“We have to play every game with ambition, with determination”.
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Speaking on the Sports Bar ahead of Sunday’s clash, Hazard said: “I think we’re in the mix and certainly our form suggests we’re in the mix”.
They possess physical power but not the raw, relentless speed of Pochettino’s more youthful group.
“I would like to say publicly that both myself and David Gold have an excellent relationship with Daniel and we greatly admire the job he has done at his club”. A second-string Spurs side should still have too much for Azerbaijan’s top team, and if it isn’t, we will have senior players ready to come off the bench and, if necessary, we will get another go under the lights against Monaco at the Lane next month.
“Chelsea have quality all over the pitch – we know that and there’s nothing new about it”.
Had Pochettino featured a rotated side against Chelsea, even if the Blues were in a slump for a long time, they did just win two games in a row in all competitions. Chelsea have been awful this year, but they won their last EPL match last weekend and a Champions League match in midweek.
Chelsea travel to Spurs as underdogs – something that’s rarely said going into this fixture. The only thing we can do is try to get the maximum amount of points.
Spurs will be without Dele Alli due to a one-game suspension for picking up five bookings, which should allow Erik Lamela to return to the team after serving his own ban. Terry’s absence means that we won’t be able to repeat the trick from the League Cup final when we marked Christian Eriksen out of the game by playing Kurt Zouma in defensive midfield.
“We have a lot of respect for everyone but we know we must win the games against the “smaller” clubs if we are to achieve our ambition of finishing high in the League”.
This makes Spurs the team who the Spanish midfielder has set up the most goals against and he will be desperate to improve on his tally of two assists so far this season. The club had been willing to listen to offers for him but the Belgian refused to move and is now reaping the benefits of proving himself under Pochettino.
Tottenham’s good run continued with a 1-0 win over Qarabag on Thursday to progress through to the Europa League knockout phase.
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“Paul Mitchell is trusted by Mauricio to be his eyes and when he flags one up I bet he is never far out”.
