- Jun 29, 2003
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Dele Alli believes that the way Tottenham beat Manchester City on Sunday shows that they are now very much Jose Mourinho's team.
Source: Daily Express
Source: Daily Express
Really? We got incredibly lucky. This wasn't a display of tactical genius - City opened us up repeatedly and we were just lucky Aguero, Sterling and Gundogan didn't have their shooting boots on.
Had it been a dull game of limited chances and us taking them out on the counter attack or even held on for a draw, then perhaps Jose's stamp is being imprinted on the team. But in fact they had 65% possession, 18 shots, 52 touches in our box vs 11 in their's.
Outclassed but we kept on going, which is a credit to the team.
Even with 10 men City looked more dangerous than us. It was a great result but meh performance especially offensively.CIty were lucky to have kept 11 players on the pitch for so long as well though.
Really? We got incredibly lucky. This wasn't a display of tactical genius - City opened us up repeatedly and we were just lucky Aguero, Sterling and Gundogan didn't have their shooting boots on.
Had it been a dull game of limited chances and us taking them out on the counter attack or even held on for a draw, then perhaps Jose's stamp is being imprinted on the team. But in fact they had 65% possession, 18 shots, 52 touches in our box vs 11 in their's.
Outclassed but we kept on going, which is a credit to the team.
Even with 10 men City looked more dangerous than us. It was a great result but meh performance especially offensively.
Really? We got incredibly lucky. This wasn't a display of tactical genius - City opened us up repeatedly and we were just lucky Aguero, Sterling and Gundogan didn't have their shooting boots on.
Had it been a dull game of limited chances and us taking them out on the counter attack or even held on for a draw, then perhaps Jose's stamp is being imprinted on the team. But in fact they had 65% possession, 18 shots, 52 touches in our box vs 11 in their's.
Outclassed but we kept on going, which is a credit to the team.
Really? We got incredibly lucky. This wasn't a display of tactical genius - City opened us up repeatedly and we were just lucky Aguero, Sterling and Gundogan didn't have their shooting boots on.
Had it been a dull game of limited chances and us taking them out on the counter attack or even held on for a draw, then perhaps Jose's stamp is being imprinted on the team. But in fact they had 65% possession, 18 shots, 52 touches in our box vs 11 in their's.
Outclassed but we kept on going, which is a credit to the team.
I agree it's not sustainable as a game plan relying on the opposition to miss every thing.
Fundamentally disagree with this. Yes City were on top but the narrative that they should have been a few up before the sending off is not true. We defended well, yes their movement created space but they weren’t creating clear cut chances like people are saying. Lloris made one good save tipping aguero’s shot on to the post abd the pen obviously. Clearances by the defence mean that we are getting players in the right place.Really? We got incredibly lucky. This wasn't a display of tactical genius - City opened us up repeatedly and we were just lucky Aguero, Sterling and Gundogan didn't have their shooting boots on.
Had it been a dull game of limited chances and us taking them out on the counter attack or even held on for a draw, then perhaps Jose's stamp is being imprinted on the team. But in fact they had 65% possession, 18 shots, 52 touches in our box vs 11 in their's.
Outclassed but we kept on going, which is a credit to the team.
Sure - but it wasn't like these were shots into the corner flags. One was Aguero who missed from an acute angle whilst 2 yards out and just put it wide, another was Gundogan who, with the goal manned only by Toby stretched and put it miles over. And of course De Bruyne's brilliant cross/shot that nearly lobbed Hugo who reacted really well to tip it over.18 shots but only 6 on target. One being a penalty so 5 from open play. None that made Lloris really work too hard either that I can remember. The only one maybe was when Toby cleared it off the line but that was good defending.
Yes and on this occasion we were lucky and got the 3 points. However we still have 13 games to play in the Premier League and our performances don't yet suggest we will easily catch Chelsea. This wasn't a game plan that paid off, this was a performance where we were clearly second best for about 60min of the match and clarifies just how big a gap there is between the two sides. Even bigger than last season when we gave them a game at the Etihad after our CL escapades.How many times did we have the majority of possession and most shots to either draw or get beaten before? The game is ultimately about taking you chances and being clinical, we were and City weren't.
18 shots but only 6 on target. One being a penalty so 5 from open play. None that made Lloris really work too hard either that I can remember. The only one maybe was when Toby cleared it off the line but that was good defending.
Ok - interesting the opinions can be so different from two people at the same game!Fundamentally disagree with this. Yes City were on top but the narrative that they should have been a few up before the sending off is not true. We defended well, yes their movement created space but they weren’t creating clear cut chances like people are saying. Lloris made one good save tipping aguero’s shot on to the post abd the pen obviously. Clearances by the defence mean that we are getting players in the right place.
Did we deserve to win? It’s an unhelpful concept. We scored the goals when it mattered which is what counts.