Latest updates on Rodrigo Bentancur’s health: Instagram message calms everyone.
The Greek manager has felt the pressure of poor results in recent weeks, but success came on a night that started in the worst way possible with Rodrigo Bentancur collapsing on the pitch in the sixth minute of the match. After being treated and carried off on a stretcher, the Uruguayan reassured everyone hours later from the hospital that “everything is fine.”
Postecoglou, both admired and criticized for his daring style of play, also takes risks in his signings, bringing in a lot of young talent to ‘the house’ and betting on them, of course. This time, those who attack him for this will have to stay in the shadows. The 18-year-old Swede he ‘lifted’ from Barça, Lucas Bergvall, was the author of the winning goal in the 86th minute with a low right-footed shot to the near post, giving Tottenham the advantage in the tie that will be decided on February 6 at Anfield, ending a poor run of four consecutive matches without a victory.
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Postecoglou showered him with praise after the game, stating: “Bergvall was brilliant last night! I am very happy he is in our football club, and you know, in two or three years, I just pray to God that I am the one who benefits from his talent! Because if someone else does, I won’t be happy,” he joked at the post-match press conference.
The truth is that Bergvall’s goal generated quite a controversy in the Liverpool dressing room, which rightly considered that the Swede should not have been on the pitch before his goal in the 86th minute. Referee Stuart Attwell allowed him to continue playing after a harsh tackle on Kostas Tsimikas that should have resulted in a second yellow card.
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However, he ended up being the protagonist of a match in which Antonin Kinsky, a 21-year-old goalkeeper who debuted against Arne Slot’s team after being recently signed from Slavia Prague for £12.5 million, also shone, along with Archie Gray, who is undoubtedly one of Tottenham’s great ‘gems’. They are not future players; they are present footballers.
It seemed that Barça had secured the signing of Lucas Bergvall last February, but he ultimately chose Tottenham, much to everyone’s surprise. The Catalan club was the first surprised by the Swedish pearl’s decision, who was even in Barcelona accompanied by Barça representatives. The Spurs’ proposal, more enticing financially and with a guaranteed place in the first team that did not exist at Barça, seduced the player, who changed his mind at the last minute.
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Compared to Frenkie de Jong for his talent, he stood out in Sweden for his ball control and ability to cover ground. However, Barça could not enjoy his quality. Months later, and although he didn’t start very well with Tottenham, he is beginning to show all his potential under Postecoglou, who has great faith in young players.
This season, he has already played 22 matches, scoring one goal and providing two assists, but he will have more opportunities, as injuries are ‘eating away’ at a Tottenham team that registered its eleventh injury when Rodrigo Bentancur was stretchered off after collapsing following a poor header attempt. Fortunately for Postecoglou, the young players are stepping up with an unusually mature performance for their short experience at the elite level of football.
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