Tottenham smashed the record for the highest attendance for an English club on Wednesday as 85,011 fans packed into Wembley for their Champions League clash against Monaco.
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“No that’s not an excuse”, Pochettino, whose side beat Monaco 4-1 at White Hart Lane last season in the Europa League, told reporters.
The ESPN FC crew evaluate how playing at Wembley Stadium may have been a factor in Tottenham’s loss to Monaco.
They have won only once at Wembley since it was re-developed and re-opened in 2007, most recently losing 2-0 to Chelsea in the 2015 Capital One Cup final, but the manager is adamant their routine will remain unchanged.
I definitely hope we’ll learn from a night like this.
“You don’t really want opponents looking forward to coming to your ground, but that will be the case when Monaco, CSKA Moscow and Bayer Leverkusen come to London”.
Some fans may remember that Arsenal also moved to Wembley for their Champions League games for two seasons in 1998 and 1999, and that experience did not end well.
Spurs, who are now fifth in the Premier League, will next face Sunderland on Sunday. Maybe tomorrow after the game, it’s a problem and we need to find a solution.
So it was surprising to hear manager Mauricio Pochettino lament the lack of it from his players after a disheartening 2-1 home defeat by Ligue 1 leaders Monaco in their Group E opener. “We feel very disappointed with the result”, Pochettino said. Everyone knows how iconic Wembley is, but that’s what we’ve got to be careful of. We’re excited to play there because of all the history that comes with it. “We are a team, we have a lot of competition and it’s good the players are all available to give me more options”.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side continued to frantically push for the leveller in game’s dying minutes, but Monaco’s defence and Subasic were resolute in closing out the match.
“I’m happy to play anywhere in this team”.
It’s hardly a surprise, therefore, that Gooners were in the mood to mock their north London rivals – they certainly weren’t going to miss that opportunity! I talk about passion, it’s to feel more.
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“It’s a good opportunity to share with almost 90,000 Tottenham fans”.
