Surprisingly, Aston Villa yielded ground to Tottenham. The result is incomprehensible, the plan worked. For 75 minutes, Aston Villa was better. On counterattacks, they could have opened the scoring earlier and increase it at 1-0. Moments were at 1-1 too. It is an even game, by no means a rout.

When the opponent does not rise to take the ball, Tottenham loses its charm. Not everyone is capable of such cunning-moving the line down-in modern football. Emery could. Unfortunately, the resourcefulness of the coach wasn't rewarded with the result, but in some sense it is honest: he is not a coach for big clubs and star players. There his experiments turn into a throw-in. He is comfortable at Aston Villa, and the ceiling of ideas sometimes rests on the current form of Watkins. Match analysis is in the video for subscribers: https://boosty.to/cholo/posts/93337349-9b3b-4683-8951-6ea8821902db. And other topics: For such a level, Manchester United managed to squeeze everything out. And Chelsea could have done more. Why did Manchester United and Chelsea play retro football, and what is the difference with modern football?.

• Arsenal doesn't have the principal thing that makes tactical literacy turn into victories. A couple of words about the matches of City and Liverpool, and some personal joy for Salah. Harmony of skill and discipline as it was illustrated by the first two goals of Barcelona.

• Barа took a risk again, Espаnyol was in the game and could have come back after 0-3. But this kind of risk fits Barcelona. There was also risk under Xavi, just less suitable for the team. - Napoli's defeat to Atalanta should not in any way affect the assessment of the team condition and prospects. "Go away, nothing happened here."