ANGE POSTECOGLOU loves high-risk football - but surely even this was a bit much for him. For 88 minutes, the Aussie’s much-changed side stank the place out and looked to be deservedly going out thanks to Brandon Thomas-Asante’s calm finish. 7 Brandon Thomas-Asante scored the opening goal of the game Credit: Rex 7 The Coventry man's strike looked to have settled the tie Credit: Reuters 7 Djed Spence levelled late on for the visitors Credit: Rex 7 The full-back looked to have sent the game to penalties Credit: Rex Match Stats The gamble of making so many switches - EIGHT in total - given the shocking run of seven defeats in 11 games looked to have backfired spectacularly.
But then up popped subs Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson to turn the tie on its head and keep Postecoglou’s chances of backing up his "second season" silverware claim alive. Postecoglou had reminded the world in the wake of the North London derby defeat to Arsenal that he "always" wins a trophy in his second season , during a spiky TV interview. He insisted he was merely stating a "fact" during his Tuesday press conference and denied it heaped unnecessary pressure on himself to deliver this term.
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