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.
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Nabil Dirar was forced off just five minutes into the game due to injury and whilst it was not part of the plan to change players until the second half, the Monaco boss acknowledged it worked out well.
‘We wanted to stop the transitions of our opponents, who are very strong in this area, ‘ said Jardim.
Tottenham tried to find their way back into the game after going two goals behind and gave themselves a fighting chance a minute before the break when Toby Alderweireld headed home a corner-kick from Erik Lamela, 2-1.
A draw trades 11/4; a road win is a 4/1 shot.
Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim reveals his side used their win over Arsenal in the Champions League in 2015 as motivation ahead of their clash with Tottenham on Wednesday night.
Harry Kane and Valere Germain appeal as anytime goalscorers.
“We’ve let ourselves down in that first half when we should have been better”.
“I think they’ll get out of this group though”.
“The Tottenham team I managed got to the last-eight of the Champions League and they should be aiming to match that now, with a great manager at the helm and an exciting team that should be ready made to shine in this competition”.
Pochettino sent on Mousa Dembele in the second half and the midfielder’s presence seemed to lift Spurs, allowing Dele Alli to play further forward and probe for an equaliser. We love that pressure and we know if we play 100 per cent with can come away with a positive result.
Whether the vast expanse of Wembley will inspire Tottenham any more than the opposition is the big question, however, and it has not been a particularly happy hunting ground.
“Today, when we were training with the Champions League ball and bibs, it was exciting for all”. He’s a very good manager.
“I’m pretty confident the players will go on to do that – they know what they need to do so they’ll just go on and do it”.
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He’s a top player to play against so I hope I did handle him okay, yeah.
