Premier League
Postecoglou Confident Spurs Can Beat Manchester City On Tuesday
Tottenham will face a big challenge on Tuesday against Manchester City as they aim to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League with just two games left, according to manager Ange Postecoglou following their 2-1 win over Burnley at home.
With 85 points from 36 matches, Manchester City currently leads the league, while Arsenal trail closely behind with 83 points. City could potentially secure the title by defeating Spurs on Tuesday, provided that Arsenal do not emerge victorious against Manchester United on Sunday.
Tottenham, who are in fifth place, had fallen behind in the race for fourth place against Aston Villa after enduring four consecutive losses in the league. However, they managed to bounce back with a victory on Saturday thaPostecoglou confident that Spurs can ‘make a game of it’ against Manchester Cityt resulted in their opponents, Burnley, being relegated to the Championship.
Aston Villa will welcome Liverpool on Monday and then travel to face Crystal Palace, while Spurs will visit relegated Sheffield United after hosting City. Currently trailing Villa by four points, Spurs must secure all six points from their upcoming matches to maintain their aspirations of qualifying for the Champions League.
“There’s a big game for us on Tuesday night against City and it will be a great test for us, and the Sheffield one (too),” Postecoglou told reporters. “I think we have got what it takes to make a game of it (against City) and play our football and see where that takes us. They’re an outstanding team and they and Arsenal are the benchmark of the competition right now. They’re 20-odd points ahead of us and we’ve got some ground to make up, but it’s at our place, it’s 95 minutes of football and we’re going to have a crack.”
Spurs defender Micky van de Ven said, “Man City is an unbelievable team but it’s up to us to show our football and hopefully we can keep the three points at home.” He stated.
