Spurs are now second on the Premier League table, five points behind leaders Leicester City and three ahead of Arsenal, with nine matches still to be played.
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“We want the focus to be on trying to win the next game, and we won’t talk about the title”.
“I think it’s a good point to lift him and his confidence”.
Tottenham Hotspur drew with rivals Arsenal in one of the most important North London derbies of the last decade on Saturday, a game which was preceded by a Spurs loss to West Ham United midweek. “With them going down to 10 men and us scoring two quick goals, we should have then gone on and finished the game off. It’s a lesson we have to learn”.
“You can feel sorry for yourself or respond straight away next game – that’s why I think the group is healthy and there’s a good mentality”.
“We maybe dropped off a little bit too much and gave them space to play, and we got punished for it. It’s a lesson we have to learn from”.
While Kane enjoyed a good showing, Alli – who has been a revelation after becoming a first-team regular – was quiet against the Gunners having just returned from injury. We showed character, maturity against Arsenal. “It means more than just one point today”. But he is not a machine. “He has a problem in his ankle and knee”, Pochettino told British media.
Asked if he might have to rest Alli during the title run-in, Pochettino added: “It depends”. We assess the players every day and we take the best decision from the team.
It could be argued that Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino has inherited a few quality players himself, with Hugo Lloris, Jan Vertonghen and Mousa Dembele all signed before his arrival, while striker Harry Kane had been brought into the first team by Tim Sherwood the previous season.
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The Premier League’s predictability, not only in who wins the league but who competes in Europe and who struggles with potential relegation, has been completely thrown out the window this season.
