The French worldwide joined Spurs on transfer deadline day in what was a club record £30 million deal, despite at one stage looking set to join fellow Premier League outfit Everton.
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Pochettino praised the contribution of Son, who was making his first Spurs appearance of the season, having only demonstrated glimpses of his ability in his debut season at White Hart Lane.
Pochettino believes Spurs were so successful in their transfer window business because they are rapidly becoming one of the Premier League’s superpowers.
“They were great goals, fantastic for him and the team and we’re all very pleased with his performance”. “But we hope it’s not a big problem and that he recovers as soon as possible”, Pochettino said.
He is the fourth Tottenham player to reach the milestone after Sheringham, Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe. I feel the squad we have today, because it was the case with Sissoko, Vincent Janssen, [Victor] Wanyama, Harry Kane, Lloris, or Eriksen.
Spurs travel to the same stadium this weekend, less than five months after a stunning 4-0 win in April which saw them move within five points of eventual winners Leicester City.
Walker featured in 33 Premier League games last season, which in turn helped him secure his place in Roy Hodgson’s squad for Euro 2016.
The Argentine revealed that, despite the drama of Tottenham’s Deadline Day pursuit of Moussa Sissoko from Newcastle, he had few worries.
“I always dreamed of playing in England and I watched a lot of Premier League football past year, including Tottenham games”. “When the team does not perform as well, it’s hard, and they were relegated”.
“After four games unbeaten you can see the players are thinking about the new season and the new challenge”.
Eriksen has faced criticism for rumoured wage demands that would make him the club’s top earner, but it is suggested he has settled on £75,000 a week after discussing the club’s direction with Mauricio Pochettino.
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“That was the disappointment, it wasn’t easy to get messages down to the team but that’s not the reason why we got beat”.
