Peter Anderson ⚽ The star man of the weekend was, without any shadow of a doubt, Harry Kane. 

The City v Spurs Saturday night special was an absolute cracker and Kane was instrumental in Spurs taking the points. He had the perfect foil in Son to play alongside him. For the first goal Kane played a superb ball around the corner to find Son in acres of space and he squared the ball to Kulusevski to finish.

City then took the game under control like only City can and got the equaliser after half an hour. Most would have expected City to kick on and win the game but Spurs' Kane had other ideas. Kane picked the ball up in midfield and played an exquisite pass to Son who was charging away up front, Son played a lovely ball into the middle and Kane beat the offside trap to stroke the ball and finish a move that he started. 1-2 Spurs! 

City again piled on the pressure and won a penalty which Mahrez put away in stoppage time. As the 4th official put up the added time of 7 mins, I expected City to really push for the winner but it was Spurs who got the ball wide to Kulusevski who was given the time and space to pick a cross (stop the cross!) and Kane headed home the winner. 2-3 Spurs and 3 points that have opened up the title race again after Liverpool's win over Norwich earlier that day. 

Kane was immense. In a game where City dominated possession, Kane never wasted a ball, showed an incredible passing range and finished off 2 goals like top number 9s do. He downed a high-flying City team that tried to sign him last summer. 

It was the sort of game that makes the EPL the top league in the world and football the number one sport. It is a three-points that puts Liverpool back in the hunt and lights up the race for 4th.

I remember a pundit on Sky saying that when he was at Spurs Kane was on the youth team and no-one expected him to make the step up. He was shy and not very quick, which usually doesn't bode well for strikers, but you have to say that only Mo Salah is better than him in England right now. 

Next up for City is a tough away game at Goodison, while the Reds face Leeds at home tomorrow night then Chelsea in the League Cup Final against Chelsea on Sunday.

Peter Anderson is a Unionist with a keen interest in sports.

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Peter Anderson ⚽ The star man of the weekend was, without any shadow of a doubt, Harry Kane. 

The City v Spurs Saturday night special was an absolute cracker and Kane was instrumental in Spurs taking the points. He had the perfect foil in Son to play alongside him. For the first goal Kane played a superb ball around the corner to find Son in acres of space and he squared the ball to Kulusevski to finish.

City then took the game under control like only City can and got the equaliser after half an hour. Most would have expected City to kick on and win the game but Spurs' Kane had other ideas. Kane picked the ball up in midfield and played an exquisite pass to Son who was charging away up front, Son played a lovely ball into the middle and Kane beat the offside trap to stroke the ball and finish a move that he started. 1-2 Spurs! 

City again piled on the pressure and won a penalty which Mahrez put away in stoppage time. As the 4th official put up the added time of 7 mins, I expected City to really push for the winner but it was Spurs who got the ball wide to Kulusevski who was given the time and space to pick a cross (stop the cross!) and Kane headed home the winner. 2-3 Spurs and 3 points that have opened up the title race again after Liverpool's win over Norwich earlier that day. 

Kane was immense. In a game where City dominated possession, Kane never wasted a ball, showed an incredible passing range and finished off 2 goals like top number 9s do. He downed a high-flying City team that tried to sign him last summer. 

It was the sort of game that makes the EPL the top league in the world and football the number one sport. It is a three-points that puts Liverpool back in the hunt and lights up the race for 4th.

I remember a pundit on Sky saying that when he was at Spurs Kane was on the youth team and no-one expected him to make the step up. He was shy and not very quick, which usually doesn't bode well for strikers, but you have to say that only Mo Salah is better than him in England right now. 

Next up for City is a tough away game at Goodison, while the Reds face Leeds at home tomorrow night then Chelsea in the League Cup Final against Chelsea on Sunday.

Peter Anderson is a Unionist with a keen interest in sports.

9 comments:

  1. I'd like to see Kane play under TT, gawd knows Lukaku is Cack!

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  2. and the Leeds one against Liverpool turned into a rout. Nervous for you Peter but it makes for a better run in

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  3. Not have as nervous as the relegation battle as Leeds are most definitely embroiled in now.

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    1. Anthony

      A very sad day indeed but at least history will not record that we were relegated under his watch.

      He will always be a club and city icon but the losses we were suffering recently due to man for man marking were unsustainable. We all know football is a results based business.

      But what a man of integrity and decency.

      What a crazy League Cup final shoot-out. Well done, Caoimhin (no not that one!)!

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    2. I am not really sure being relegated but not on his watch is a source of comfort. He both created and destroyed a Leeds team able to perform at the top level. I hope they avoid the drop.

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  5. Well done Liverpool on their wee EFL cup win, love from the Club World Champions.

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    1. Steve R

      Can I as you about your reactions to Chelsea's attempts to wash their hands of Russian dirty money? Specifically their statement condemning the violence in Ukraine without mentioning the perp i.e. Russia. A bit like expressing horror at the events of Bloody Sunday without condemning the Paras; ditto Kingsmill and PIRA.

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  6. It was a good game and Chelsea were unlucky. Losing on penalties is easier to take than being beaten outright. Penalties also take some of the sweetness out of the victory. I thought Kieta was lucky to escape a red card. He never even got booked.

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