Match Reflections – Matchday 3: Spurs 3

Match Reflections – Matchday 3: Tottenham 3 – Manchester United 0

By Aaron Coe | Aug 29, 2018

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Lucas Moura of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur after scoring his second goal and his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on August 27, 2018 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) /

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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 21: Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur reacts during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on April 21, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

Kickoffs STILL an Issue?

One of the better chances Manchester United had was in the first 15 seconds of the match. A long ball off the kickoff was won by Lingard over Vertongen and played into Lukaku. Although we skirted the danger on this occasion, kickoffs have been an issue for some time. I can remember West Ham scoring in less than 20 seconds from a kick to start the second half relatively recently and it just seems we give up a lot of chances off kickoffs.

And sure, Eriksen did that to Man U last year, but to not be ready when game begins and we know a long ball is coming just isn’t acceptable. Long ball is all many teams have against our press, we should be ready for it from second one.

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