Except they kept attacking after going up 1-0.It does feel like Spurs just copied the plan Jose used against City in the past.
Some key differences to my eyes.Damn, Son just loves scoring against City.
It does feel like Spurs just copied the plan Jose used against City in the past.
+1. Big props to Japh too for betting on himself, rejecting the loan, getting the start, and playing extremely well. I'll take other COYMFS!!! thoughts to the Spurs thread.Some key differences to my eyes.
1.If you’re gonna ask your team to do that much committed defending, it is wise to do fitness training. Game one and the defending was more aggressive and less last-ditch than I recall it being under Jose.
2. The defending started higher in the midfield with Nuno’s setup. I think this helped in a few ways. It put less pressure on Dier and Sanchez generally, and it also meant that when they turned City over, they could start the counters higher up the field more often compared to Jose-ball where they’d regain possession closer to their 18 and often get counterpressed or hoof it, losing possession and staying penned it. That helped them get more shots than the typical Jose bunker gave them and helped the defending seem less like a desperate assault until a defender screwed up, even if possession stats were similar.
In my defense, I lament who they choose to sign. They just keep adding pieces so Pep can finally play his preferred 1-0-11-0 lineup where they dominate possession, miss chances, and get countered into oblivion.Ah yes. The annual City loss where their fans lament lack of depth and signings.
If City get 12 players on top of everything else, Pep should really be able to dominate.In my defense, I lament who they choose to sign. They just keep adding pieces so Pep can finally play his preferred 1-0-11-0 lineup where they dominate possession, miss chances, and get countered into oblivion.
Duh, that's what I get for multi-tasking. Wouldn't surprise me if Pep tried to turn Ederson into an attacking midfielder though.If City get 12 players on top of everything else, Pep should really be able to dominate.
He already is! At least Fernandinho would have dived at Son’s goal.Duh, that's what I get for multi-tasking. Wouldn't surprise me if Pep tried to turn Ederson into an attacking midfielder though.
To be fair, so would Kane or Sterling.He already is! At least Fernandinho would have dived at Son’s goal.