Tottenham host Monaco at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening trading as bet365’s 4/6 favourites to get their Champions League group stage campaign off to a winning start by keeping all three points in London.
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Lloris continued: “I played in it for four years [with Lyon]”.
Monaco scored twice in the first half hour to beat Tottenham 2-1 at Wembley in their Champions League Group E opener. “There is nothing to prove”.
But while the fans have had more chance to buy tickets, Wembley’s pitch is significantly bigger than Tottenham’s usual home turf, a potential problem as Mauricio Pochettino’s players try to stick to their usual high pressing game.
Harry Kane, Dele Alli or any of Tottenham Hotspur’s other youngsters might have been the talk of the Premier League last season if it wasn’t for Leicester City’s miraculous title. We use different pitches on different days during the week.
“You have more space to play, it’s more hard for the opponent to press you when there are more metres to run”, added Pochettino, who has never managed in the Champions League.
Alderweireld’s header from Lamela’s corner gave Tottenham hope, as did the appearance as a halftime substitute of Mousa Dembele – one of the team’s best players last season – for his first appearance of the campaign after suspension. We’re excited to play there because of all the history that comes with it. I don’t know if it was the larger pitch at Wembley or the intimidation of the moment, but Spurs didn’t look ready from the opening whistle.
This is certainly an exciting time for Tottenham, who confirmed that England midfielder Eric Dier has finally signed a new five-year contract.
“A lot of us have played there already, so it feels like even more of a home”.
“Monaco are a good team but we weren’t ruthless enough”, he told BT Sport.
“There is a fantastic feeling around the club”. They are very defensive and they play well on the counter-attack. He has yet had time to rediscover the level that made him so highly thought of, but both his team-mate Joao Moutinho and manager Leonardo Jardim believe it is only a matter of time before he does. Their defense that nobody in the Premier League was better than a year ago. “Out of the teams we could have drawn we have to be pleased”, Davies said at a UEFA Champions League gala dinner to launch the “Road to Cardiff”. We’ve got the new stadium on its way, the fantastic facilities at the training ground, and a fantastic manager who’s great for all us young players.
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“We need to be more aggressive in front of goal”.
