Mauricio Pochettino Thinks Spurs Can Win Every Remaining Game

We saw this phenomenon as recent as last Spring as Spurs needed only to beat already-relegated Newcastle to secure second place behind Leicester and a finish above Arsenal for the first time in almost two decades.

Spurs have gained 53 points from losing positions since Mauricio Pochettino was appointed as manager in 2014, 13 more than any other team has mustered during that period. “It is important to go step-by-step and game-by-game and focus on ourselves”, he said.

The gaffer credits Swans for being extremely tough to breakdown, saying he tinkered with the formation and positioning of certain players to try source potential opportunities and gaps in Swansea’s backline.

Swansea were nearly punished for dwelling on the ball twice within the opening four minutes as Spurs broke at speed.

Victory was all the more impressive as Spurs were without regulars Harry Kane, Danny Rose and Victor Wanyama through injury, while goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was also missing after falling ill at the team hotel at lunchtime. But after 88 minutes of fruitless toil, they finally found an equaliser through Dele Alli – and that was not the end of their comeback.

Similarly, those who have recently been asked to step up and deliver in the absence of injured teammates have mostly delivered.

Wednesday’s triumph, achieved in the absence of key men, reinforces the sense that Spurs are becoming less and less dependent on certain individuals.

“They can win or lose, but it’s not putting pressure on them”.

Ayew held off Ben Davies to cross from the byline and Routledge, on a night when he became a Swansea record-breaker with his 182nd Premier League appearance for the club, reacted quickly to score from close range. Neither Nkoudou nor Onomah have started a game since January.

“That was one of the good things from today”. Every team in Holland wants to attack and they don’t really think about defending. Further progress is entirely achievable.

For Moussa Sissoko, things could hardly have gone differently though. I don’t remember, in the last four years, this type of semifinal.

90+2 – GOAL! SWANSEA 1-2 SPURS (SON) Oh this is incredible.

But the Liberty faithful were glad of his recovery moments later, when he sprang to his left to superbly palm away Alli’s header from point blank range after another pin-point Eriksen cross. He is now making a tangible impact in the final third. He has a good, young squad who play exciting football.