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Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham (0-1)
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Tottenham bounced back after being knocked out of the Europa League against Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday.
– The last games have not been good enough, we knew we had to fight back. The boys made a brilliant effort, says Harry Kane.
The Tottenham coach is happy with Sunday’s game and the performance of the players, but asks for continuity.
– Our next challenge as a team is not to play this way just as one reaction with a terrible result. It must be something permanent, says José Mourinho.
– We must develop this attitude that we need, but I cannot do it alone. I have to do it with my club and with the players in the dressing room, adds the Portuguese.
In addition to this attitude that must be in place, the harmony of a soccer team is important. There, Mourinho admitted that he does not have the opportunity to make everyone happy.
TV 2 soccer expert Solveig Gulbrandsen believes that soccer culture has changed over time and that it now bears the mark of increased selfishness.
– Players only stop in one place because they want to move on. They are impatient if they sit on the bench, if they don’t like them enough they will move on. How will you manage to build a team over time if you are constantly on and off, players who are dissatisfied? That’s the selfishness in it. It’s harder to create a team now than before, Gulbrandsen explains.
One of those who sat on the bench against Aston Villa was Dele Alli. There he sat in goalkeeper gloves and slippers.
– It is a clear image of the seriousness with which one takes one when sitting on the bench. Are you ready to enter? Or give an example of that, here I am sitting, and I could have just as easily had goalie gloves. It can be fun and you can take it as a state of mind. But in the situation they are in, when there is a conflict between Alli and Mourinho. That he really wants to leave and that Mourinho wants him away, then gives an idea of how seriously he takes it, Gulbrandsen thinks.
Hunting for the top four
With Sunday’s result, Mourinho’s men rose to 6th place in the Premier League. Tottenham are now three points behind Chelsea and are chasing one of the top four positions.
TV 2 soccer expert Trevor Morley believes Tottenham still has no chance of being in the top four.
“Tottenham is nowhere near the level that Chelsea have been in the last month,” Morley said.
Aston Villa, on the other hand, has struggled without an injured Jack Grealish, and is now number ten in the league.
The forward’s first goal in the Premier League
It wasn’t until half an hour was played that the first great opportunity came, which ended with the goal.
An attentive Lucas Moura was the first in a bad clearance by Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. Then the Spurs attack sped up. The Brazilian Moura combined very well with Harry Kane.
Moura sent the ball in front of the goal, where his compatriot Carlos Vinícius easily put his first Premier League goal in the goal behind a beaten Martinez.
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– The two Brazilians can celebrate together! This is a great game, said TV 2 commentator Kasper Wikestad.
There was nothing to say about the passion in the celebration of Tottenham’s number 45, which remained the only first-half scorer.
– Both teams have been bad, there has been a lack of quality in this first round, Morley thought.
Penalty for Tottenham
After a half-play second half, Mike Dean blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.
Matty Cash tackled Kane, who was heading for the dead line with the ball. A clumsy participation of the right side of Villas.
– Harry Kane takes responsibility. Give penalties, score penalties. Doubles Tottenham’s lead, Wikestad commented.
When the clock struck 83 minutes, Ross Barkley decided to regroup. Japhet Tanganga’s sacrificial defense blocked the attempt.
The Birmingham team never got to really big scoring opportunities and eventually went goalless off the field.
