Tottenham's Son Heung-min took off his face protection mask and played full-time in the first match of the new year against Aston Villa, but could not prevent the team from losing.
Son Heung-min, who started as a side striker, initially wore a face protection mask, but in the 19th minute of the first half, he took it off as if feeling stuffy, and then played the game without a mask until the end.
Son Heung-min moved more actively, perhaps because of his wider field of vision, but unfortunately he could not increase his attack points.
In the 44th minute of the first half, he powerfully kicked the free kick he had earned, but it went straight to the Aston Villa goalkeeper.
Tottenham, who suffered an injury following Hischarlisson, failed to show sharpness in the attack, and rather scored consecutive goals to Aston Villa Buendia and Luis in the second half and suffered a 2-0 defeat.
Tottenham, who recorded 1 draw and 1 loss after the World Cup break, lost 4th place in the league to Manchester United and were pushed back to 5th place.
(Video editing: Lee Jung-taek)