Thought both he and Højbjerg were good off the ball. Bentancur got caught a few times in possession and they both had some misplaced passes which they need to improve on, but some of that was down to City pressure and positioning.
Highlights: Watch De Bruyne on their first goal. Kicks Lloris and does the hands up guilty as **** gesture. Missed that. Also features the return of Carragher's Frank Spencer impression.
First time in 6 years I've not predicted Spurs to win, I said 1-1. Perhaps I should do that more often.
Committed at least 3 bookable offences today, Taylor didn't even have a word with him. Taylor was awful today, so many soft decisions for them, zero consistency as usual.
Conte speaks. “It was an emotional game for sure. It was an exciting game. A good game. We followed a plan. We knew for sure Manchester City would keep possession of the ball for 65 to 70 minutes. We had to be good tactically in a defensive way. At the same time, when we were defending, the first thought was how to attack. We created chances to score other goals against a fantastic team. A good win for us. It will give us more confidence. It wasn’t simple to play Manchester City after three losses in a row, but it’s a process. We are working very hard to improve every aspect, and this type of game gives us confidence to trust the work we are doing. We will continue to give our best. I hate to lose! If I tell you it was good to have three losses, then no. I hate to lose. But it was important to have a reaction. The Premier League is very difficult. I am enjoying working with this group of players. They are fantastic, one of the best group I have worked with in my career. We have space for improvement and many young players. We have a lot of work to do, but we are not scared to work!” Doesn’t seem so down on the players does he!
You have to say it suggests disappointment...probably compounded by the thought that he'd need to try and eke another 5 minutes overtime!
Bentancur had one of those games where one minute he's looking immense, such as some of the tackles he was putting in that kept Rodri in his pocket while handing over his dinner money, the next he was misplacing seemingly simple passes The latter can likely be chalked up to The Sheikh Mansour Team's pressing, though, given Hojbjerg was also haphazard with his passing
Can i just say i had far more confidence in you for todays game which is why both Kane & Son were transferred into my FF team
I thought him smashing into De Bruyne towards the end was brilliant. It was deffo retribution for one of the ginger cnuts fouls.
