Mousa Dembele, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker have all been left out of the squad with the Chelsea game looming.
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Spurs have not been beaten in the league since the opening day of the season and now sit only four points behind surprise leaders Leicester City. If you are looking to maybe go and win the league or break into the top four, a lot of the players you want to acquire are already at good clubs.
‘We are starting to be attractive and we have reached a certain point today, in England and Europe.
Of course, the obvious revelation is Dele Alli, the central midfielder who was signed by Tottenham less than a year ago from MK Dons, and was sent back on loan for the rest of the season.
In fact, in Spurs’ last game in the Europa League it was the Belgian who smashed a late victor into the top corner from distance, allowing the north Londoners the chance to seal qualification tomorrow night.
A feature of Pochettino’s squad is the presence of nine Academy products.
“We need to assess all of the players after every game and make sure we make the best decisions to compete with all of the players in the best condition”.
A week later and the two youngsters were playing alongside each other for England, Alli, winning his fourth cap, hit the 25-yard effort that looped over his club-mate Lloris to score the first in the 2-0 win over France.
He added: “I thought we played very well in the first half – as well as we’ve played here at Wembley for a long time”. However, domestically, they were trumped by an all-guns-blazing Manchester City side to Champions League football, and finished fifth.
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The indiscipline of five cautions in 12 appearances is something he will have to work on, but the more immediate issue for Spurs and Pochettino is how they will deal without their new teenage hero.
