Solanke's scorpion damages City title bid as Spurs fight back to draw
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What happened in the first half of the Tottenham vs. Manchester City match?
Welcome to the Sky Sports Premier League podcast. Another busy Super Sunday saw four games live on Sky Sports, rounded off by Tottenham against Manchester City. This is how we saw things at full time.
Truly a most remarkable football match and Dominic Solanke, the acrobatic scorpion, was the man who changed it with two second half goals for a Tottenham team which at half time had seemed bereft. Thomas Frank has seen some spirit. He has seen some uplift. He has felt a change of mood here, which was unforeseeable at the break. And for Manchester City, this feels as though it was a costly day. They were cruising. Jerky 11 minutes, Semenyo just before half-time. Tottenham just didn't appear to have a foothold of any sort. But the second half, so improbably, Gary, the second half simply changed direction.
A bizarre, bizarre game at half-time. It was almost sad in this ground, how low you just felt like there was absolutely no way back for Spurs and it was a procession for City. The second half, you've got to give credit to Thomas Frank's men and they've played a second half that will have taken quite a lot of pressure off. man in your shot there and Picario gives him a hug and a little bit of a smile who'd have thought that 45 minutes ago but for City and another bad one where they've demonstrated again their defensive vulnerabilities their complacency and Arsenal are the real winners so they are
Arsenal win, Villa don't, and nor, as it turns out, to Manchester City. And for the second time in London this weekend, a team that was booed off at half-time is cheered off at the end. Manchester City a little forlorn as they meet their supporters. Spurs at least with an afternoon that enables them to get their teeth into this Premier League campaign. And there is the reason why.
It finishes... Down the lane, Kelly.
Tottenham off square two. Manchester City two. Peter and Gary, thank you. And it's a result that's being celebrated right across North London. Yes, a well-rescued point for Tottenham, but Spurs fans won't want to hear it. That goal, that equalising goal, will have been celebrated just as much by Arsenal fans, for whom the gap between themselves and Manchester City is now 6-3. points, but it was such a strange turnaround in the second half, Jamie. From a Spurs perspective, first of all, what changed for them? Yes, Dominic Solanke was on great form, but their overall team performance?
Well, I think we take it to the dressing room at half-time, that must have been a really dark, difficult place for everybody concerned.
How did Tottenham manage to turn the game around in the second half?
Romero doesn't come out for the second half, he's your captain. You've got no Van de Ven, no Romero. Then you just think to yourself, And I've been in this position myself, thinking, this team is so much better than us, this could be 5-0. The players were despondent. There's no energy in the stadium. But somehow they managed within themselves to just turn it around. And it was incredible. Javi Simmonds, that man there was fantastic. You end up with Paulina and Dragosan, who's been out for probably a year with a cruise ship that can manage you to two centre-backs. He adds energy. You know, Conor in midfield, I thought, was fantastic as well. Conor Gallagher, he gave you some. Papsar gave you energy. And then it just showed you as well how much they've missed Dominic Solanke.
And that's been really difficult for the manager because you saw his quality today. But from Tottenham's point of view, we have to congratulate them because they've been... battered by everybody you know everybody's looked at this Tottenham side the manager he's going to get the sack he's struggling they can't turn it around they show tremendous character today and we don't say that very often about this Tottenham side you know Archie Gray was magnificent at right back so second half was just completely different now is it something to build on I genuinely have no idea but just enjoy this for what it was Tottenham fans because it's been a really difficult season for you
From Manchester City's point of view, it's a big two points dropped in terms of the title race, particularly because there was an opportunity here to put Aston Villa to bed as contenders because they lost earlier on today.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the first half of the Tottenham vs. Manchester City match?
0:06–3:10
2
How did Tottenham manage to turn the game around in the second half?
3:10–7:23
3
What role did Dominic Solanke play in Tottenham's comeback?
7:23–9:42
4
What were the contrasting performances of Tottenham and Manchester City?
9:42–10:45
5
How did the crowd influence Tottenham's performance in the second half?
10:45–15:07
6
What impact do injuries have on Tottenham's current squad?
15:07–16:33
7
What does this result mean for the title race in the Premier League?
16:33–17:26
8
What tactical changes did Pep Guardiola make during the match?
17:26–43:08
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