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Guardiola claims Manchester City 1-0 Overcome Tottenham was extra
special because of the problems posed by the damaged pitch of Wembley.
Play on Wembley turf marked 24 hours after tearing
by an NFL game, the incomparable quality of City and a predator finish
Riyad Mahrez helped them win the pitch battle.
A sixth win in seven league games allowed the undefeated Guardiola team to return to Liverpool above the goal difference.
And the city director admitted that he was relieved to see his players face treacherous conditions.
"It was a great win in special conditions, against one of the most physical teams in Europe," he said.
"It was not the conditions of football to play, we responded well.
players and players of Tottenham, hope that they will sort the
problem for the future.
"It's a question for the Premier League and Tottenham.
invited to come here today for editing, hope that they can solve this
problem."
Guardiola praised City's win in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk last week as the best demonstration of his reign in Manchester.
It was a much more mundane performance than the defenders of the city took
center stage, equaling the club record of six consecutive leagues
clean sheets.
Guardiola was frustrated that City spoiled several opportunities to kill
Tottenham and warned them that they needed to improve if they wanted to keep the
title and win the Champions League.
"We had a lot of chances, we needed to score and we did not do it, we have a lot to improve," he said.
"Of course, we are very good, I do not say the opposite, but if
you will play in the final stages of the big competitions we need
things we do not have yet.
"We will talk and work and hope to improve."
It was a discouraging evening for Tottenham, fifth, who now has
scored five points ahead of City after his first league loss.
Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld blamed the pitch by saying: "I have to be honest, the pitch was not good.
"Both teams like to play at the back and play football under these circumstances, it was very difficult."
But his coach, Mauricio Pochettino, was even more frustrated by the dismal defense that led to City's goal.
"The circumstances of the field were the same for both sides."
This is the kind of cheap lens that you can not concede in this type of match. Soccer
will punish you, "said Pochettino.
"I'm proud of the effort, we've created a lot of chances." Last season, he
difficult to compete with Manchester City, but today the level
was closer. "
The cause of Pochettino was not
helped by the presence of the Jacksonville and Philadelphia Jaguars
Eagles at Tottenham's temporary home a day earlier.
There were large areas of worn brown turf in the middle and both
the flanks, while the NFL logo in the central circle and benchmarks
the length of the ground was still visible.
But City was not placated while he was in the lead after only six minutes.
Tottenham defender Kieran Trippier misjudged long City free kick
Goalkeeper Ederson, his head lost, allowing Raheem Sterling to fly
possession and cut in front of him in the surface.
Sterling has been remarkably calm in choosing the Mahrez race
and Algerian ended the raid with a short-range clinical arrival.
It was a moving moment for Mahrez, 48 years ago.
hours after the death of the owner of the Foxes, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, in a
Helicopter accident outside the King Power Stadium Club on Saturday.
Mahrez pointed his fingers at the sky in what seemed to be a tribute to Vichai.
The city seemed less disturbed by the surface and they walked the
Tottenham's defense with a fluid movement that ended with Hugo Lloris
push the Mahrez reader on a pole.
Sending to the goal by Erik Lamela, Harry Kane had a
gold chance to even, but his poor first touch, which could not be
blamed on the grass, allowed Ederson to block with his legs.
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