Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League winning streak is done at three games after Ange Postecoglou’s side was beaten 1-0 at home by Manchester City on Wednesday.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY - Highlights, recap & analysis
Erling Haaland struck just 12 minutes into the game as Manchester City were utterly dominant in the first half. The tide totally turned after halftime but Spurs were unable to connect the final pass on too many occasions, and when they did, Ederson was up to the task. Much of the post-game discussion will likely focus on the fact that Postecoglou dropped Heung-min Son, Dejan Kulusevski and Djed Spence from the starting XI when the trio had been so influential in recent weeks. A calculated risk, no doubt, but one that didn’t pay off.
Ange Postecoglou reaction — What did Spurs boss say after losing to Manchester City?
“We knew that City would come out pretty strong, but we also knew that we would finish strong so it was a matter of hanging in there. First half, we were just a little bit eager to get forward with the ball and were wasteful. We didn’t handle that part of the game well. They scored and had further chances. Second half, we dominated the game and territory. We were much better with the ball.”
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"[Team selection] was about trying to get our squad up and running again. Guys like Destiny [Udogie], Brennan [Johnson] and Wilson [Odobert] — they need game time. There’s no point in having a squad of players and them not being ready. Sonny, Deki [Kulusevski] and Djed have played a lot of football. I though they came on and made an impact. It’s a disappointing loss tonight, but I still though our performance stood up, which was the most important thing.”
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“Mathys [Tel] has worked hard and he was one who probably needs a rest. It will be good to get Dom[inic Solanke] back in there. When he was playing for us, he was hard to stop. You could see the benefit of them having Haaland back, and it hopefully won’t be long now.”