“When you come to the big grounds you’ve got to be 100 per cent on it, physically, mentally and technically, and we weren’t”, West Brom manager Tony Pulis said.
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Mauricio Pochettino has challenged his Tottenham Hotspur players to demonstrate their growing maturity when they face West Brom on Saturday in the wake of their impressive victory over Premier League leaders Chelsea. Only a strong display from West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster prevented a heavier loss for the visitors who didn’t have a shot on target as Tottenham dominated throughout.
“That’s a different season, a different circumstance”. The major change though for this Pulis side is that they actually try and play soccer.
However, West Brom still want written permission from Cameroon to use Nyom in club games during the tournament to avoid risking action from Federation Internationale de Football Association. They have conceded the lowest goals at home, five in the league and Tony Pulis’ men will find it hard to open up the north London club.
“I think you just feel a bit more controlled when you have three at the back”, the Denmark global told the club’s official website.
“We can feel very happy with the performance, the players played very well against a very hard team”.
But in 12 games since bouncing back, Spurs have lost just three times in all competitions. Most of their first team have been tied to new long-term deals in the last few months.
Pochettino also refused to highlight the two points dropped when Craig Dawson cancelled out his own-goal on April 25 to leave eventual champions Leicester needing just one point to take the title.
Asked for his reaction to the story about Costa, who has reportedly been offered over £500,000-a-week to play in China, Pochettino said: “My reaction was [one of] indifference because, luckily it is not my problem, it’s not my business”.
“You lose the title in the moment when you say you can not fight for it mathematically”. “Second half we were better, without being sparkling”.
A win or a draw would lift West Brom up to seventh place. It was not the final where you lose the opportunity.
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The Baggies are chasing a third Premier League win in a row. They do not have Liverpool’s soft centre, Manchester United’s questionable full-backs, Manchester City’s centre-halves, Chelsea’s Gary Cahill or any of Arsenal’s revolving weaknesses.
