Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino refused to blame rotation for their FA Cup defeat to Leicester City.
Pochettino had retained just two players who started the midweek Capital One Cup semi-final win over Sheffield United, but offered no excuses for the defeat.
He said: "This (rotation) is our way since the beginning of our season, and I do not think this is a reason to justify the result.
"During the game we played well, but you need to kill the game.
"We created chances, but also gave Leicester the chance to be alive.
"We are out of the FA Cup, and for that I am very disappointed."
