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Tactical Analysis: How Guardiola schooled Mourinho as Manchester City breezed past Tottenham Hotspur
After watching Liverpool lose yet again to Leicester City, Manchester City took on Tottenham Hotspur on the back of an English top-flight record winning-streak spanning 15 games. The last side to beat Pep Guardiola’s rampant side were indeed Tottenham, but this was a completely different affair with both sides on opposite ends of the form table. The result was completely different from the reverse fixture too, as Manchester City emerged deserved 3-0 winners after another brilliant performance. In this analysis, we will attempt to dissect all of the tactical nuances on display in this match. Line-ups Manchester City lined up in their favoured 4-3-3, with Ederson shielded by a back-four of João Cancelo, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte and Oleksandr Zinchenko as Rúben Dias only made th...
Predicted Spurs XI vs Man City: Mourinho to make three changes; 24-year-old dropped
Tottenham Hotspur travel to Etihad Stadium to face league leaders Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Spurs have won only once in their last five games in all competitions. They are heading into this game on the back of a 5-4 defeat against Everton in the FA Cup in midweek. Jose Mourinho was clearly left frustrated with Tottenham’s poor defending against the Toffees, and he is going to shake things up against Pep Guardiola’s side. The partnership of Toby Alderwiereld and Davinson Sanchez is not working, despite the fact, the 24-year-old Colombian scoring two goals against Everton. Eric Dier has been left out in recent games, and it has been reported that the England international is struggling with confidence. This could open the door for Joe Rodon to get an extended ru...
Pep Guardiola confirms triple Manchester City injury boost ahead of Tottenham Hotspur clash
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed a triple injury boost ahead of the Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. The Cityzens recently won their 15th successive match in all competitions and became the first English side in history to do so. They will return to league action this weekend against Spurs and Guardiola has provided a positive update on the injury front prior to the game. Rodri picked up a knock in the recent FA Cup fifth round tie against Swansea City but he has returned to training and is in contention to face Spurs. Ruben Dias has also reported for training after overcoming an illness which kept him out of the midweek trip to the Liberty Stadium. Meanwhile, Sergio Aguero could make his first appearance since the first week of January. The Ar...
‘He is a weak link’: Popular pundit rips into £100k-per-week Tottenham man after latest display
Former Tottenham Hotspur defender turned football pundit, Jason Cundy, has suggested on talkSPORT that Spurs should offload their skipper, Hugo Lloris. The French goalkeeper, who is on £100k-per-week wages at the club, made a poor attempt to save Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s strike that led to an equaliser. Davinson Sanchez gave Spurs the lead inside opening three minutes. Calvert-Lewin restored parity when he smashed an effort past Lloris. Dominic Calvert-Lewin bags his third in three games and Everton are level! Too much power for Hugo Lloris 💥#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/x02qqLjCW5 — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 10, 2021 Rio Ferdinand, the BT Sport pundit, criticised Lloris’s poor attempt, saying it was ’embarrassing’. Cundy has echoed a similar sentim...
Tottenham man sends three-word message ahead of FA Cup clash vs Everton
Tottenham Hotspur will face Everton in a mouth-watering FA Cup tie at Goodison Park on Wednesday night. Ahead of the match, Spurs winger Gareth Bale has posted a message for his fans on social networking site Instagram. Bale, who joined Spurs in the summer transfer window on loan from Real Madrid, has really struggled to make an impact for the north London club this season. The Welshman could get a chance to impress Jose Mourinho against the Toffees with the Spurs boss unlikely to start with both Erik Lamela and Lucas Moura for this game. The 31-year-old has managed only two starts in the Premier League this season. However, he has started six Europa League games and will be hoping to be in the starting line-up against Carlo Ancelotti’s side. With game-time hard to come by for him in the l...
Forget Madrid – That ship has sailed for Tottenham star – opinion
“You’ve got Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo coming to the end of their careers. (Robert) Lewandowski is four years older than Harry – he’s got the chance to be the best player in the world.” That little nugget from Tony Cascarino on talkSPORT sparked plenty of debate across the Sportslens team. Kane has been hugely prolific during his time at Spurs, but his goals have failed to translate into any silverware for the club. Cascarino, who played for numerous clubs during his career, believes that Kane should consider moving to La Liga this summer. “He’s 28 in July and Beckham went to Real Madrid at 28 – I think he’s going to look at his team,” he said. “What has he won? The answer is nothing. He’s won lots of accolades for his individual achievements, but he was a loser in the League Cup f...
Predicted Spurs XI: Mourinho to make four changes, 25-year-old to start, £80k-per-week star dropped
Tottenham Hotspur will face Everton in the FA Cup fifth round at Goodison Park on Wednesday night. With the Premier League game against Manchester City coming just three days later, Jose Mourinho will be looking to put up a balanced side for the cup tie. Mourinho has confirmed that he doesn’t think Serge Aurier will be playing tomorrow. Giovani Lo Celso remains out for much of this month, while the Portuguese boss has said that Sergio Reguilon has no chance of playing against the Toffees. Dele Alli trained on Monday with the team but Mourinho is not confident whether he can start the game. However, the England international could get some minutes from the bench. Harry Kane returned against West Bromwich Albion and got his name on the scoresheet. Mourinho has suggested that Kane looked...
‘One of the best’: Mourinho raves about ‘very important’ Tottenham player
Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways by beating West Bromwich Albion 2-0 at home in the Premier League on Sunday. Spurs lost their previous three games in the league and needed a strong response against the struggling Baggies. Harry Kane, who returned from injury, scored in the second half and Son Heung-Min added another to seal all three points for the north London club. After the game, Jose Mourinho, the Spurs boss, was full of praise for the England striker, claiming he is one of the best in the world. “He is one of the best strikers in the world, period – there is nothing else to say,” said Mourinho, as quoted by Football London. “The team depends a lot on him, we can’t hide that. It’s the goals he can score, the assists he can make, the link play he has, that personality that th...
Alan Shearer claims ‘sublime’ Spurs player wasn’t ‘100 percent’ vs West Brom
Former great Newcastle United striker turned popular football pundit Alan Shearer has showered praise on Harry Kane after Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 against West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday. The 27-year-old striker returned to action ahead of schedule after missing the previous two games with an ankle injury. Shearer was full of praise for the England striker and has hailed him as ‘sublime’. The former Newcastle striker told the BBC that he wasn’t entirely sure about whether Kane was fully fit for the game, adding he was very impressive against the Baggies. “What a performance he put in,” he told Match of the Day 2. “I don’t think he was 100 percent. There was a little bit of doubt in his mind there. So clever the movement for his goal. Big Sam will moan that he’s g...
Report: Celtic keen to sign ‘fantastic’ Spurs ace today; player wants to play under Allardyce
According to Sky Sports journalist Lyall Thomas, Celtic are keen to sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Japhet Tanganga on loan before today’s deadline. The Bhoys are looking to add a defender to their ranks this window and are exploring several options. It seems they have earmarked Tanganga as a potential option. The 21-year-old, who impressed heavily last season, has managed only seven appearances in all competitions, and he is yet to feature in the Premier League this term. Two Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on the defender who will find out later if he will be allowed out on loan. #CelticFC are the Scottish club #thfc https://t.co/GqgkBVEzGd — Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) February 1, 2021 According to reports from the Daily Mail, West Bromwich Albion are also interested in si...
Report: West Brom linked with loan move for Tottenham defender
West Bromwich Albion have been linked with a loan move for Tottenham Hotspur defender Japhet Tanganga. The Baggies are eager to strengthen their squad before the January transfer window closes and The Express & Star has claimed that they are interested in signing the 21-year-old. Tanganga has made seven appearances for Spurs in all competitions this season, but he has failed to make a start in the Premier League. SL View Tanganga has endured a frustrating time with Spurs over the past 10 months after initially making a massive impression. He was handed his Premier League debut against Liverpool last January and made a further nine appearances before football was halted in March. A succession of injuries have hindered his progress since the resumption of play, and the arrival of new def...
Coping without Kane: A few systems Tottenham Hotspur could use in the absence of their star striker
It is that time of year again. We are in January, and Harry Kane has picked up another injury. This time, it doesn’t appear to be so bad – the England international is only expected to miss a few weeks of action as opposed to a number of months. But, with the football coming thick and fast, Spurs’ star striker could miss over eight matches, including key Premier League clashes against Chelsea and Manchester City where Tottenham’s fading title aspirations might face a final test. With the league’s top-provider out, José Mourinho’s counterattacking brand of football is under serious threat, as this might affect Son Heung-min’s performances too considering the fact that the South Korean international has combined with Kane for 13 of his side’s 34 goals, benefitting on nine occasions. So,...
