Source: PA
Sven consoles devastated Logan
Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted he put his arm around dejected Conrad Logan after the goalkeeper's clanger ultimately proved the turning point in Leicester's 4-1 Carling Cup fourth-round defeat to West Brom.
Logan's costly error, with the tie finely balanced at 1-1, came when he inexplicably dropped Gianni Zuiverloon's long ball to the feet of Somen Tchoyi who was presented with a simple finish to put the Baggies in command - almost identical to the one presented to him by Manchester United stopper Edwin van der Sar 10 days ago.
But the former England coach insisted mistakes like these happen in football and rightly pointed to the impressive saves Logan made during the 90 minutes at the Walkers Stadium.
"Of course it's a mistake, everyone knows that and he knows that," said the Swede. "That happens in football, but the third or fourth goals were worse. You know goalkeepers sometimes make mistakes, it was unlucky."
Asked whether Logan was apologetic afterwards, Eriksson added: "Of course. You can imagine how you feel when it's an important game, it's 1-1 when we are in the game and we have a good chance to win it.
"It happens in football, but he will not sleep very well."
