Having to play away at JobServe Community, Coach Pohcettino has launched a squad consisting mostly of young players and only a few stars such as Dele Alli, Eric Dier or Lucas Moura. Tottenham's most notable absence belongs to striker Harry Kane, while Son Heung-min and Christian Eriksen are both on the bench.
Although Tottenham are still rated higher than Colchester United. However, using young players combined with members who are less likely to play has prevented Tottenham from launching the attack as desired.
The North London side still dominate Colchester in all aspects. Holding the ball up to 75% and launching 19 shots but not once Spur penetrated the opponent's net.
Meanwhile, Colchester decided to choose the "concrete" strategy because they are simply at a much lower level than Tottenham, so if they play an open game, it is no different than committing suicide. The ball was mainly concentrated in the home team's half, but luck and the excellence of goalkeeper Dean Gerken helped them keep a clean sheet to take the match into the penalty shootout.
Lucas Moura and Dele Alli both had good chances but could not take advantage of them. In the middle of the second half, coach Pochettino brought on Son Heung-min, Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela.
The presence of these stars helped Tottenham's attack situation become brighter. Despite the better pressure, Tottenham still could not score.
Unable to determine the winner or loser in official time, the two teams were forced to use a penalty shootout. Of the five Colchester players who took penalty kicks, they have only failed once. Meanwhile, on the other side of the front line, Eriksen and Moura missed a shot that caused Tottenham to lose to Colchester with a score of 3-4. The North London team officially stopped playing in the League Cup in round 3.
