The age Ange Postecoglou began with victory in the north of Londons. The new Tottenham Hotspurrevamped with more offensive and direct football, prevailed over Manchester United with a goal of Pope Sarr and another of Lisandro Martinez at his own door and sends a warning: they are not worse because he has left Harry Kane.
After leaving doubts in the opening day against the Brentford (2-2), the London team achieved a convincing victory by the minimum, but in which many more goals could have fallen, against a United that again suffered from creativity, as it already happened against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
This time, the ‘Red Devils’, In addition, they did not have the help of the WAS. Although last Monday it helped them not to see a penalty from André Onanathis time he swiped a possible penalty by hand Christian Romero when the meeting was going 0-0.
The shot of Alexander Garnacho from the front was intercepted by the hand of the Argentine, but neither the referee nor the WAS They considered that there would be a penalty. From there it grew Tottenhamwho before the break had a bizarre play in which he first Pedro Further He whipped the crossbar and then a cross from Sarr bounced off Shaw and went against the stick.
Postecoglou lamented the missed opportunity, almost at the same level of clarity as a header from Fernandes completely alone that he led the stands, but the best for the Australian coach was yet to come.
Four minutes after the break Dejan Kulusevski He faced the bottom line and took a back pass that he could not clear lysander Martínez. The ball, without anyone getting rid of it, reached the far post, where Sarrunmarked by the midfielders of the Unitedwho did not follow the play, impaled her.
With the 1-0 already established, the United reacted immediately and Antonyin a great shot with a thread, ran into the stick, but there the romp of the player stopped Unitedwho was at the mercy of the ‘Spurs‘, who had countless occasions to sentence until in 1983, Lisandro Martinez deflected a shot from Ben Davies towards his own goal and made it 2-0.
After the departure of Kane heading to Bayern of Munichfew could trust a Tottenham to rearm and, although they continue to be a trustworthy ‘nine’, since richarlison remains unchecked, are becoming, thanks in part to the quality of James Maddison, in an enjoyable and entertaining group.
With four points, the Londoners are in positions of Champions LeagueMeanwhile he United he is tenth, with three points and one goal in two games.
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2023-08-20 03:57:39
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