{"id":97298,"date":"2023-12-12T18:02:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=97298"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:02:13","slug":"andros-townsend-names-man-city-as-the-best-team-hes-faced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/andros-townsend-names-man-city-as-the-best-team-hes-faced\/","title":{"rendered":"Andros Townsend names Man City as the BEST team he&apos;s faced"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Andros Townsend names Man City as the BEST team he&#8217;s faced with Luton this season&#8230; as he insists Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side are just &#8216;absolutely different&#8217; and always &#8216;find a way to cut you open&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andros Townsend has become a key player for Luton since joining in October<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hatters have faced Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City across recent weeks\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Will Marcus Rashford EVER be the real deal? Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Andros Townsend has claimed Man City were tougher opponents than both Liverpool and Arsenal this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old joined Luton in October, initially signing a two-month deal as he returned to football after a long injury lay-off.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Townsend has fast become an integral member of Rob Edwards&#8217; side, starting five of their last six Premier League games and making eight appearances in total.<\/p>\n<p>During that run, he was part of the Hatters side that drew 1-1 with Liverpool after Luis Diaz&#8217;s last-gasp equaliser, lost 4-3 to Arsenal after Declan Rice&#8217;s 97th minute winner and were defeated 2-1 by Man City on Sunday having been 1-0 up.<\/p>\n<p>And Townsend, speaking on talkSPORT, was questioned on how Luton&#8217;s elite opponents at the top of the Premier League compared.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/78829423-12851081-image-a-80_1702312241948.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Andros Townsend has named Man City as the best team he has faced with Luton this season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/78829135-12851081-image-a-81_1702312244393.jpg\" height=\"489\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Townsend started Sunday afternoon&#8217;s 2-1 defeat by Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side at Kenilworth Road<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Probably Man City (have impressed me the most),&#8217; he said. &#8216;In the first moment of the game we did everything perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Yet they still found a way &#8211; bang bang bang bang &#8211; shot on goal and they could&#8217;ve been 1-0 up in the first 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And I just looked at Alfie (Doughty &#8211; Luton wing back) and I was like &#8220;wow this is different! This is absolutely different!&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Luton managed to battle through the first 45 minutes before they took a shock lead on the stroke of half time after Elijah Adebayo headed in Townsend&#8217;s pinpoint cross.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bernardo Silva equalised on 62 minutes, before Jack Grealish completed the turnaround just three minutes later and City ultimately held out for the three points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And Townsend &#8211; who has also represented the likes of Tottenham, Newcastle, Crystal Palace and Everton in his career &#8211; admitted he was full of admiration for Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;It&#8217;s Man City (who are the most impressive team) because no matter what you throw at them they find a way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They find players in the pockets and they find a way cut you open.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Townsend also went onto discuss the growth of Luton during his short time at the club so far.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/78829239-12851081-image-a-83_1702312321723.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He heaped praise on Man City and insisted they were just &#8216;different, absolutely different&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/16\/78829221-12851081-image-a-82_1702312319504.jpg\" height=\"410\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Townsend also claimed that whatever teams do, City always find a way to cut them open<\/p>\n<p>He explained: &#8216;I&#8217;ve been here a couple of months now. When I first joined we were very good defensively in a low block but we didn&#8217;t believe we could press the best teams and go after them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I&#8217;ve seen a team over last month grow and really believe they belong in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have to take the positives (from this week). It&#8217;s been a deflated dressing\u00a0room but once the dust settles, you always have to take the positives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We&#8217;ve gone to-to-toe with two of the best sides in Europe and fallen at the final hurdle on both occasions.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12851081\/Andros-Townsend-Man-City-BEST-Luton-Pep-Guardiola.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andros Townsend names Man City as the BEST team he&#8217;s faced with Luton this season&#8230; 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