Angie Postecoglou says he will not stop asking Fraser Forster to play from the back despite two roars from the substitute goalkeeper in Tottenham’s 4-3 win over Manchester United.

Forster’s errors, all with the ball at his feet, threatened to undo all the hard work Tottenham had put into building a three-goal cushion for themselves in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. then Son Heung-min’s late fourth goal put them over the line to equalize. Semi-final against Liverpool.

Both errors prompted boos from the home stands, with Spurs fans fearing another collapse in a season that has seen them blow a two-goal advantage against Brighton and Chelsea and have relinquished leads in each of their past three home games. Advantages.

Forster has previously shown he is far less comfortable at the back than Tottenham’s first-choice Guglielmo Vicario, but Postkoglu has insisted he continue his determined style.

Asked what he thought of watching Forster’s seven-minute nightmare, Postkoglu said: “To be fair, there have been some of those (goalkeeping errors) in 26 years.

“But I’ve always thought the good outweighed the bad. These moments are rare, but when they happen they stand out. Today, there were two, the first of which impacted Fraser’s next period.

“He was disappointed but he was outstanding for us. He didn’t have much to do before that and in the first half I thought he found some good solutions with his feet but obviously the first one could have had an impact lost his confidence. He lost a little faith, and then a second faith compounded it.

“He’s a big boy and he’s another guy who stepped up for us. I can’t speak highly enough of this group of players. We had 10 men out tonight, we had one less day off than Manchester United and we couldn’t We didn’t rotate the squad like other clubs, but we didn’t just finish the game, we still had that style of football (that we had).”

Ainge admits mistakes could cost Tottenham Hotspur success

While Postkoglu is generally unapologetic about his cookie-cutter style, he did issue a warning that “making things difficult” could cost Tottenham Hotspur the success they crave and end their own career. A 16-year winning streak since last lifting the trophy in 2008.

“I love football and watching the team play,” he said. sky sports. “Obviously we want to be successful, but if we make things difficult like we did tonight, we’re not going to be successful.

“I love the whole game. Aren’t you happy? I know the studio is probably going to collapse because of my lack of tactics.

“We’re not trying to win 1-0 but we’re trying to make people happy. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.

“It’s part of football and mistakes happen. From the way we play as a team, there’s nothing we need to change. It doesn’t get me any credit in the bank as a shrewd tactician, but that’s it. Bar.”

Amorim: Right to exclude Rashford no matter the result

Meanwhile, Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has once again backed his decision to leave Marcus Rashford out of the matchday squad.

The striker missed Sunday’s Manchester derby and was therefore absent from Tottenham’s game amid speculation over his future. Rashford was sacked at the weekend, with Amorim citing a number of factors that prevented him from traveling with his team-mates after coming out as gay on Tuesday and saying he would not be able to play. Meet “new challenges” Stay away from Manchester United.

Asked if leaving Rashford out was a mistake, Amorim said: “It’s never a mistake if I feel I’ve done the right thing for the team. We have to make a choice. That’s not it. A mistake because I felt like I’m doing what’s best for the team the way I look at things. “

Amorim was positive about his team’s performance, pointing to a poor eight minutes at the start of the second half that saw Spurs score twice the moment they lost the game.

“We dominated possession. We weren’t the best team the whole game, but for the most part I thought we were the best team. We were off the line for eight minutes and it was hard to recover from that, But the lads did it and we were very close to a draw but the fourth goal was really difficult for us.

“We were disconnected for eight minutes and that cost us the game.”