Speaking at the Spurs training ground in Enfield yesterday, Pochettino said his belief in Janssen had been confirmed after he watched him play in the Ireland versus Holland friendly in Dublin in May.
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Steven Pienaar and Jermain Defoe had chances to give Sunderland the lead, but they were under so much pressure defensively and they couldn’t hold out.
“We will find out tomorrow (Monday), Harry twisted his ankle and he felt pain in it”.
Son Heung-min proved to be one of Tottenham’s most instrumental players throughout the 90 minutes and the South Korean was unlucky not to top his performance with a goal when his shot from outside the box just clipped the post.
“Janssen has already shown the supporters he has a big passion to play, they have been excited to see him on the pitch and the energy he brings”, Pochettino said.
Reports earlier on Tuesday had suggested last season’s top-scorer could be out for as long as two months, meaning he would miss some huge Premier League and Champions League matches for Spurs.
Pochettino also lost Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele to apparent hamstring problems against Sunderland, although the Argentine later revealed the midfield duo were suffering from cramp.
“I told you that we needed to learn and feel that it is a different competition the Premier League and to share the Champions League, and we need to improve”.
“The second challenge could be a yellow card, it looked worse on the television than it did standing at pitchside”, Moyes added.
“This is the story of the season and that’s why we need all the players involved to be committed to the club because when the manager needs you, you need to respond well”.
The back-four consisted of Jason Denayer at right-back, Djilobodji and Lamine Kone in the middle and Javier Manquillo at left-back – with Patrick van Aanholt withdrawn after the warm-up for “medical reasons”. We chatted before in the restaurant, he’s in a very good way.
To say that this is a crucial time for Spurs would be an understatement. “I have to keep working hard and keep fighting for my place in this team”.
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Dembele was making his first appearance of the campaign after completing a six-game ban for gouging the eye of Chelsea s Diego Costa last season. I got word of something very late. Eventually he will get judged by goals but when the first one comes it is a knock-on effect.
