Quote from: Jewan420 on Today at 05:15:31 PM

Quote from: Oshio-man on Today at 05:00:51 PM

Checking Manchester City and Tottenham statistics from the match that ended up 0-2 in the home of Manchester City, i discover that Manchester City has the highest ball possession, goal on targets but they lost the match against Tottenham that have low ball possession from the match because Tottenham have talented strikers that know how to score goal in the midst of strong defenders in this new season...

Before the match started, no one expected that Manchester City would lose points at home and that was against Tottenham. Although this is not the best time to consider Manchester City as weak this season or to ignore them as favorites to win the title. Because, they have only played 2 matches and this is the right time to correct the mistakes. Although they lost, I don't blame them now, they need to have a better plan in their attack. Tottenham won the match because their attack was good and the attacks were enough to score goals. On the other hand, City were good in possession or ball control but were bad in attack.

Yeah, I agree, it’s way too early to start doubting City just because they dropped points against Spurs. Even the best teams can slip up in the opening rounds — it doesn’t mean they’re suddenly weak. Pep’s system always relies on control, and they had that, but without sharp finishing their possession didn’t translate into goals.

Tottenham deserve credit though, they were direct and clinical when it mattered, which is exactly how you have to play against City. Still, with only two games played, City have all the time to adjust their attacking plan and get back on track.

For me, they’re still the main favorites for the Premier League title — but this result is a reminder that even they can’t afford to waste chances. It’s better for them to fix these issues now rather than later in the season.