IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ERLING HAALAND BACK TO HIS BRILLIANT BEST (AFTER MISSING THE LAST TWO GAMES DUE TO INJURY) AND IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG TO SEE JUST HOW FIT AND HEALTHY HE WAS! HE WAS PASSED THE BALL BY JEREMY DOKU AND CASUALLY TAPPED IT INTO THE GOAL OFF THE SIDE OF HIS BOOT AT JUST 12 MINS. INTO THE MATCH!
TOTTENHAM HAD 11 SHOTS IN TOTAL, INCLUDING 6 ON TARGET, (AND INTERESTINGLY, 56% POSSESSION), AND MADE 529 PASSES WITH AN 87% PASS ACCURACY, AND MAN CITY HAD 12 SHOTS, WITH 5 ON TARGET (INCLUDING HAALAND’S) AND MADE 416 PASSES, WITH AN 87% PASS ACCURACY. BUT WITH NO FURTHER GOALS, ERLING HAALAND’S GOAL REMAINED THE ONLY AND WINNING GOAL OF THE MATCH AND RESULTED IN A 1 – 0 WIN TO MAN CITY!
PEP GUARDIOLA SPEAKS AFTER THE GAME
“THE GAME WAS OPEN IN THE SECOND HALF BECAUSE WE DIDN’T CLOSE IT IN THE FIRST. THAT WAS THE PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS MANY TIMES THIS SEASON. WE’VE GIVEN AWAY AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF GOALS. TODAY FORTUNATELY WE FINISHED GOOD. FOR THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION IT IS AN INCREDIBLE RESULT FOR US.”
ANGE POSTECOGLOU SPEAKS AFTER THE GAME
“FIRST HALF, WE WERE A LITTLE BIT TOO EAGER TO GET FORWARD, WE WERE TOO WASTEFUL. CITY CAN PICK YOU OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WE DIDN’T HANDLE THAT PART OF THE GAME WELL. THEY SCORED AND HAD CHANCES TO GET FURTHER AHEAD. IN THE SECOND HALF WE DOMINATED THE GAME, AND WERE PRETTY RELENTLESS. JUST MISSING A GOAL AND FELL A BIT SHORT. IT’S DISAPPOINTING TO LOSE, BUT IT DID FEEL MORE LIKE US TODAY.”
