They had been unconvincing in beating Crystal Palace 1-0 at home on August 20, were fortunate to take a point from Liverpool in a 1-1 draw before the worldwide break and appeared disjointed during the early stages against Stoke.
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And he predicted that striker Harry Kane will soon be amongst the goals again despite drawing a blank in his first four league games and failing to find the net in England’s 1-0 victory over Slovakia on Sunday.
Pochettino’s belief stems from last term and Kane’s failure to score in his first eight matches of the season.
I fear that dropped points now could see Spurs drop out of the title race, especially with the likes of Chelsea and the Manchester clubs having spent big. Tottenham drew their opening day game against Everton, then won their first game in the season against Crystal Palace.
“It is important for him and for us”, he said on Eriksen’s new contract. It’s about patience, time and working hard.
“Last summer the expectations with the England Under-21s was to win the tournament and he didn’t score, so it was the same”.
“Now it is the same situation but he is more mature and more experienced”.
The signing of Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar has helped, says the Spurs boss.
He said: “I’m happy with the squad I have – although I was happy before”.
“It was an important result for us”.
“We want and we expect top performances in every game – to play well, score goals – and that is hard”.
Mauricio Pochettino admitted at his pre-match press conference before Saturday’s game away at Stoke City that he thought his Tottenham Hotspur side were going to win the Premier League last season after they defeated the Potters 4-0 at the Bet365 Stadium. However, Mark Hughes’ team have had another successful transfer window, bringing in Wilfried Bony and Joe Allen to strengthen their squad in the hope of Premier League success this season.
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Loan signing Wilfried Bony had nearly made a flawless start on his Stoke debut when he found space in the penalty area and exchanged passes with Joe Allen in the opening minutes.
