Tottenham Hotspur opened the scoring after 44 seconds and, leading 3-0 early in the second half, were one more goal from killing the tie.
“You could see when Tottenham conceded they were really disappointed and lost energy,” Knutsen observed.
“We got a lot of energy because of it. If you ask me, we should have gone for a second. But we can take this energy forward. It’s totally different at home. We are not the favourites but we will really go for it. Hopefully we will have more scoring opportunities.”
"If we play the same way we did today, we'll get the result we need"
Ange Postecoglou was delighted with his side's performance against Bodø/Glimt
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It was reward for a second half in which they had 70 per cent possession characterised by swift, technical endeavour. Bodo are more accomplished than the folky impression projected, a metropolitan outfit without a metropolis.
A week hence they face a team that has compiled a 70 per cent win record at home over the past three seasons of European competition, compared to a mere nine per cent success away. Clearly the artificial surface is a factor in that equation, which Postecoglou knows all about as a prior victim when managing Celtic.
“Irrespective of the surface, if we’re as disciplined and as organised as we were today, with and without the ball, it won’t matter what the surface is. I think it will make it really difficult for us to be stopped.”
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Bodo regrouped impressively after conceding a third from the spot with half an hour to play. To add to Postecoglou’s difficulties, he was forced to withdraw man-of-the-match James Maddison, scorer of a spectacular second, and Dominic Solanke, who stroked home the penalty, with knee and quadricep injuries respectively.
“I thought our performance was everything it needed to be, really well organised and disciplined defensively and really calm going forward and created good opportunities, maintaining pressure,” he said, in a manner that sounded like a justification for keeping his job.
“Obviously they scored the goal late, which doesn’t I think reflect our dominance in the game, but if we repeat that performance next week, it’ll be enough for us to get through. I get that Bodo away is a difficult fixture, but I think in Europe this year we’ve been really good at managing whatever situation we’re in.”
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