Premier League

Tottenham-Manchester City (15th of August)

Tottenham played passive defensive game in the first 15 minutes. They had no thoughts of winning the ball and counterattacking. They just wanted to keep the ball out of the penalty area (1). If the opponent couldn't get out of their own half quickly, they went a little further and tried to win the ball. They increased the level of the press in the opposing half (2). In other words, they tried short distance counter-attacks for 20-25 more minutes. Read More...