Pep Guardiola’s Man City has returned to the top 4 with a 1-0 victory on Tottenham, a team that often defeats them this season. Looking at the performance in the first half, with the excellence of Jeremy Doku, Man City has faith to optimize the future.
In this match, Man City had the return of striker Erling Haaland, who successfully used a low -level assist in the 5m50 round of Jeremy Doku to score the only goal of the match. However, he also missed 2 delicious opportunities to increase the gap, and both of them were created by Doku.
Facing the speed and ingenuity of Doku, Tottenham’s Postecoglou coach put Pedro Porro into the field to neutralize, especially in a one -on -one situation. However, this calculation has failed, especially in the first half, when Doku stormed in his active area.
The first warning sign appeared within 10 minutes when Doku tried Porro on the left wing, knocking the former Man City player to the ground before the attack was blocked. Porro signed a contract with Man City from 2019 to 2022 but never played for the first team.
Shortly thereafter, Savinho, who clung to the right to Marrooush backwards from the right wing striker position and created space on the wing, received a pass from his teammates before he entered. The ball immediately reached Doku’s foot, and a delicious pass into the forbidden area for Haaland to cushion.
Since then, Doku has pushed Porro into a difficult position. Peter Crouch, a comment expert from TNT Sports TV station, described him as “unstoppable”. Man City should blame himself too unlucky when he did not lead 2 or 3 goals in the first half.
Doku promises to be a new source of creativity for Man City, in the context of compatriot Kevin de Bruyne’s fellow seniors are cruel because of age. Doku played 18 matches for Man City in the Premier League 2024/25, contributing 3 goals and 4 assists. Last season, he had 8 assists.