Given Ange Postecoglou’s comments about winning a trophy during his second season, it was immensely important that Tottenham Hotspur remained in the EFL Cup. Coventry City transpired to be tricky opposition for Tottenham, and it felt as if Postecoglou’s side may suffer another blow once they went behind in the second half.
But in the end, Spurs’ superiority showed through, and players like Dejan Kulusevski—who hasn’t compromised this season—made a big impact off the bench.
Nevertheless, Tottenham made several adjustments to their starting lineup for the match, giving players like Wilson Odobert, Lucas Bergvall, and Archie Gray the start.
And both Gray and Bergvall prospered, despite the latter’s regrettable injury.
Ange Postecoglou praises Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall after Coventry comeback
Postecoglou took some time following the thrilling victory to commend Gray and Bergvall, two players who clearly have extremely high ceilings. He made these remarks via Spurs’ X account.
Right-back Gray, 18, played the full ninety minutes, while Bergvall was finally substituted by James Maddison just before Coventry’s second-half goal.
Postecoglou praised the pair, stating that they will both have a “big part” coming season and that the challenging night will benefit them both.
“They were both very, very good,” he declared.They will have a significant impact on our season.
Since it’s not an easy place to come in a cup tie, I think they both handled their first start rather well, and they will be stronger as a result.
“That was the idea behind it; we know we’ll need a lot of these boys to play a fair amount of football with the program tonight.”
James Maddison needs a big performance vs Brentford
Even though Tottenham defeated Coventry, there is obviously still space for growth at the team.
And James Maddison seems to require a huge showing when Brentford visits N17 on Saturday.
After Maddison’s performance in the North London derby, Paul Merson criticized him; as a result, the England midfielder’s play has suddenly turned quite passive.
Maddison would typically supply the cutting edge that the Spurs are now lacking.
But when Tottenham uses a single-pivot, the 27-year-old frequently finds himself quite deep in midfield, which reduces his ability to have an impact in attacking areas.
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