Christian Eriksen and Tottenham lost late Thursday night with a 1-2 defeat against Chelsea in the second leg of the English League Cup semi-final.
After a 1-0 victory on their home ground, should Tottenham under normal circumstances, have been passed on the rule of away goals, but instead, it was the match decided in penalty shootout.
– In the Copa del Rey in Spain and other tournaments in Europe, it is true that if you score at stamford bridge, and it is 2-2 after 180 minutes, then the team with goals at stamford bridge to go ahead, says Tottenham manager Maurizio Pochettino after the match.
– Last season they changed so the rules here, and now we are out because of a penalty, says Pochettino, according to the goal.com.
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Pochettino explains Eriksen, what he must do. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/Ian Walton
Kepa had no chance of eriksen’s penalty kick. Photo: Ian Walton/Ritzau Scanpix
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– I joked with my assistant Jesus Perez about it. It was only me that felt like pride.
– I have told the players that they should be proud. We had incredible players, and it was an incredible effort from everyone on the team. I can only congratulate them, ” says Pochettino.
Eriksen scored in tottenham’s first penalty, while Chelsea were without Andreas Christensen in the squad scored on all their kicks. It was enough to win, as Eric Dier and Lucas Moura burned for Tottenham.
the Manager complains not of the shooters that burned.
– All who takes the responsibility to shoot, miss. One can only be proud of the players who takes the ball and shoots. The errors are not a problem for me. Only people who shoot, miss, says Pochettino.
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