We all know who Poch will probably play but do we know who he might drop?
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The goalkeeper says Spurs need to raise their game for UEFA’s elite club competition and admits the responsibility lies with himself and the other senior players to set an example.
“We trust in us”, he said. “Our style means that we need a bigger space to play, because we play a positional game”, Pochettino explained.
Even the world’s most expensive player can find that a derby passes them by, as Paul Pogba and Manchester United discovered in their defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.
More good news for the Tottenham fans is the fact that striker Harry Kane and defender Kyle Walker are both expected to also sign new deals and extend their stay at White Hart Lane. We use different pitches on different days during the week.
Despite his reservations about the Wembley move, Redknapp still fancies Spurs to match their Champions League run of 2011, when he led the team to a quarter-final defeat against Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid.
I think playing European games at Wembley could go either way for Spurs.
‘Wembley is a little bit bigger and this can help the teams that play along the grass and keep possession, ‘ Pochettino said.
“We had two pitches we designed with the same dimensions as Wembley”. We’re going out to try and win the game.
The Principality club will feel they have a point to prove after seeing their Europa League hopes ended last term with a 4-1 loss at White Hart Lane.
In pictures released by Spurs a message above the massage tables can be seen which reads: “We are about in winning in style”.
The England worldwide impressed during the 2015 defeat by Chelsea but he said of the occasion: “It wasn’t a good day because we’d have liked to have won it, so I’m not sure (it was good for me)”. Then at Wembley there will be almost 90,000 fans.
“I can’t remember specifics”.
“It’s a pleasure to come here every day and I enjoy seeing everyone, it’s like playing football with your mates”. ‘For me also, it’s two years since I played in the Champions League. Will Leonardo Jardim’s side be overawed by the occasion?
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Spurs have a young squad full of potential and they are keeping their team intact by holding onto their key players. He’s a very good manager, very good man and he had a very successful year.
