Tottenham weren’t at their best against Chelsea in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, but Harry Kane’s penalty in the first half was enough to separate the teams.
The Blues will rue their missed chances as Paulo Gazzaniga had to be at his best, and the Argentine posted his thoughts on the important win.
First leg won and clean sheet! #COYS
Victoria en la ida! Vamos!! 👊#CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/85dxRSuSJh— Paulo Gazzaniga (@GazzanigaPaulo) January 8, 2019
Our attack and defence did a decent enough job in the end with Davinson Sanchez partnering Toby Alderweireld. The Colombian dealt with the threat of Eden Hazard really well, and he was happy with the result at Wembley.
💪🏿 Good team work today…. #carabaocup #COYS pic.twitter.com/JE6XzMpy9h
— DAVINSON (@daosanchez26) January 8, 2019
Another player that was in the wars was Moussa Sissoko. The French midfielder has become one of the key players this season, and he was at his best in midfield trying to break the Chelsea attack down.
First leg won at home 👊🏿
Thanks for your support #COYS #MS17 #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/N3fcgfhAJU— Moussa Sissoko (@MoussaSissoko) January 8, 2019
There were some underwhelming performances from some stars, such as Christian Eriksen. The Dane didn’t have enough bright moments in the game to make a difference, however, the midfielder seemed happy with the 1-0 win.
Good result in the first leg #coys #ce23 https://t.co/wFsnGiyhrA
— Christian Eriksen (@ChrisEriksen8) January 8, 2019
Of course, there is one more leg to go, and Chelsea looked great today. Kane was happy with his goal but reminded everyone that the job isn’t complete yet.
Half the job done. #COYS #THFC pic.twitter.com/ECbWJjzcbl
— Harry Kane (@HKane) January 8, 2019
Tottenham haven’t picked up any silverware under Mauricio Pochettino, and it is imperative we break that duck soon.
The Carabao Cup might not be the greatest trophy in the world, but we could build on the success of the competition should we win it.
We can’t get ahead of ourselves as Chelsea will come back at Stamford Bridge, but this team looks confident of getting the right result in the second leg.
