Tottenham fans will love hearing what Pep Guardiola said about the Lilywhites following the Carabao Cup clash on Wednesday.

Photo by SpursWeb Spurs bounce back in style Ange Postecoglou would have wanted a response from his players on the back of their lacklustre showing at Selhurst Park, and he certainly got that, with Tottenham playing with a lot of intensity and emerging deserved 2-1 winners.

While Spurs were irresistible at times in the first-half, they showed great resilience and grit in the second period as the away side dictated play.

Postecoglou would have been pleased to have seen a different side to this Spurs team as they now march on to the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup.

Pep Guardiola complimentary of Spurs After seeing his side fall to their first defeat of the campaign, Guardiola was full of praise for Spurs, referring to them as an 'incredible side'.

The Spaniard insisted that he was pleased with his players' showing but conceded that Tottenham had the chances to put the game to bed on the break.

Guardiola told Sky Sports about Spurs: "An incredible top side they are so fast and I am really pleased. We play so good. If you play a game that quick they attack quicker, we played really good.

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"Of course, in the second half, there was transitions they could have finished the game - I know perfectly how good we played."

(Credit: @georgedunnphotography/Instagram) Tottenham showed they can cope with pressure Questions have been raised about the mentality of this Spurs side and whether they can come through difficult spells in matches.

They showed in the second half that they can keep things tight at the back even when things are not clicking for them in certain phases.

Postecoglou has a lot of positives to take from that showing, including the impressive counter-attacking football that his side played in the second period.

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