After this loss West Ham still sit in sixth place and will look to respond with a good performance in their next game at home to West Bromwich Albion.
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Pochettino professed himself “very proud” after watching his hard-working side dispatch a team who have already enjoyed wins over Arsenal, City, Chelsea and Liverpool this season.
“They love when I fight, or when we fight”.
It was 2-0 on 33 minutes, however, as Alderweireld timed his near-post run to perfection to thump a header past Adrian from Christian Eriksen’s in-swinging corner.
“The game started okay and it was normal but in some situations we were too deep and we allowed to come close to our box without doing something special”.
– Spurs have lost just two of their last 20 Premier League home matches (W12 D6 L2). We need to stay calm.
“It was an awesome performance and I’ve only one word, “pride”, and that’s pride in the way we played”, Pochettino told TottenhamHotspur.com after the final whistle.
The only disappointment for Tottenham was Dele Alli’s needless yellow card in the second half, with suspends him from Spurs’ meeting with Chelsea next weekend.
“I laugh. I only smile”, Pochettino said.
Captain Mark Noble is a West Ham fan and when his team is thumped by deadly London rivals Tottenham it hurts, it hurts like it would any Hammers supporter.
Although Spurs remain in fifth in the standings after the result, the north London team firmly reasserted its claim for a Champions League berth and equaled a club record by going 12 games unbeaten in the Premier League. “Football is to live the experience and be sure that next time he’s more relaxed”.
West Ham schemer Manuel Lanzini capitalised on a wayward Walker pass to beat the full-back and smash an 87th-minute consolation goal high past Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. It was a big step forward because it was a very good example of how we want to play, and how we want to play in the future.
After Sunday’s 4-1 whipping of West Ham, Dier said: “Hopefully we have got rid of that “soft” label because it is not a nice label to have. We have all the support of our fans and the club’s board members are doing an important effort for making us strong”.
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Newly capped 19-year old Spurs and England midfielder Alli impressed in particular with his non-stop running and vision, breaking down West Ham attacks in his own half, while carving out chances for his team in the opposition’s.
