While it was an enjoyable evening for Manchester City, it was a night to forget for Tottenham as they were comfortably defeated.
There was a catalog of individual errors, and perhaps they were lucky not to have conceded even more goals, especially in the first half.
Spurs boss Robert Vilahamn says Shaw’s early goal “killed the momentum” and his team struggled to recover.
“Mentally it’s very difficult. You can see the players’ self-confidence being lost for a while before they get back into the game,” he told Sky Sports.
“We just have to understand how good it is [City] We are in the second part and we should not give away more [goals].
“It’s also a mix of quality. Errors are something we need to develop, we need to act better in some of these situations.”
“We need to find ways not to concede these goals so easily. Self-confidence is a mix of performances, so it’s a mix of things.”
Defender Molly Bartrip said the goal was the worst possible way to start against City and they then faced an uphill battle.
But he added that it is up to the players to “question each other” about why they are making so many mistakes, which, he insisted, “is not good enough.”
“Our identity will develop from behind and that’s something we want to do. I don’t think we will change our game in that way,” he added.
“Of course, there is a time and a place for it. If we are not doing well, then we will have to start going further and lengthening the game.
“But we concede goals too easily and it’s something we need to address.
“We have to start looking at it and questioning each other about why these goals weren’t met. Obviously it’s not good enough.”
