Former French worldwide Thierry Henry has lambasted Manchester City players for their reaction when Nigeria’s youngster Kelechi Iheanacho netted the equalizer in their 1 – 2 loss at home to Tottenham Hotspurs.
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Rose’s cross was deemed to have struck Sterling on the arm as he jumped into the path of the ball, and after an intense debate over the penalty Kane fired home from the spot to give the visitors the lead.
“Unfortunately for us it was the same referee, Clattenburg, as when we lost against Tottenham in the first round with two goals offside”.
Pellegrini subsequently accused Clattenburg of wanting to award the penalty and gave a scathing assessment of the same referee’s performance in the reverse fixture last September.
“It was the key moment that decided the game, before that they did not shoot towards our goal and did not have any chances”. Kevin de Bruyne is a massive miss; he provided the energy, assists and goals that they look like they are lacking.
The Blues claimed the title in 2011-12 and 2013-14 despite having been eight and seven points off the top respectively with six games left to play.
“We feel that if we work very hard and everyone’s doing their job, we can beat any team”. We continue to fight. The win means Spurs are second in the league, just two points off league-leaders Leicester thanks to Christian Eriksen’s late tidy finish. Being good enough or not title contenders in the Premier League and domestic cups.
Pochettino refused to get carried away as Spurs enhanced their prospects of a first league championship since 1961 but he accepted it might be a different story for success-starved supporters.
“It is true our supporters can dream”, Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said.
“It is important for our supports to believe”. They have the talent required to take home the trophy, but they’ll need perseverance and good fortune to end their title drought.
City suffered another set-back in the Premier League title race with the costly defeat at the Etihad Stadium – their seventh of the league campaign.
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“It’s not the biggest gap in the world, but you are looking at three teams to drop points and capitalise”. “It is very important to trust in what you are doing and improve in what you are not doing well”.
