Three reasons Ange Postecoglou was WRONG about Lucas Bergvall decision vs Liverpool
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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou falsely claimed to know why Lucas Bergvall wasn't sent off before his winning goal against Liverpool. But the Spurs manager got his facts WRONG!. Teenage star Bergvall scored in the 86th minute to give Tottenham a 1-0 win in the first leg of the teams' Carabao Cup semi-final. But there was controversy in north London, as the Swedish midfielder had escaped a second yellow card just minutes before. Bergvall, 18, was adjudged to have fouled Luis Diaz in the 68th minute and referee Stuart Attwell cautioned him, despite there appearing to be no contact. Soon after, the former Manchester United trialist went sliding in on Kostas Tsimikas and failed to win the ball.
Liverpool's left-back went tumbling over but Attwell didn't book Bergvall for the second time. Tsimikas was then off the pitch receiving treatment when Spurs' 18-year-old star tucked home. THE FA CUP GIANT KILLERS: Get your special edition magazine celebrating some of the game's greatest-ever upsets.
There was fury in the Liverpool camp post-match, with captain Virgil van Dijk and manager Arne Slot both claiming that not only should Bergvall have been shown a red card, the unpunished incident had a direct impact on the scoreline. Spurs' goal came from the area where Tsimikas would more than likely have been had he been on the pitch.
Tottenham boss Postecoglou thought differently, though, claiming to know why Bergvall escaped any punishment during his interview with Sky Sports. Asked if the Stockholm-born star was fortunate not to have been sent off, a smug Postecoglou replied: "Great question! No, he wasn't. People misinterpreted my comments from the other day.
