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Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp has stated Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou doesn’t know what he’s doing after his aspect’s “horrendous” EFL Cup exit at Liverpool.
Spurs didn’t have a shot heading in the right direction as they surrendered a 1-0 first-leg benefit to lose 4-0 of their fifteenth defeat of the season in all competitions.
“I can’t bear in mind a crew, in my lifetime, go down with much less of a combat with what Spurs did at the moment,” stated Redknapp, chatting with Sky Sports activities.
“Not having one shot heading in the right direction within the semi-final of a second leg whenever you’re making an attempt to vary the course of your historical past? I can’t get my head round [it].
“There have been defeats to Ipswich, Leicester, Crystal Palace and Everton. Everybody appears to discover a approach of beating this Tottenham aspect. The supervisor baffles me along with his techniques. I feel he’s utterly misplaced in what he’s making an attempt to do.”
“They’re good on the attention when all goes nicely, however you by no means anticipate them to win something” 😬
Jamie Carragher thinks Spurs as a membership have a ‘psychological block’ pic.twitter.com/2HMYfW99AL
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) February 6, 2025
Tottenham senior gamers ‘didn’t lead’
Postecoglou has reduce a downtrodden determine for a lot of a depressing Premier League marketing campaign, along with his personal commentary that he has a high quality document of successful trophies throughout his second 12 months at golf equipment giving followers hope that cup competitions may salvage their marketing campaign.
Spurs have confronted an harm disaster however interrupted a dismal run by handing Liverpool a shock second home lack of the season by way of Lucas Bergvall’s winner within the first leg.
“I do know it’s tough as a result of you’ve a one-goal lead and you’re coming to Anfield, however within the first half they’re making an attempt to play it out from the again, the goalkeeper [Antonin Kinsky, who conceded a second-half penalty] is edgy and the midfield by no means confirmed any braveness to get on the ball and make issues occur,” argued Redknapp.
“I really feel sorry for these gamers. I feel Djed Spence performed 14 completely different positions tonight. I’ve by no means seen something prefer it. You’ve younger gamers, you’re meant to guard them.
“Archie Grey and Bergvall, they’re younger males and making an attempt their finest. However I’m trying on the skilled gamers at the moment to steer and attempt to set the tempo. They didn’t do this one bit.”
“He baffles me along with his techniques generally”
Jamie Redknapp says Ange Postecoglou is misplaced in what he’s making an attempt to do 😬 pic.twitter.com/c4Oj20OIT7
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) February 6, 2025
Postecoglou: Liverpool ‘too good’
Postecoglou’s cavalier method has drawn criticism all through the season, however the Australian has referred to as for time and repeatedly insisted that the gamers he has obtainable are performing to their most.
The 59-year-old turned the odds-on favorite to grow to be the following Premier League supervisor to depart their publish after targets by Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk ousted his aspect.
“We positively wanted to be braver with and with out the ball,” Postecoglou informed the broadcaster. “It’s simpler stated than performed at a spot like this.
“I suppose it’s an excellent Liverpool crew in a superb spell of type and really settled. It’s what we wanted to do and we didn’t do it… we by no means bought to grips with any a part of the sport at the moment. They had been too good for us.
“We have now given up a superb alternative tonight and we can’t draw back from that. We had been in a superb place to get to the ultimate. No one wants to choose me up, I simply want to choose up the gamers.”
“They had been the much better crew” 😕
Ange Postecoglou displays on Spurs’ Carabao Cup defeat to Liverpool. pic.twitter.com/W8IYtzUvT5
— Sky Sports activities Soccer (@SkyFootball) February 6, 2025
Spurs EFL Cup exit ‘abject’
Redknapp felt Postecoglou had no excuses. “There have been some lows… however whenever you have a look at that scoreline? Simply horrendous,” he stated.
“They had been so abject and it wasn’t the inexperienced gamers, it was the skilled ones. Sure, they’ve had accidents however there are nonetheless sufficient gamers there to trigger Liverpool some issues.
“You need to adapt and it’s a must to change. If you happen to haven’t bought the personnel you need, then it’s a must to be certain that your techniques are spot on.”
The holders will meet the Magpies at Wembley Stadium on March 16 after Eddie Howe’s aspect accomplished a 4-0 combination victory at house to Arsenal on Wednesday.
