Has Victory at City Really Changed Everything?

Tottenham travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City this past weekend, with a win for the North London outfit unthinkable as far as pundits were concerned. The game was live on Sky, and Spurs were being completely written off by the analysts in the studio, with some pretty scathing remarks about the side’s recent form and the player’s attitudes in general. admittedly, Antonio Conte’s men had come into the game with City off the back of a few disappointing results, but their league form under Conte had been excellent in previous months. The odds compilers around the world had Manchester City as the overwhelming favourites to take all three points and wolfwinner.com visitors were unlikely to get rich backing the long odds on favourites.

Spurs had the perfect start against Pep Guardiola’s men thanks to a Dejan Kulusevski goal after just four minutes. The Premier League leaders were dominant in terms of chances and possession through the course of the ninety minutes, but Tottenham were canny and Antonio Conte clearly had a strategy to give his Tottenham side a chance of taking some points. The match was a classic, Man City equalised before half time but Spurs were able to take the lead once again after the restart thanks to a Harry Kane strike. The game ended in high drama as City were awarded a 90th minute penalty which they duly dispatched to make it 2-2 and break Spurs fan’s hearts in the process. However, it wasn’t over yet. Having opened the scoring, Dejan Kulusevski would turn provider in the 95th minute delivering a cross met by Harry Kane to secure all three points for the away side.

What does this victory mean for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club? Has the team’s chances of success this term changed dramatically off the back of one result? Quite possibly. Belief is a big thing in football. Players confidence can be the difference between winning and losing when there are such fine margins in the Premier League. Antonio Conte takes his Spurs side to Turf Moor on Wednesday night face Burnley, where a victory would see Spurs go level on points with arch rivals Arsenal in sixth place…