The Manchester Evening News reported that after losing 2-3 to Tottenham Hotspur, who have lost three consecutively in the Premier League, Manchester City manager Guardiola criticised the team's poor defense. Guardiola admitted the team's plan was to keep an eye on Kane and cut him off from his team-mates, but City failed to do so.
Screenshot of the Manchester Evening News report
In this game, Conte's team played a perfect defensive counterattack at the Etihad Stadium. Kane became the key to winning, scoring not only two goals himself, but also masterminding his first goal. If kulu hadn't gone offside first, Kane would even have had a chance to score a hat-trick. In this game, Kane's fluttering running position made It impossible for City's two centre-backs and defender Rodri to defend against the position.
In the review of the game, Guardiola analyzed: "I know that Spurs will regain their fighting ability after three consecutive defeats. It's such a strong team that they're in a deep position. Kane is constantly cruising around Rodri, so you have to keep an eye on his trajectory at all times. ”
"When Tottenham got the ball, there wasn't much passing space. But if the ball can be passed to Kane, then Kane has a chance to find Son Heung-min and Kulusevsky. In this game, we kept crossing, we kept shooting, but we couldn't convert to score. All three conceded goals are lost in different ways, for example the second one, and it is difficult to defend the player who inserts himself from behind the penalty area line. The third goal was conceded and our defensive back post was too poor. Guardiola said.
After being unbeaten in 15 rounds by Tottenham, Guardiola is also very sober about the situation of the title race: "I said a few weeks ago that we still need to get a lot of points before we win the title. Every team here fights for their goals, some for Champions League qualification, some for Europa League qualification and some for relegation. So every game is an encounter, we know that, just understand how hard it is. ”