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Full Record of Spurs -v- Manchester City

Prem          Pl  W  D  L   For-Ag  Pts
Home           6  4  1  1    7 - 4  13
Away           6  4  1  1   10 - 8  13
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Total(Prem)   12  8  2  2   17 -12  26
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Football Lge
Home(Div 1)   46 21 13 12   84 -59  58
Away(Div 1)   46  7 11 28   39 -90  24
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Total(Div 1)  92 28 24 40  123 -149 82
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Football Lge
Home(Div 2)    2  0  1  1    2 - 3   1
Away(Div 2)    2  0  0  2    0 - 3   0
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Total(Div 2)   4  0  1  3    2 - 6   1
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Total(Prem)   12  8  2  2   17 -12  26
Total(Div 1)  92 28 24 40  123 -149 82
Total(Div 2)   4  0  1  3    2 - 6   1
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Grand Total) 108 36 27 45  142-167 109
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Tottenham's record at Maine Road was very poor in the League, winning only 10 matches and drawing 13 out of 53 visits. Manchester City at home was often a safe home banker where Spurs were concerned. They have been humiliated at Maine Road on several occasions.

The occasion that sticks out in my memory most is the 4-1 thrashing at Maine Road on December 9th 1967. There had been an extremely cold snap in the North and the pitch was covered in ice. I suspect that if the game had not been covered by the 'Match of The Day' cameras, the referee would have called the game off. Spurs went ahead early on (Greaves, of course!) but as the temperature dropped, the pitch became a skid pan and the Spurs players simply gave up trying. Manager Nicholson was furious with his players for not trying but most probably had the forthcoming game with Olympique Lyonnaise in mind. At that time, tactical changes were still not permitted, otherwise I am sure manager Nicholson would have pulled players off.

Strange as it may seem, there was a time when Manchester City were the better team in Manchester whilst their neighbours struggled in the old Division 2. And Manchester City are also the only Champions to have suffered the indignity of being relegated the season after winning the Championship! And that despite scoring more goals than anybody else in Division 1 that season and having a better defence than most teams!

Over the years, Manchester City have had their ups and downs but they always seem to have at least one cult personality in their side. It looks as if Nicolas Anelka has found his soul mate in Kevin Keegan. Anelka has been at a number of clubs since leaving Arsenal but has created a reputation for being moody and impatient with lesser mortals. Anelka has been a major threat in his games with Manchester City scoring 14 goals in 38 appearances last season and 6 goals from 6 matches this season. It means that Tottenham's defence will receive a more rigorous examination than it did against Coventry.

The big question for Tottenham is whether they can take the confidence they have acquired from Wednesday night's victory and build on that further. A lot will depend on the defence, particularly regarding how the protect Keller. He was left very exposed in the home games against Fulham and Southampton. It has been suggested that the departure of Sullivan has taken the edge off Keller's game now he does not have anyone breathing down his neck. But I believe the problems arise more due to the fact Richards has missed much of the season and the relative inexperience of Gardner.

Wednesday's match showed us that Kanoute and Keane can link up as a duo but we also need to assess Zamora and Postiga, possibly using one of them in the hole behind the front pair. I do think 4-4-2 is a better line-up than some than Hoddle had. I think 4-4-2 is more flexible than 3-5-2. Certainly we looked all the better for Keane returning to the side. We should also move heaven and earth and award Ricketts a new contract before the old one expires. I have been impressed with what I have seen of Ricketts, albeit on television, so far. He seems to be much more mobile than Simon Davies, who seems to have been burdened by the role Hoddle was asking him to undertake,

Looking ahead to Sunday, I'm none too optimistic about the outcome. We need an awful lot of luck for starters. The best I feel we can hope for is a narrow defeat. I can't see us winning anything here given our poor record in Manchester.

COME ON YOU SPURS! Prove me wrong!!!!!

Cheers, Brian

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