Tottenham will overcome Man. City.

Having just dropped out of the top four after three consecutive defeats in the Premier League, Tottenham face their toughest challenge yet in their attempt to recover. They must travel to Manchester City (Man. City) for this round (23:30 on December 3rd).

Man City (right) is still considered the stronger team compared to Tottenham.

Currently, all bookmakers in the betting market rate Man. City's chances of winning as significantly higher. In fact, Tottenham has never been intimidated by Man. City under Pep Guardiola. Tottenham is the team that has beaten Man. City the most times, even winning on their way to the Champions League final. Postecoglou's main problem right now is personnel. What kind of strong team is Tottenham when they are currently missing 10 players due to injuries or suspensions? This is also the biggest reason why Tottenham has weakened considerably and lost consecutively in the last three rounds.

Besides Cristian Romero, who is suspended, the injured players currently unavailable include Ryan Sessegnon, Alfie Whiteman, Ivan Perisic, Manor Solomon, Micky Van De Ven, Richarlison, James Maddison, Ashley Phillips, and Rodrigo Bentacur. Pape Matar Sarr's participation is also doubtful. Among those mentioned, some can be considered "the defining players" of Tottenham's style under Postecoglou, such as Sarr, Romero, Van De Ven, and especially Maddison. Along with Son Heung-min, Maddison was one of the two best players during Tottenham's leading period in the Premier League.

Without Maddison, Son himself isn't as outstanding as expected, but that's just one example. On one hand, Postecoglou's Tottenham plays a team-oriented game rather than relying on individual ability, and that familiar strategy has now fallen apart due to a lack of suitable personnel. On the other hand, the "stopgap" players, besides being inferior to the main squad in terms of professional ability, also lack match experience.

This is also a season where Man. City is underperforming compared to expectations. They have dropped points in the last two rounds, and if they drop points again against Tottenham, it will be the first time in five years that Man. City has gone three consecutive Premier League matches without a win. More importantly, this isn't just a temporary dip in form. This season, Man. City has consecutively lost to Wolverhampton and Arsenal in the Premier League (and recently drew with Chelsea and Liverpool).

The most crucial link in Man City's playing style, especially in attack, is Kevin De Bruyne's prolonged absence due to injury. Furthermore, Man City's familiar playing style has been figured out (as Pep Guardiola himself admitted). On another note, when Man City focuses on attacking, their defense is no longer as solid as before.

Tottenham's attacking style of play is always very strong. The home team, Man City, must aim for a win if they don't want to set a record for dropping points. Therefore, this Man City - Tottenham match will be very exciting, with a high probability of many goals and both sides scoring. Of course, Man City still has a higher probability of winning.

Also at 9 PM today, several other notable matches will take place in the English Premier League:

Chelsea - Brighton

Liverpool - Fulham

West Ham - Crystal Palace

Bournemouth - Aston Villa

Phuong Quynh

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