In the late match of round 1 of the Premier League, Tottenham took an early lead against Leicester City in the first half, with a header from defender Pedro Porro. The London team pressed the field strongly and created many other opportunities but missed them all.
In the second half, Jamie Vardy punished the away team with a 1-1 equalizer. Statistics show that Tottenham controlled the ball 71% of the time, launched 15 shots, had the ball on target 7 times but only scored 1 goal.
“This was a disappointing night for us. In the first half, we played great, controlled the game but wasted scoring opportunities. The second half was the same.
Tottenham started well and when Leicester scored, their fans got excited and we lost our composure. That was also the problem the team encountered last year. We need to keep working hard and be a little more ruthless in front of goal.
Sometimes players make bad decisions when in front of goal. To achieve good results, you need to be effective in the opponent's third of the field, otherwise we will not receive the rewards we deserve for the style of play we have built,” Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou said.
In this match, striker who just moved to Tottenham for 65 million pounds Dominic Solanke had 2 good opportunities in the first half, but missed them both. He had two headers but both were saved by goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.
In the second half, the former Bournemouth striker also missed a good opportunity. In addition, striker Richarlison could not take advantage of a favorable situation to bring victory to Tottenham. This makes Postecoglou frustrated.
“We do everything except score,” he said. If you don't score, everything is meaningless. Missing such opportunities is disappointing."
On the other hand, striker Jamie Vardy showed effectiveness. At the age of 37, this striker still scored very sharply to bring home a valuable equalizer for Leicester City. This goal helped Vardy score his 8th goal in the opening Premier League matches - an achievement only inferior to Liverpool's Salah (9 goals).
"I consider age just a number," Vardy said. “As long as I continue to look after myself and my legs still feel great, then I will continue to play football as long as I can.
I don't think I can do anything very different in terms of gameplay. For me, the most important thing is knowing how to take care of myself to be able to recover to the maximum," the Leicester City striker shared the secret to scoring goals.
