Premier League | Focus match in the second round! Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur’s preview, whose offensive firepower is stronger

This weekend, the second round of the Premier League will be held, with Manchester City's match against Tottenham being a focus battle in this round of the Premier League. The focus match will start at 19:30 on August 23, and the game will be played at Manchester City's home court Etihad. In the first game of the new season, both teams successfully got a good start and are currently tied for the top two. Among them, Manchester City beat Wolves 4-0 away, Haaland scored twice, new player Reindes scored 1 goal and 1 assist, with a ball possession rate of 58% + a pass success rate of 93% showing dominance. However, the midfield core Rodri is absent and it is expected that it will take some time to return to the arena, which will have a great impact on Manchester City's interception ability.

After Tottenham changed the coach in the offseason, Frank led Tottenham to beat Burnley 3-0 at home in the first round, Richarlison scored twice, and Kudus scored 2 assists. However, Tottenham's away game last season was weak, and new coach Frank promoted a quick counterattack, but Madison and Kulu's injury affected midfield creativity and organizational efficiency.

Last season, the two teams had three matches, and both sides of the league won away, but Tottenham beat Manchester City 4-0 away. The other game was in the British League Cup, when Tottenham defeated Manchester City 2-1, so Tottenham won 2 wins and 1 losses against Manchester City last season, which gave them a certain psychological advantage in the upcoming game.

Manchester City lost all the games in November last season, including the 0-4 loss to Tottenham. From November to the end of December, Manchester City lost 6 games in 10 games, including a four-game losing streak, and only two of them won. The fluctuations during this period also made Manchester City lose the opportunity to compete for the league championship ahead of schedule. Fortunately, Manchester City's form has rebounded after signings during the winter window. Under Guardiola's adjustment, Manchester City ended last season's journey with an unbeaten record of 7 wins and 3 draws. At the end of the season, Manchester City still won the third place in the league.

Only in other fields, Manchester City was eliminated one after another, especially in the Champions League playoffs, where Manchester City was eliminated by Real Madrid in two rounds. Manchester City has not been able to win the championship trophy since coaching at Guardiola for the first time. Manchester City did not introduce big-name superstars in the offseason, but instead introduced practical players like Reindes, Sherki, Nuri and Trafford, and they have proved their worth in the first round of the Premier League. Manchester City seems to have emerged from the downturn of last season in the new season, and they have returned to the championship ranks in the new season. In contrast, Tottenham is the team with the least signing and spending the least money on the Premier League. They only introduce Ghana forward Kudus on the front line. In the first game of the new season, Kudus contributed two assists in White Hart Lane, which fully demonstrates that his integration with the team is still good.

Spurs' record in the league last season was poor, with only 11 wins, ranking 17th in the league, which is also the worst record in Tottenham's history. However, Tottenham made great progress in the Europa League and defeated the Red Devils and Manchester United 1-0 in the final, and finally won the Europa League championship, which was also Tottenham's first championship trophy in 17 years. With the UEFA Cup championship, Tottenham won a place in the Champions League group stage in the new season, and Tottenham achieved overtaking on the curve.

Under the guidance of the new coach Frank, Tottenham Hotspur's form has recovered significantly. In the European Super Cup not long ago, Frank almost led Tottenham to the European Super Cup championship. Frank has coached Brentford for many years and is still familiar with the Premier League teams and has his own tactical style of playing for the Premier League teams. Judging from Frank's habits, to be safe, a backhand counterattack will be Frank's first choice strategy. After all, Tottenham's away game and the team's midfield is tight, it is not a wise choice to launch a counterattack.

Although the team lost players such as Son Heung-min and Hoyber in the offseason, there are counterattack experts such as Richarlison, Solank and new aid Kudus on the front line. Richarlison's wonderful side hook score in the last round made us dream of returning to the Qatar World Cup. This goal is exactly the same as his Qatar World Cup goal. Frank even believes that this goal has secured the best goal of the Premier League season.

In the first Premier League game, the arrowheads on both sides scored two goals, so the focus of this round is also on the two. Whether the two can continue their previous form is also a big highlight. The home match against Tottenham is the beginning of Manchester City's new season's devilish schedule. Manchester City will face Brighton, Manchester United and Arsenal in the future. For this game, Manchester City has the advantage in overall strength and its offensive firepower is more stable, but there may be variables after Tottenham's coach change. Tottenham's counterattack sharpness should not be underestimated, and this game may be a feast for the attack.