Pep spent much of yesterday's press conference defending his tactics and team selection.
The best explanation is right at the end when he answers a question from Jamie Jackson (14 mins). He says that they planned to have a low tempo game and control the game through passing because of the preparation \ recovery time for the game. Context is the answer and where the game sits in City's season and the capacity of Spurs who he didn't say it but we know it have been coasting in the league for some weeks.
The best explanation is right at the end when he answers a question from Jamie Jackson (14 mins). He says that they planned to have a low tempo game and control the game through passing because of the preparation \ recovery time for the game. Context is the answer and where the game sits in City's season and the capacity of Spurs who he didn't say it but we know it have been coasting in the league for some weeks.