Ange Postecoglou’s goals of a Wembley Cup ultimate have been brutally destroyed by a rampant Liverpool with the Reds storming again from a 1-0 first leg deficit to crush Tottenham 4-0 of their League cup semifinal at Anfield.
The Aussie supervisor had earlier within the season boasted that he at all times gained trophies in his second seasons at golf equipment. Whereas out of competition within the Premier League, Spurs face a FA Cup tie in opposition to Aston Villa on Monday, and are nonetheless in European competitors.
Liverpool have been too robust at house, persevering with their unbelievable type this season which has them using excessive on prime of the Premier League desk and in commanding type within the Champions League.
Cody Gakpo’s first time shot gave the hosts a halftime lead and so they turned on the accelerator after the break with targets from Mo Salah (51), Dominik Szoboszlai (75) and Virgil van Dijk (80).
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher delivered a brutal evaluation of Tottenham beneath Postecoglou.
“It was by no means doubtful earlier than the sport. It’s Tottenham. When did Tottenham ever win a giant sport? When did Tottenham ever go wherever and shock you and win in opposition to the chances?” Carragher stated on Sky Sports activities.
“The chances have been massively in favour of Liverpool. They’re at house at Anfield, they’re the perfect group within the nation and probably in Europe proper now.
It isn’t simply this Spurs group. They by no means shock you and do one thing out of the extraordinary. I’m making an attempt to think about the final massive sport they gained and I might most likely have to return to that Ajax sport within the Champions League semi-final and so they have been very fortunate. They received battered in many of the sport.”
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Spurs didn’t register a shot on aim, which left former Tottenham participant Jamie Redknapp fuming.
“I can’t keep in mind in my lifetime a group go down with much less of a combat than Tottenham did at the moment. Not having any shot heading in the right direction in a semifinal second leg when making an attempt to vary the course of your historical past.
“I felt sorry for his or her younger gamers. Djed Spence performed 14 totally different positions tonight. I’ve by no means seen something prefer it.
“The skilled gamers want to ensure they set the precise tempo. They didn’t do this one bit. There’s been some lows however that at the moment, that scoreline, is simply horrendous.
“We anticipated a bit extra from Tottenham tonight. I can’t get my head spherical them not having one shot heading in the right direction in a semi-final. I do know there was the one half likelihood when Son manufactured one thing however even then you definitely felt the sport had gone.
“They have been making an attempt to play out from the again. The goalkeeper was edgy. In midfield they by no means confirmed any braveness to get on the ball and make issues occur. They have been so abject. It’s not the inexperienced gamers, it was the skilled ones I used to be .”
Newcastle noticed off Tottenham’s north-London rivals Arsenal 2-0, and 4-0 on combination, on Wednesday to safe their second ultimate in three years on March 16.
The ultimate will likely be a primary in English soccer for Liverpool’s Dutch supervisor Slot, who changed Jurgen Klopp on the finish of final season.
