Defender Toby Alderweireld’s strike on the stroke of half-time ensured that there would be some respectability on the scoreline and speaking after the game, Alli explained that the result came as a result of Tottenham’s inefficiency in front of goal. In the second half we dominated it but we weren’t clinical enough. We beat Stoke 4-0 on Saturday but he will want everything from us as if we lost 4-0, that’s his attitude and it’s fantastic for us young players to be around someone who is like that, always working at 100 per cent, always wanting to improve. The “hosts”, playing away from their normal stadium, failed to capitalise on their momentum in the second half.
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After the match, Pochettino told Spurs TV: “I think I’d agree with everyone watching the game, we feel very disappointed”.
Bernardo Silva scored a fine goal and produced a memorable display as AS Monaco scored an excellent 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur to get their UEFA Champions League group stage campaign off to the best possible start.
Arsenal also struggled when they played their home Champions League matches at the old Wembley in 1997-98 and 1998-99 – winning only two of six before abandoning the experiment. We need to look at ourselves & criticize ourselves because it was our mistakes.
Monaco will be tricky opponents for Spurs.
Tottenham have won only once at the redeveloped Wembley since it opened in 2007 and Pochettino’s demand for a high-intensity pressing style may prove more demanding for his players on the stadium’s big pitch.
“We need to show more hunger and passion”. I think everyone will enjoy it.
“The fact that Wembley has a larger playing surface than White Hart Lane should have suited Tottenham down to the ground because the team are packed with youth and energy”. People will talk and say things about my ability but I know what I’m capable of.
The England global impressed during the 2015 defeat by Chelsea but he said of the occasion: “It wasn’t a good day because we’d have liked to have won it, so I’m not sure (it was good for me)”.
“It’s a fantastic occasion for us, with all the fans and you have to give a lot of credit to the fans who showed up and filled it and they kept singing”.
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“I’m pretty confident the players will go on to do that – they know what they need to do so they’ll just go on and do it”.
