Defeat leaves Sven deflated
19 Dec 2007 - 08:01:50
Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson admitted he was bitterly disappointed by Tuesday's Carling Cup exit at the hands of Tottenham.
The Citizens lost their quarter-final clash 2-0 at home to opposition who had been reduced to ten men for 70 minutes.
Jermain Defoe fired Spurs into an early lead before Steed Malbranque killed off the game in the second half despite the 20th minute dismissal of Didier Zokora.
"The players and the fans, like myself, are all very disappointed," admitted Eriksson.
"We thought being at home we had a good chance of reaching the semi-finals but Tottenham started very well.
"We got away with it at 1-0. In the second half we controlled the game but we could not score."
Meanwhile, Eriksson is looking forward to the arrival of Nery Castillo in January.
The Mexican striker will join City on a year-long loan from Shakhtar Donetsk after agreeing to partially fund the move from the Ukrainian side himself.
"I have never heard of a player taking this action before," said the Swede.
"I have not been involved in the details but that says everything about how keen he is to come here.
"It is a very good gesture and very much appreciated by me and everyone in the club.
"I am glad Castillo is joining us as he is a very good player. He can play striker, second striker and out wide."