Manchester City fall in a huge downer to open the season at the Etihad. A match that saw some real poor performances from all across the board and several early misses that changed the tilt of the match. With it, the club needs to bounce back and trust the team Pep has and what changes he can make.
Haaland, Cherki, Foden and more need to really step up and carry their load.
On to the reaction-
“Everybody’ trained really good and I don’t have any complaints, we have energy and they have quality but just the simple things [against Spurs], we missed it,” he said.
“We need more composure with the ball but through the games we are going to get it.
“It’s a team we’re going to have for the next [few] years. We have a squad and when we finish next Sunday and have the international break, we will move forward with that squad.
“I felt that in the training sessions, Nico made a step forward and Tijjani is going there.
“When we play against Spurs or [Thomas Frank’s former club] Brentford in the past, when we are able to drop them, they defend so deep but you need talent and quality and vision.
“Rayan Cherki is extraordinary for that and when playing inside, Rico [Lewis] is really good in small spaces and his work ethic.
“So there are many reasons to have them involved. In the buildup, we have to drag them to find the next stages and next passes and that we didn’t read.
“But a part of that is a big problem. When we arrive in positions more comfortably, we lose the simple things.
“We need the continuity with the passes and we cannot attack in three or four passes. We missed it a little bit, that’s all.”