Tottenham Hotspur winger Steven Bergwijn played hero at the King Power Stadium as the 24-year-old scored the game-tying and game-winning goal in extra time. Leicester City appeared to have the three points until some bad defending in the final minutes led to their demise.
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers believes that Tottenham didn’t win the match more so that his squad presented the north London club three points with their defending in extra time.
“It was 93 minutes of really good work. We showed good resilience in defense. The goals we scored were terrific,” Rodgers told BT Sport (via Team Talk) “To concede the equalizer was disappointing to happen so late, but the winner was a very poor goal to concede. It is hard to not have taken anything from the game.”
“It’s managing the game. Fundamentally, we missed out on key moments leading to the second goal, and the third goal, Youri [Tielemans] knows he can never make that pass; it was really naive from him. That was a great opportunity tonight, but you have to see that through. I don’t think Tottenham won the game; we presented them the three points. It’s bitterly disappointing, but we have to get back on the training pitch and again for the weekend.”
The loss to Tottenham is a significant blow to Leicester City, who continues to flounder in the middle of the table. The Foxes now sit 12 points out of a UEFA Champions League spot following the loss.
Meanwhile, Spurs took all three points and positioned themselves one point behind West Ham United for fourth place. After a tough start to the season, resulting in a managerial change, Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has them fighting for a possible return to the Champions League next season.