It means Pochettino’s side could begin the new year within touching distance of top spot and Newcastle manager Steve McClaren has claimed Tottenham would be title contenders were it not for their Europa League commitments.
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However, Spurs have in fact only won six times in 15 matches this season, so they are very hard to beat but not making their very decent play count at times.
“I think we showed against Liverpool that the personnel – obviously Siem (de Jong) and Papiss (Cisse) haven’t played a lot recently – but they came in and did brilliantly for us, as did the lads off the bench, then Gini (Wijnaldum) just finished off the chances”.
But Wijnaldum – who scored in last weekend’s 2-0 win over Liverpool – is not panicking.
Mousa Dembele remains a doubt, having missed the Europa League clash with a stomach bug, while Ryan Mason and Alex Pritchard are both unavailable with ankle injuries.
“Personally, I am doing OK, and I didn’t make the decision the join Newcastle overnight”, he said.
With only one win in their last seven away games it is easy to see why.
Contending squad Tottenham Hotspur FC (6-1-8, 26 points) is scheduled to host bottom-three team Newcastle United FC (3-8-4, 13 points) at their home field of White Hart Lane on December 13, Sunday as the 2015-2016 Premier League season moves forward.
“I think we showed against Liverpool what the personnel are capable of”.
“When you cross the while line here and there’s 52,000 people – you’ve got to have some courage to do that”.
Next on the agenda for the Magpies is a trip to White Hart Lane to face a Tottenham side that is unbeaten since the opening day of the season.
“The reason we’re in the trouble that we’re in is that they haven’t been able to put in a performance week in, week out which the fans expect”.
Marveaux’s last Premier League outing was in March 2014, and he is due to become a free agent next summer, but is does not appear as though McClaren has given up on him quite yet.
“Always in football the balance is the most important thing”.
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“He wanted us to get our shape and everything right, and when we work together as a team, when we stay compact – especially on the break – we look good”.
