As featured on NewsNow: Football news

Luton boss Edwards: Spurs defeat leaves me sick

Luton boss Rob Edwards admits defeat at Tottenham has left him "feeling sick".

Luton had a halftime lead through Tahith Chong before Spurs fought back to win 2-1.

Edwards said: "I feel sick right now. Let's have it right, Tottenham are a brilliant team, fantastic manager and really, really good players, but to lose so late from our own attacking set-piece is difficult to take right now.

“It was a brilliant goal (from Chong). I thought the plan was great, the lads executed it really well as well. We pressed high man to man when we could, when they forced us low I thought we looked really compact, difficult to break down and the big chance they had in that first half came from our mistake, from a free kick we gave the ball away.

“There was that mad moment where there were blocks and all sorts going on, they had a threat because they're Tottenham and they've got great players, but we were relatively comfortable. We were forced into another chance with Burkey coming off, and they brought Brennan Johnson on. I think it lifted their energy and tempo a little but we could have defended the goal better, we were too narrow, body shape for the clearance, could have been in position a little bit earlier, but at 1-1 you're thinking, okay which way is this one way going to go?

“We were at Anfield when Liverpool went bang bang and got a couple more, but we managed to settle the game down. Okay they've got more of the ball, they're Tottenham, they're going to have more of the ball, especially with what we're missing at the moment, but we calmed the game down and then for us to be pushing and to concede like we did is difficult right now."

Video of the day:

About the author

Paul Vegas

×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

  1. Go Ad-Free
  2. Faster site experience
  3. Support great writing
  4. Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free