Tottenham Hotspur suffered a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg, failing to register a single shot on target and crashing out of the competition.
Those were all words used to describe Tottenham 's Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg defeat by Liverpool, as Spurs hit new lows in a season full of them., giving up a one-goal advantage from the first leg as a good opportunity to win a first trophy in 17 years ended in abrupt fashion.
Holding a 1-0 lead heading into the second leg of a cup semi-final may have presented his best chance of doing so - but Tottenham must now look elsewhere for silverware. Tottenham struggled for any kind of genuine width or attacking adventure in the EFL Cup loss to Liverpool, with their average positions map illustrating they struggled to get out of their own half for large parts of the gameBy contrast, in the 6-3 Premier League defeat by Liverpool, Spurs were much more expansive - albeit the game was at home and it was another heavy lossSlide 1 of 2, Tottenham average positions v Liverpool in Carabao Cup, Tottenham struggled for any kind of genuine width or...
Postecoglou appeared to have instructed his team to sit deep, at times with a back five, to protect their one-goal first-leg advantage.Spurs invited pressure and were unable to respond going forward, with new signing Mathys Tel making his debut from the bench but struggling to have an impact. "When I look at those three midfield players today, they were a disgrace," said former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
"Right now, that is a typical Tottenham team. People say about Ange, the fans have got Spurs back, they've got their club back. "It was a great opportunity for us to get to a final and to let it slip was disappointing," said Postecoglou.
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