A draw against Monaco will ensure Pochettino’s side finish first in the group, which would also guarantee them a seeding going into the last 32.
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But the £26m signing from Roma seems a different man this season and Mauricio Pochettino admits Erik Lamela is unrecognisable from the player he was two years ago, as the Argentine continues his resurgence.
And after three stunning first half strikes that sent Monaco crashing out of the Europe League he delivered a prediction that will hardly make Newcastle feel anymore confident despite beating Liverpool last weekend.
“My ambitions are for the team and what we can achieve as a whole”.
Paddy Power are offering new customers enhanced odds of 5/1 on Arsenal to beat Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.
Monaco fielded a strong line-up, needing a win to have any chance of joining Tottenham in the knockout stage, but Lamela swept Spurs into a quickfire lead on two minutes, when he turned in a cross from Ben Davies. Pochettino could well end up getting Tottenham to the top four and more this season and credit must fall on the management of Spurs, that too with a very little investment when buying big named players.
Steve McClaren: “No, I think this team is capable of so much more, that’s the frustrating thing”.
Only Manchester United have a better defensive record than Spurs in the league so far and Chadli, another of Alderweireld’s compatriots, has hailed his team-mate’s contribution. “Always the young players need time to develop and be mature enough in the head to play in the Premier League for a team like Tottenham”.
These sides have not drawn in their last 18 league matches at the Lane so odds of 9/2 on the points being shared look safe to dismiss. “A lot of the young players put in a very good performance”.
Mauricio Pochettino will therefore be keen to extend that unbeaten run to 15 games but the North Londoners will also be desperate to get back to winning ways following consecutive draws with Chelsea and West Brom which have left them in fifth spot in the table. If someone gets injured or suspended, we know another guy can take his place.
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Lamela’s second came on 14 minutes after Son Heung-Min headed the ball on to find Lamela who shot from distance and somehow managed to find the back of the net after the ball squirmed underneath Danijel Subasic in the Monaco goal.
