‘We are trying to keep folks entertained,’ says Tottenham boss Postecoglou after nervy League Cup win over Man United
The HinduTottenham Hotspur almost threw away its League Cup semifinal berth in bizarre fashion against Manchester United on Thursday but manager Ange Postecoglou bristled at suggestions he should tone down his side’s entertaining style. Yet Tottenham contrived to gift United two goals -- both the result of horrible mistakes by keeper Fraser Forster -- and breathed a huge sigh of relief as it edged a 4-3 victory with Dominic Solanke twice on target, Dejan Kulusevski scoring once and Son Heung-min netting directly from a corner. Had that happened, the pressure would have piled up on Postecoglou, who steadfastly sticks to his attacking principles whatever the circumstances, even to the extent of asking reserve keeper Forster, a player not comfortable playing out from the back, to play short passes. “We’re not going out there to try and grind out 1-0 victories, we’re trying to keep folks entertained.