Ange Postecoglou has defended his decision to substitute Lucas Bergvall and make several changes to his Tottenham side for their last-gasp victory over Coventry City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening. Spurs looked to be on the receiving end of an upset as Brandon Thomas-Asante put Coventry ahead in the second half.

Tottenham Hotspur needed two late goals to prevent an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Coventry City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.An impressive Coventry looked set to pull off a

Postecoglou took a significant risk by making eight changes from Sunday’s north London derby defeat, including a first appearance in a year for goalkeeper Fraser Forster, and his side were familiarly blunt in attack.