At the time of his substitution, he had made more sprints (12) than any other Spurs player.That level of work-rate is imperative for a winger in a Mourinho team, and while he had few opportunities to express himself in an attacking sense before his goal, Bergwijn was always alive to the counter-attack and frequently drifted into the centre of the pitch, ending the game with more touches inside the City box (four) than any of his team-mates.
"Independent of the goal, his performance was good, solid, mature," added Mourinho.
Having chested the ball down, he slammed it into the corner before it had even hit the turf.Spurs were fortunate to be level at that point, of course. The goal came from a counter attack move which saw Spurs win back possession and the ball was played into the away side’s penalty area where it found the feet of Dele Alli. Bergwijn has arrived in England with a reputation for goalscoring and his striking instincts were razor sharp when Lucas Moura found him in space just inside the City box.
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Tottenham's win over Manchester City 2:55 Steven Bergwijn speaks to Jamie Carragher and analyses his debut goal for Tottenham in their win against Man City. It must have been tempting to bed him in slowly.
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Champions League Power Rankings: Who will triumph in Lisbon? Leave a comment . Comment and Analysis Jose Mourinho promised Tottenham supporters they would "love" Steven Bergwijn "sooner or later" following his arrival from PSV Eindhoven last week. By Nicholas Mendola Jun 19, 2020, 3:57 PM EDT. The academy product could hardly have had a trickier opponent than Riyad Mahrez, but while there were some difficult moments, he rose to the challenge impressively.It's little wonder Mourinho was smiling from ear to ear as the clock ticked towards the final whistle. 2:59 January signings often need time to find their feet. The England international was unble to find the back of the net and the ball landed at the feet of recent signing Steven Bergwijn who made no mistake in netting his second goal for the club.
Soon after that, he could be seen dropping back into the left-back position to help protect Japhet Tanganga.The cramp which eventually forced Bergwijn off showed the difference in intensity between the Eredivisie and the Premier League, but Mourinho will be encouraged by his off-the-ball work. Although Bergwijn … But Manchester City failed to make their dominance count and the punishment was brutal.It said a lot about Mourinho's first impressions of Bergwijn that he was willing to throw him straight into the team against such a formidable opponent. 1:08 0:27 Watch Jose Mourinho's mood change instantly as he realises Raheem Sterling had already been booked after VAR determined he hadn't been fouled by Hugo Lloris.