May be a tired cliché but last night felt like a two -half game for Tottenham hotspur.
Ange postcoglou The side hosts in Manchester City and started taking their fourth Premier League Win the bounce.
Unfortunately, a target from the recently returned Erling Haaland ensured that it did not happen and while visitors could be three or four in the first half, Lilywhites had a wealthy chance of their own in the second 45.
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City |
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|---|---|---|
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Spit |
Statistics |
City |
|
0 |
Goal |
1 |
|
1.12 |
Expected goals |
2.09 |
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55% |
Occupation |
45% |
|
2 |
High chances |
4 |
|
11 |
Total shots |
12 |
|
8 |
Angles |
3 |
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512 |
Passerby |
412 |
However, while there were several players who put steady shifts for the northern Londoners, there were still some who were frustrated, such as Pedro PorroWho the manager should never have started. ”
Why Postcoglou should not have started porro
After the start of the game against the city of Ipswich during the weekend on the bench, there would be hope between some of the faithful Spurs that Postcoglou would keep Porro there for her game last night.
Unfortunately, the Australian decided to start him on the right-back, and to the surprise of the very few, it turned out to be a big mistake, and even if he could have a long passage to him, after a long time this season, he has proven to be incapable of defending.
It may sound harsh but it is an opinion shared by journalist Mitch Freton, who described him as “known” problem while football Alasdair Gold gave him 5/10 Match the full -time score, writing that “it had a difficult night” against Jeremy Doku, which is quite devaluation.
The Belgian returned to the former Sports CP ACE throughout the night, and if it were not the difficult wing that gave him problems, he created them himself.
For example, in his 90 minutes of action, the 25 -year -old tried Give the ball away 12 times And he did it for the blocked goal of Haaland at the end of the game.
Overall, it was another horror for full -back errors and it is clear that Postcoglou made a huge mistake to start him over the player who started there at the weekend.
Spurs star who should have started against the city
With Archie Gray starting from the center-back alongside Kevin Danso and the lack of other defensive choices, it will not be surprising that Postecoglou should have started Porro last night was Djed Spence.
Former Middlesbrough Full – Back has been a revelation since he broke in the first team this season – as evidenced by the roar of the crowd on arrival last night – and looking at how sad the Spaniard was for much of the campaign, he should have been the first.
Not only can help in the last third – already has four entries in the target In 20 appearances this year – but it is also much safer and reliable when it comes to the defensive side of the game, which, even in modern game, is extremely important for a full back.
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Spence vs porro |
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Statistics per 90 |
Swirl |
Further |
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Fight |
3.02 |
2.31 |
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The match won |
2.50 |
1.67 |
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Faces + espionage |
4.06 |
3.50 |
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All the blocks |
1.77 |
1.62 |
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Shots were blocked |
0.73 |
0.60 |
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The passages were blocked |
1.04 |
1.03 |
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Air units won |
1.15 |
0.43 |
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All statistics Fbref for the period 24/25 pl |
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For example, when we compare their underlying numbers, the “incredible” Englishman, As named by Ian WrightIt comes forward to the majority of relevant defense measurements, including, indicative, of dealing, dealing with profits, all blocks, blocked shots, blocked passages, air units and more.
Finally, beyond the best defensive number on paper, the £ 20 million Titan too It seems to be much better in predicting the movements of the opposition wing, such as Porro, rarely seems to be on the floor after hitting a approach.
After all, while the team was certainly not terrible last night, Postcoglou took it too much wrong not to start Spence and we can’t see him making the same decision in the Europa League next week.
2025-02-27 12:15:00
