Great to see a 20-year-old doing the right thing, whilst keeping a clear head. It’s not often you see an academy player from any side carry themselves with such authority so early in on their top flight careers.
We really do need to move on from the failed Pochettino project, but this boy has been with us since he was 10 – for goodness’ sake – how could he not get picked by any coach?
Tanganga had a solid enough game, and as per an earlier blog this morning, Japhet was on message with Mourinho and the whole wing-back thing was definitely put on ice against City.
Nevertheless, we saw 5/7 successful passes in the attacking third, including 1/1 successful pass inside the City penalty area.
- Clearances 3
- Blocks 1
- Blocked crosses 2
- Tackles won 4/5
- Interceptions 3