On Thursday Manchester City announced the renewal of Pep Guardiola until 2023. The news could not have been sweeter for all fans citizen. But the joy was short-lived at the Etihad Stadium. Just 48 hours later, the taste turned sour. No one is more comfortable in the spoilers role what Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese coach won the tactical battle to Santpedor’s coach thanks to a majestic Harry Kane. So dominant was the center forward at the new White Hart Lane that he didn’t even need to score.
Of course, the English international, with his movements, was key in Tottenham’s two goals. In the first one, he took the two centrals out of his zone so that Son stood with a diagonal only against Ederson (5). Both Dias and Laporte followed the ten in his movement to come down to receive and neglected their position. Ndombélé saw the South Korean, who did not fail to score his ninth goal in the Premier.
In 24 direct duels
Sixth victory for the Portuguese coach over Guardiola, the second in a row
In the second, Kane received his back, turned, rode down the center lane, behind Rodri, until he assisted on the left Lo Celso, who had just entered, who also beat the Brazilian goalkeeper below the legs (65), on the first ball he touched. Mou, in the band, celebrated his success in the change.
A striker who makes the difference, like Kane, who is a scorer but also makes his team play, is what City lacked, which now remains eight points behind the Spurs in the standings.
Man of the match
Kane took the center backs out of their zone in Son’s 1-0 and assisted Lo Celso in the 2-0 counterattack
Guardiola’s players were left with the gunpowder with their countries. During the week they scored with their respective teams Ferran Torres (3), Ruben Dias (2), Foden (2), Mahrez (2), De Bruyne and even Rodri. However, in Tottenham’s new field, nobody was right. Agüero, who was returning to the call, was finally left on the bench without playing. Like Bale.
Part of the blame for that drought was the great performance of Mourinho’s four defenders and the help he planned from the two midfielders, Hjoberg and Sissoko. Sometimes there were up to seven players inside the area covering all the corridors to the citizen. Dier and Alderweireld were impassable in the center. And neither Ferran Torres nor Mahrez could ever with Aurier and Reguilón on the wings.
A goal received in 4 games
Up to six City players came from scoring with their national teams but crashed into Dier and Alderweireld
They were all very attentive. They all grated at high altitude, with special mention for Kane. They all complied strictly to put the bolt. Tottenham have only conceded one goal in the last four league games. Thanks to that, Mourinho, who already defeated Guardiola in February with Tottenham, adds his sixth win against Pep. The Portuguese aspires six years later to a league title, which he could never do with United. An old rival for Guardiola, who can no longer just look at Klopp’s Liverpool.
