Five Takeaways: Tottenham Trounce Swansea 5-0 at Home

We knew coming here today was going to be particularly hard.

“Mauricio Pochettino told the ESPN: “[on Gylfi Sigurdsson] When we arrived at Tottenham, he was a player that was hard to assess.

“I think it was the wrong decision – the referee wasn’t in a very good position”, he said.

“We have to take a look at the whole picture and be honest, and use it in the right way”.

Ki Sung-yueng, who’s seen consistent playing time since Swansea underwent a managerial change, was absent from Saturday’s match as he is now recovering from an injury.

Spurs ran out 5-0 winners in a dominant display over Premier League strugglers Swansea at White Hart Lane. “Premier Leagues, Champions Leagues”.

The game took a while to get going with Tottenham defender Kyle Walker floored by an early aerial challenge by Neil Taylor.

“I’m happy here, I feel the club’s progressing, we’ve got a great manager who I believe in a lot and the players believe in a lot, the stadium, the training ground”.

While their form has remained somewhat shaky since his return – they have lost twice in the five games they have played since his comeback – their most recent result, and his recent performances in front of goal show just how influential he is.

“You sign a player and then you expect something, and you don’t find what you expected”, Pochettino said.

After just two seasons in north London, the Iceland worldwide was sold to Swansea, where he has impressed, scoring 32 goals in 105 appearances from midfield. “Hopefully I can keep doing that for the rest of the season”.

‘This week we’ve studied a lot. The decision was made when we were in Seattle to play a friendly game [against Seattle Sounders].

There was no respite for the visiting goalkeeper, who denied Alli with a good save late in the first half, but was just a spectator as Son acrobatically volleyed home moments later after the ball had dropped to him when Eriksen’s shot was blocked. “I don’t think more changes will be good for us, we need to stick with him, stick together and get ready for these cup finals”.

The Baggies went in front as Jonny Evans rose highest at the back post to nod in a Chris Brunt corner, and the supplier became the scorer not long after as the Northern Irish star saw his strike, after a set-piece routine, rattle into the bottom corner.