Tottenham cruised to victory at White Hart Lane, progressing to the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Brighton. Mauricio Pochettino made some important substitutions that changed the game as Erik Lamela and Harry Kane got the two Spurs goals. In the next phase of the Capital One Cup, Spurs face Newcastle at home. One fan claimed that Pochettino was the real winner on a night that saw his changes had a massive impact on the final outcome of the match. Here is how the fans and players on Twitter reacted to the win.
Fantastic movement for both our goals. Pochettino is the real winner tonight. His changes turned the game on its head.
— Callum Haymes (@CallumHaymes) October 29, 2014
Sacrificing the league match against Newcastle to raise their confidence & help them knock City out (& make our cup run easier). I approve.
— Chris Miller (@WindyCOYS) October 29, 2014
Next stop…Newcastle at home!!Good sensations,but the goal is holding Unamused face Great team effort pic.twitter.com/nSZ8cYkvJd
— Roberto Soldado (@R9Soldado) October 29, 2014
I think it’s time to start Kane in place of Chadli in the PL. We shouldn’t lose anything in goals, and we’ll gain in overall contribution.
— Bankrupt (@bankruptspurs) October 29, 2014
Happy for the win and advance to quarterfinals. Feliz por la victoria y por pasar a cuartos de final.… http://t.co/0yxaop7B9m
— Erik Manuel Lamela (@Coco_Lamela) October 29, 2014
If Bobby’s knockin’ on the door for a PL start, HK is kicking it down & walking through it singing ‘Here I am! Rock you like a Harry Kane’.
— Chris Miller (@WindyCOYS) October 29, 2014
Would genuinely like to see Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli & Soldado vs Villa And Soldado to be tried as a #10 in a Cup game.
— Nikhil Saglani (@Nikhil_Saglani) October 29, 2014
After linking up well for the goal, many fans other than Nikhil suggested that Pochettino should start the two of them together at the same time so they can link up as they did against Brighton. Other claimed that the reason for the good chemistry between the two is a result of their great friendship off the patch as well as on it.