Tottenham Hotspur were thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final
Ange Postecoglou has claimed he “doesn’t care” approximately stinging grievance from ex-Liverpool skipper Jamie Redknapp after his Tottenham Hotspur aspect had been humbled at Anfield. Taking a one- aim benefit into the go back leg in their League Cup semi- very last , the Londoners had been thrashed 4- zero on Thursday night time to lose 4-1 on aggregate.
Cody Gakpo levelled the tie withinside the first 1/2 of earlier than a second- 1/2 of penalty from Mohamed Salah and in addition moves from Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk earned Liverpool a Wembley date in opposition to Newcastle United on March 16.
Tottenham did not sign in a shot on the right track with Redknapp, additionally a former Tottenham player, claiming he couldn’t don’t forget a crew taking place with much less of a fight
And while instructed of the comments, Postecoglou said: “I realize a number of human beings get virtually enthusiastic about such things as that. People on tv are paid to present options, that’s their process , my process isn’t to experiment tv and the media and notice what human beings say, it’s to control this soccer crew .
“At the give up of the day, all people is permitted to have an opinion and specific that opinion. My view is I don’t actually need to reply to that. I don’t care if it’s far Jamie Redknapp or anyone.
Postecoglou, though, admitted he become disenchanted with the way wherein his gamers did not understand their potential.
“We had an possibility to get to a very last and that they don’t come round too often,” he said. “It’s now no longer the truth we’ve got come right here and misplaced this is disappointing, it’s a hard area to return back to, they’re in a high-quality second proper now and it’d be hard for anyone.
“Liverpool are a great aspect in a high-quality second , they’re flying in 4 competitions, gamers are in high-quality bodily situation and are pinnacle gamers at height in their powers
.“But I could have appreciated for us to be extra like who we’re than we had been this night . I assume the gamers understood the possibility , for sure, however the truth once in a while hits you. It is a piece extraordinary to what you envisaged for your head.”
Postecoglou added: “It’s honest to mention we didn’t get to the degrees we had to this night . For us to present ourselves an possibility we needed to be loads extra competitive with out the ball and we weren’t.
“We allowed them to govern the sport and dictate in which it become performed and ultimately they had been too top for us. It become a high-quality possibility for us this night to get to a very last and we didn’t take that possibility . We didn’t provide ourselves a danger to take the possibility which might be extra disappointing.”