Premier League: 10 topics from the action of the weekend

Amorim shows defensive side

Some observers look at Ruben Amorim and Postecoglou and see the same: stubbornness. But there is a big difference between them. With Tottenham you have no idea what you can expect. With Manchester United you know exactly what you can expect. A lot of nothing in the first half. Some flickers of the fight in the second. The dark results against the teams of the Premier League medium. Decent against teams above and below. This was Amorim’s first home game against a “Big Six” club, but it could have been gone. He parked the bus. His nominal 3-4-2-1 was actually a 5-4-1. United started without No. 9 and only a real striker, Alejandro Garnacho. It was three months ago that one of her strikers achieved in the league. Her only target threat, Bruno Fernandes, was dragged back to the central midfield. Wherever you had wingers, you now have a full -back. Even if the bus moves, the handbrake remains switched on. Tim de Lisle

Sun has not yet directed the son’s career

Sometimes you can see the moment when the legs of a player spend. For Gary Neville it happened in an away game in West Brom on New Year’s Day 2011 when Jerome Thomas tore him apart. Since then he said that he should have been sent and was almost relieved when he was removed in the middle of the second half. He never played again. But for others the decline is slower or at least less pronounced. Son Heung-Min didn’t have a good season. He is 32, but played a lot and there is a general feeling that he is on the way to the outside. But maybe he was written off prematurely. He was devastating in Ipswich two weeks ago in the first half, admittedly against Ben Godfrey, whose performance was reminiscent of Neville at the Hawthorns, and he was again a threat in the second half against Bournemouth. Maybe it’s still a spark. Jonathan Wilson

The slow start of the leaders shows the strength of the league

Arne Slot is confident that the energy levels that have dropped against Southampton in the first half will not be a problem if Liverpool faces a demolished Anfield Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. The head coach said that afterwards he would have started against the Bottom Club of the Premier League in view of the efforts of victory in Paris. However, these are the demands to win a Premier League title. Slot kept eight of the team that started at Parc of the Princes, while Luis Enrique rested eight for the 4-1 win of PSG at Rennes. Andy Robertson came to the center of the problem. “The [Premier] League is more competitive – this is not disrespectful towards the French league, ”he said. “These are two games, now we have fought against Southampton that are subject to the league. You can’t take a team easy. ” Andy Hunter

The old security guard of the city is in summer Clearout

Perhaps there should be more than just the veterans in Manchester City’s departure lounge at the end of a season in which they already reached the highest number of league defeats in one season (nine) under Pep Guardiola. Kevin de Bruyne, now 33, and Ilkay Gündogan (34) appear tangible under the pace of an elite team, while injuries and form John Stones, Nathan Aké, Mateo Kovacic, Bernardo Silva (all 30) and Jack Grialish (29) are susceptible. “The players are getting older,” said Martin O’Neill, former midfielder Nottingham Forest and Manchester City, after the defeat of the reigning champions at the City Ground of the 1-0 defeat of the Champions. “[Look at] Bernardo Silva: Only no influence on the game, not just this game, but for most of the season. He was a great player [but] Maybe there will be a change in staff at the end of the season. ” Peter Lansley

Competitive cucurella calculates Chelsea

Chelsea was grateful for another major contribution by Marc Cucurella during her non-convincing 1-0 victory against Leicester. After Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu were injured and the rest of Enzo Maresca’s attack was short of inspiration, Cucurella’s fifth goal of the season was the difference. “Marc has something that is difficult to find,” said Maresca. “He is smart. He scored goals against wolves and Brentford and is probably the smallest in the team, and this showed them how intelligent he is because he is in the right position. He plays like an attacking midfielder and is fantastic. You also have to recognize that we play without No. 9. Both Nicolas and Guiu were Deadline Day injuries. Pedro [Neto] It’s fantastic – he ran everywhere today. This spirit is what we need. “Cucurella is a spiky competitor and Chelsea needs more players with his defiance and desire. Jacob Steinberg

Lack of firepower gunners cost the title

Last season Arsenals Kipp went to the league title until May 19. It equipped it 10 weeks earlier this season. It happened because they only scored one goal in three winnable games. It happened because they couldn’t start their first choice because they had no arsenal. In the long and spicy history of her trips to Old Trafford, this may have been the first time that no start-XI had a center forward. The false 9s were so wrong that they only shot down from Mikel Merino, more precisely, but no longer more impressive by Joshua Zirkzee. Arsenal played complicated passes on the edge of United’s Box in a look back at the last days of Arsène Wenger. Mikel Areta did much better than then, but not quite good enough. TDL

Watkins pursues the former club again

From Griffin Park’s favorite son to Gtech Bogeyman, Brentford saw enough of Ollie Watkins. His name dropped Thomas Frank’s face, an already low mood rose. “I like Ollie, he is a good player,” said Frank, who no longer offered anything. Last season, Watkins achieved Aston Villa winner at an opportunity to confront a confrontation with an abusive bee fan. This time Watkins was booed of his first touch, and the loudest when he celebrated the distracted strike, which decided a handle of a game. After set seven daylight points between his current and former clubs, the focus of Villa’s next goal was to play the top 5. “We still have to play forest, we still have to play Newcastle,” said Watkins. “We also have city. If we win these games, we are up there. We are now focusing on the Champions League, but the boss always asks us to concentrate on the Premier League as the most important competition. ” John Brewin

João Pedro stays cool at the penalty point

Despite Bernd Leno’s heroic deeds in Fulham’s penalty shootout against Manchester United in the FA Cup, not many would have secured him to save João Pedros Spotkick in the last minute of the injury time in the Amex. The Brazilian had only missed one of his previous 15 penalties since he moved to England with Watford in 2020. He properly hid his third in three months in the Premier League to seal a decisive victory for Brighton, which moved them into the top 5 in serious disputes. Fabian Hürzeler then revealed that the 23-year-old practiced “every week” “every week” and praised his ability to stay cool when it was important. “He trains a lot,” said the Brighton head coach. “It is about understanding that it is a situation full of pressure – everyone looks at it, but they have to stay calm, find the right technique and find the right corner.” Ed Aarons

André is characterized in Pereia’s engine compartment

Wolves have a Brazilian who will be the subject of summer transmission interest, and his name is not Matheus Cunha. The central midfielder André has become an integral part of Vítor Pereia and helped the wolves to dominate Everton in the middle of the park, and forced David Moyes to change the formation by putting an additional man in this area of ​​the field in which André and João Gomes received the better from James Garner and Idrissa Gueye. The 23-year-old André, who has 10 hats for Brazil, is a stubborn player who strives to separate attacks and has endurance to continue. He had a 97% pass -Accuracyon on Saturday evening and repeatedly won the ball. Defensive midfielder are in high demand, and André will attract applicants because he has the quality of playing much higher than 17th for a team in the table. Will pack

Sarr rises as a palace without a Mateta

Crystal Palace continued his winning run, although she missed her injured star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta. Instead, Oliver Glasner’s team started with Eddie Nketiah in front and the former Arsenal striker should open the goals within the first two minutes and get a nice passage from Adam Wharton before firing his efforts directly on the Ipswich goalkeeper Alex Palmer. Eberechi Eze and Ismaïla Sarr were at all Linkup games from Nketiah. The former hit a post with a distracted cross and the latter finally broke the deadlock over a sublime chip to secure all three points in seven minutes. The Senegalese winger then created the brand -shaped flag of Mateta. After the game, Glasner said: “[Sarr’s] Celebration only shows the spirit in the group, the togetherness, the great characters that we have. ” Xaymaca Awoyungbo