Unfortunately for Pochettino, whose Spurs have won just two domestic titles in their history (the last in 1960-61) compared to Man United’s 20, Liverpool’s 18 and Arsenal’s 13, his side will need a turnaround to repeat the feat beyond the Champions League group phase.
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“They only had two shots and like to counter”. We’re excited to be in the Champions League and it’s very special it’s at Wembley.
“Our approach psychologically was to remind ourselves of how we defeated Arsenal in a stadium which is just as big”, Jardim said.
“We need to learn as quick as possible from this game because we still have a chance to through as there’s still five games, but we need to learn quickly”.
Alli started the game in a deeper central midfield berth alongside Eric Dier but was far more influential when pushed further forward in the second half after Moussa Dembele had come on to replace Heung-Min Son. I think the season is long. We fight a lot to get into the Champions League, so why not give more? “Our style means that we need a bigger space to play, because we play a positional game”, commented Pochettino “It is true that White Hart Lane is a little bit tight, no?”
“It’s a bigger stadium”. – Toby Alderweireld scored in his first Champions League appearance since the 2014 final, where he lined up for Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid.
This is a much less-experienced Spurs side – especially at the highest level in European football – and it showed against Monaco, which arrived in London high in confidence after an unbeaten start to the season.
Part of Tottenham’s home stadium is now undergoing construction work, with a section being demolished to make room for a new stadium opening in 2018 adjacent to White Hart Lane.
“I think it was a tough night for Tottenham”, Keane said during his ITV analysis.
Spurs have a young squad full of potential and they are keeping their team intact by holding onto their key players.
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“But I felt like that was a good time for me at Tottenham, that period of the season, and I feel like from there I’ve managed to kick on and keep improving and I hope to keep improving from now on too”.
