Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham Hotspur have shaken off the hangover of last season’s meltdown in the Premier League title race as they prepare to challenge on multiple fronts following Saturday’s 4-0 win at Stoke City.
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“In the second half I’m very pleased, because the performance was nearly ideal”.
This was supposed to be the season the Potters finally pushed towards the European places, but if their start to this season is any indication, they aren’t ready to make the step up.
“We are really pleased for him, really happy”, he said.
“It was the ideal result for us”.
Spurs take on Monaco at a sold-out Wembley on Wednesday in what will be their return to Champions League football after being knocked out in the quarter-finals by Real Madrid five years ago.
Scoring two goals and being a constant threat throughout the game suggests that Son Heung-Min is serious in making sure that his second season with Tottenham is better than last term.
Tottenham had looked a little short on attacking ideas to start the new season.
Spurs and England striker Harry Kane put his summer troubles firmly behind him on Saturday, netting his 50th Premier League goal to become the 11th fastest player to reach the landmark.
“Strikers always worry when they do not score goals”. Manager Mark Hughes was sent off in the first half and his team have showed nearly no resistance since falling behind. There is also a few other players who will be assessed closer to the game due to the fact they came back late after being away on global duty.
Arnautovic’s booking for diving then resulted in a furious Hughes being sent to the stands by Taylor, before Spurs’ breakthrough arrived four minutes ahead of half-time.
“I was already sent off at that point before I even engaged with Jon Moss”.
“They were two decisions I thought should have gone our way”.
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“Always it is hard to change the culture and philosophy because you need time, sometimes you need three, four, five years to change things in a club”. Mr Moss, bless him, decided that warranted a sending off, which, by the letter of the law it did, so I have to hold my hands up.
