Tottenham were taken a 1-0 lead by Coventry City in the 63rd minute away from home. That was when Spurs tried very hard from the start of the match but could not score and were hit by a hamstring. After that, the away team added a few more points when Coventry had a chance to win and wanted to decide the match.
It was not until the 88th minute that Djed Spence scored an equalizer. That moment seemed to revive Ange Postecoglou and his team. In the 90+2 minute, Brennan Johnson ended an evening that almost became a nightmare for the "Roosters" when he scored to seal a 2-1 victory.
It was unimaginable if Tottenham had lost this match when a few days earlier, they had to wear their shirt for the third consecutive home game against arch-rivals Arsenal. Throughout the first half and at half-time, at Ricentry's Ricoh Stadium, Tottenham fans cried continuously because they were bored with the club's playing style. They continued to show their opposition when Ange Postecoglou replaced Lucas Bergvall with James Maddison, right before Coventry scored. If Spurs were eliminated while playing so badly, it is unknown whether the crowd of fans in the stands would go crazy or not.
The first-half performance against Coventry could be the worst 45 minutes since Postecoglou took charge of Tottenham. Spurs stars passed it back and forth, not sending the ball wherever it went. They don't even seem to be interested in pointing the ball towards the opponent's penalty area.
Whatever came, it had to come in the second half, from such an insensitive situation, Coventry stole the ball and scored.
After the match, Postecoglou said this match was very tough and exposed many things. It gives Tottenham fans the feeling of having last led the club by Antonio Conte, Nuno Santo and Jose Mourinho. Ange Postecoglou came to drive those dark clouds away, but after only 14 months, it seems like he is back.
The fans' anger may not be as serious as the fact that Spurs are now losing momentum right in the early stages of the season. 4 points after the first 4 matches of the Premier League season make the "Roosters" feel like they have been kicked out of the Top 4 race. The victories against Chelsea or Aston Villa last season are now just a coincidence. The biggest difference lies in the mentality. The players were tired, the fans were angry and skeptical. I don't know if Tottenham will collapse if they lose to Coventry City or not?
Tottenham brought to Ricoh Stadium a squad with up to 8 changes compared to the North London Derby last weekend. This difficult match shows that Spurs' squad quality is very poor. It was only when the main players such as Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison or to some extent Brennan Johnson came on that everything was resolved.
Postecoglou is not the only Tottenham manager in recent years to want to rotate the squad across all fronts. His predecessors have tried and failed because squad depth is too luxurious.
The League Cup is considered much easier to breathe than the FA Cup and Europa League - the playgrounds where Tottenham can win their first title in 16 years. However, if they continue to show their face like this, the risk of being eliminated early from the FA Cup and Europa League is real.
After escaping the risk in the League Cup, Postecoglou and his team have entered the round of 16. The matches will take place at the end of October. From now until then, the developments in the Europa League will be. Postecoglou has spoken a lot about Tottenham's perseverance in the past few months. Now is the time for fans of this team to verify whether those are just empty words or not.
