Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino insists that he will not be drawn into engaging in “mind games” with Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte.
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“To create that winning mentality is about showing big character”. “They had a big win [2-1 against Manchester City] but they have a couple of hard games coming up”. This was another example football is a collective matter.
Goals from in-form duo Alli, Eriksen as well as South Korea global Son Heung-Min saw Spurs remain seven points behind Chelsea, who beat Man City at Stamford Bridge 2-1.
There is still a seven-point gap keeping Chelsea at the top of the league, but the result in Wales keeps Spurs a “whopping” 11 points ahead of bitter rivals Arsenal as they seek to finish above them for the first time since 1995.
“It means a lot”.
“From the touchline, you must translate confidence, trust and belief”. We always knew it would be. “We missed some players here but the collective spirit was fantastic”.
On the injury problems this season: “It’s incredible. And I think we will put ourselves up better than last season”. With Zarate, (Daryl) Janmaat, (Craig) Cathcart, it’s hard.
“Last year was a good year for them, they were close and they have top-class players”.
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“We’ve got some massive quality”.
Though they would love for him to stay, Spurs are making contingency plans should he leave.
Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring Tottenham Hotspur’s second goal during the English Premier League match against Swansea City at Liberty Stadium on Wednesday.
Watford’s last win against Tottenham in any competition was a 3-2 League Cup triumph at White Hart Lane in 1994, although they lost 8-6 on aggregate.
But The Swans did then get a foothold, and after Fer blasted over from long range, Spurs were forced to clear away three quick-fire Gylfi Sigurdsson corners.
Tottenham have four home games remaining in the Premier League this season (including this game).
Ayew was again deputising for injured top scorer Fernando Llorente, but the Ghana striker was far more of a threat than he had been in Sunday’s stalemate against Middlesbrough.
Chelsea midfielder Fabregas admits his team have been feeling the heat lately, but he is confident the way they recovered from the Palace setback proved title nerves won’t trigger a stunning meltdown in the final weeks of the season.
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It looked all over for Spurs, but then Alli tapped home Eriksen’s deflected cross and Son burst on to Janssen’s pass to score in the first minute of stoppage time.
