Pochettino will need to be careful what he wishes for, as speculation linking Harry Redknapp to the England job effectively ended his tenure as boss at White Hart Lane. A late consolation goal for Slaven Bilic’s side was they only blemish on what was a fine afternoon that showcased the fact that Spurs are now very much a team rather than a collection of strong individuals.
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The north Londoners sit fifth in the table, four points off leaders Manchester City, and remain undefeated since the opening weekend of the season. Even Jose Mourinho believes Spurs have the ability to win a title.
“I am happy that a big club want our player – this is because they show they are a top player with top performances”, Pochettino was quoted as saying by British media.
“Some of the best scouts haven’t been players but they have to have a relationship with the manager”, Sherwood told the Telegraph.
Christian Eriksen is adamant Tottenham can continue their good run of form and keep piling the misery on Chelsea.
“Some of the best scouts haven’t been players but they have to have a relationship with the manager”. Good stability, playing well.
“The best way to describe my feeling is “very proud”, said Pochettino”. “The objective is gone now”.
“We bashed them last season at our place 5-3 in a great game and I’m confident about this one, with them in a little bit of disarray – but beware the wounded animal”.
“We have a strong squad and a strong mentality, with the maturity”.
That is something we have worked for a long time on.
Chelsea’s defeat of Maccabi Tel Aviv earned consecutive wins for just the second time this season and first in two months.
The Argentine trainer has made real strides in the Premier League over recent years, firstly building the structure for Southampton to maintain their top0flight status. So we are really happy with how it’s going.
“Nobody had to give a speech to get us up for that”.
“Obviously we want to end up first but I don’t try to think that far ahead”. John Terry was stretchered off and Ramires was injured in the warm-up as Mourinho placed the blame firmly on a pitch that was cutting up like no-one’s business.
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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.
