Spurs boss hopes comeback instils 'belief' in team

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou admitted that it was a "tough game" after Brennan Johnson scored a stoppage-time winner, as Spurs hit two late goals to scramble past Coventry City 2-1 and reach the League Cup last 16 on Sept 18.

Second-tier Coventry were leading 1-0 at the 87th minute and looking much the better side when substitute Djed Spence slid home an equaliser a minute later.

Johnson, who had come on as a replacement for the injured Wilson Odobert, then fired past Ben Wilson five minutes later to seal the great escape.

The result came as a big relief to Postecoglou, as the home side were headed for a deserved upset over their English Premier League opponents until the late goals.

"It was a tough game. Credit to Coventry, I thought they were outstanding. It was a cup tie, and they really took it to us. We had to just hang in there somehow, and we did," said the Australian of last season's FA Cup semi-finalists.