Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool: Lucas Bergvall headline act as young Spurs show remarkable maturity
Confident, elegant and dynamic, Bergvall is the center of attention – Liverpool can be a little too dynamic in midfield.
It was a landmark moment for the young Swede, who was creative and competitive as he created the most chances for Tottenham players – scoring three in the air and scoring Score the winning goal.
With four minutes remaining, at 18 years and 341 days, Pogvar overtook Alisson and became the club’s youngest Carabao Cup scorer since Gareth Bale, who scored against Arsenal in September 2007. He was 18 years and 72 days old when he scored against Middlesbrough.
The £8.5m paid to Djurgarden in February 2024 – and then loaned back to the Swedish club for the remainder of the season – already looks like a small sum. Judging from a performance like this, in just his fourth start for the club, it’s easy to see why Barcelona would also want to sign him.
Also noteworthy is the story of Kinski, who only received a work permit on Monday after arriving from Slavia Prague, but was left without injured Guglielmo Vicario and Fraser Forster. Postkoglu was thrown right into the mix, selecting the youngster ahead of Brandon Austin.
Kinski showed remarkable confidence with the ball at his feet, finishing off a nifty acrobatic catch early on, always willing to take an aggressive option – even though he picked off Cody Gak in the first half Poe slipped on a routine shot and escaped.
He reacted brilliantly when faced with the test and Liverpool eventually piled on the pressure in the dying seconds, bursting out of goal to block Dalvin Nunez’s diagonal shot before making his best save of the night. He dived to the right and deflected the striker’s header. Final seconds.
It was a fantastic introduction, admittedly a gamble on Postkoglu’s part, but it worked and the goalkeeper fell into the arms of an admirer in tears at the final whistle.
