THERE WERE 9 SHOTS FOR FOREST WITH 4 ON TARGET, INCLUDING CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI’S CRACKER AT 83 MINS! FOREST ALSO MADE 262 PASSES, WITH AN 80% PASS ACCURACY.
MAN CITY HAD 14 SHOTS, WITH 3 ON TARGET, WITH SOME CREATIVE ATTEMPTS FROM ERLING HAALAND AND NICO GONZALEZ NOT QUITE MAKING IT, AND MADE 608 PASSES, WITH AN 89% PASS ACCURACY, (WITH 70% POSSESSION.) BUT WITH NOTHING FURTHER REACHING-THE-BACK-OF-THE-NET, THE MATCH CULMINATED IN A 1 – 0 WIN TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST!
PEP GUARDIOLA SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH
“IT WAS A TIGHT GAME. WE STRUGGLED TO CREATE CHANCES BUT I ALSO GIVE CREDIT TO THE OPPONENT. WE CONTROLLED THE MAIN THREAT BUT OUR GAME WAS A LITTLE BIT SLOW IN THE FINAL THIRD. TO BREAK THE LINES YOU HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE LEFT AND QUICK TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS NOT AS QUICK AS WE SHOULD DO. TEN GAMES LEFT, IN THE POSITION THEY ARE IN, IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD. NEXT SATURDAY AGAINST BRIGHTON AND THEN AFTER THE INTERNATIONAL BREAK WE WILL SEE WHERE WE ARE. ON IF EDERSON SHOULD HAVE SAVED CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI’S EFFORT, HE ADDED “I NEVER BLAME A PLAYER. I PREFER TO PRAISE. I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY..” (CLASS 😊)
NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO SPEAKS AFTER THE MATCH
“WE ARE HAPPY! VERY HAPPY! WE DID A GOOD GAME AGAINST A TOUGH TEAM. THE ORGANISATION AND HELP WERE FUNDAMENTAL. I AM PROUD AND HAPPY! THIS GIVES YOU THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU CAN COMPETE WITH SUCH GOOD PLAYERS. IT ALLOWS US TO GROW BUT IT DOESN’T CHANGE. THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS VERY TOUGH. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP CITY. IT WAS GOOD BUT THERE ARE STILL THINGS TO IMPROVE.”
