Ange Postecoglou was not within the temper to area options from the travelling Tottenham supporters throughout his aspect’s dramatic late win over Coventry Metropolis on Wednesday night.
Spurs left it late in opposition to their Championship opponents within the League Cup conflict, needing an 88th-minute Djed Spence equaliser to cancel out Brandon Thomas-Asante’s second-half aim, earlier than Brennan Johnson’s stoppage-time winner sealed a fourth-round spot.
However this got here after the travelling followers booed the Australian’s determination to substitute midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who was making his first begin for the membership, on 62 minutes. James Maddison changed the Swedish teenager, with Spurs conceding instantly after the substitution.
Postecoglou, whose aspect got here into the midweek conflict on the again of consecutive Premier League defeats, together with final weekend’s 1-0 residence reverse to bitter rivals Arsenal, was fast to chunk again on the followers’ frustration following the win.
“I do not make substitutions by ballot, mate,” he mentioned in his post-match press convention. “So, I am positive the followers have gotten their very own opinions, however yeah, Lucas, like I mentioned that is his first type of vital sport time for fairly some time. What I did not need was us pushing guys over the sting immediately, that is why we took Future [Udogie] off at half-time as effectively.
“We already had a few accidents, and I had some fairly good gamers on the bench that I assumed may make an impression, nevertheless it would not take away from Lucas’s efficiency. I assumed he was excellent tonight.
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“They they will play lots of soccer for us and hopefully getting by way of tonight, whether or not it is 90 minutes for Archie [Gray] or you understand, 60, 70 for Lucas, will put them in area.”
Postecoglou can level to the truth that Spurs progressed following his determination to switch the promising Bergvall on an evening the place he made eight adjustments to his beginning line-up.
“What I’ve at all times tried to do is what I believe is the fitting factor,” he continued. “The perfect factor for us, by way of what we’re attempting to realize, and you understand that there is not any ensures with something you do in soccer.
“However what I’ve at all times performed is again my choices in important occasions to at all times do what I really feel is greatest. And if it would not work out, I can dwell with that. However I am actually not going to jeopardise what we’re attempting to construct right here by doing one thing that is going to make me seem like I am in a safer place.”
Subsequent up for Spurs is a house conflict in opposition to Brentford within the Premier League on Saturday, earlier than the membership start their Europa League marketing campaign by internet hosting Qarabag on Thursday.
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