Tactical Takeaways from Man City vs Spurs

[FootballWhispers]

Hi there,

We've done a piece looking at the main takeaways from Tottenham's defeat to Manchester City on Saturday evening.

It was an intriguing tactical game, and Spurs were very brave in their play despite the result.

Hope you're all well.

 

[StockSpur]

The only team thats going to beat city this year will use a tactic known as 'kicking them off the park'.

 

[coys200]

Can anyone explain what is going on for the 1st goal. It looks like everyone is marked. Then gundogan runs off I think it’s dier and should then be picked up by winks as the spare man. But why would you have winks as the spare man on 6 yrd line in middle of goal when he is smallest weakness player in our team. We had x6 6 ft players on the pitch. Surely in a crucial area right infront of goal you would have someone bigger or even one of the full backs. Completely baffling winks was assigned that role.

 

[Gaz_Gammon]

Here is my "tactical takeaway" from yesterdays game and Citeh's season thus far (tactics first witnessed at Barcelona and in a small town called Munich, in Bavaria)

 

[Spurs72]

Can anyone explain what is going on for the 1st goal. It looks like everyone is marked. Then gundogan runs off I think it’s dier and should then be picked up by winks as the spare man. But why would you have winks as the spare man on 6 yrd line in middle of goal when he is smallest weakness player in our team. We had x6 6 ft players on the pitch. Surely in a crucial area right infront of goal you would have someone bigger or even one of the full backs. Completely baffling winks was assigned that role.

That was Schoolboy Defending man, my PE Teacher would tell us put a body on a body it's really that Simple. I can't explain but some1 lost him and thus they got confidence and the Floodgates opened.

Look at who is in the box waving his hands After the 1st goal, I think it was Son,