instead of hitting the goal directly, he chose to cross the goal. However, his teammates did not understand his intention and did not move forward. This missed the opportunity. .
In the 40th minute, Sun Xingmin flew the header from the left side of the goal. The teammate's shot was blocked by the defender. The ball popped to the bottom line. The team won a corner kick. One minute later, Sun Xingmin passed a threatening ball, and the ball found the goal. Unfortunately for Kane’s teammates a little bit higher, missed the opportunity to score!
During half-time stoppage time, Aurie had a defensive foul in the penalty area. The referee passed a penalty kick through VAR. Vardy scored the ball, 1-0, Leicester City lead Tottenham.
For Tottenham in the first half, although the offense is a threat, it is not good to seize the opportunity. Kane and Sun Xingyun’s cooperation is still an important weight for the team to score. On the contrary, they face the dilemma of losing the ball first. The famous striker needs to show tacit cooperation in the next time to equalize the score and even reverse the opponent!
