Pochettino happy with Chelsea links to Kane

The one disappointment for Spurs saw Dele Alli pick up a needless yellow card, which means he is suspended for Sunday’s clash with Chelsea.

Tottenham have only finished above Chelsea once in the past 20 years, and even then Chelsea’s victory in the Champions League that season cost Spurs a rare place in Europe’s premier competition.

Attack: Harry Kane was the match-winner last night and he should continue to lead the line up front against Chelsea on Sunday. Rewind 12 months and Chelsea were odds-on to win this identical fixture at White Hart Lane.

Harry Kane netted the winning strike for Tottenham as they beat Qarabag 1-0 to advance to the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League.

The victory puts Tottenham four points behind surprise table-toppers Leicester, and with Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United all unconvincing in recent weeks, Pochettino’s side seem capable of keeping pace at the top. Indeed, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho does not believe it is out of the question.

“I loved what Pochettino did at Southampton because he affected the mentality of how they played, with the high-pressure, high-energy approach”.

“Some of the best scouts haven’t been players but they have to have a relationship with the manager”, Sherwood told the Telegraph. “I find the people and the chairman have a very good philosophy”. Any player can be made to look good on a showreel. But I am very happy here at Tottenham. “But it’s not an excuse not to compete on Sunday and try to win the game”.

Mauricio Pochettino is finally seeing the fruits of his labour in North London. “The objective is gone now”. It’s clear the Blues need reinforcements to make this team better, both in the winter window to finish out this season strong and in the summer to set up a good squad for next year.

Hazard has scored in his last three encounters with Tottenham and this could lay the scene for him to rediscover the form he’s been missing this season.

The Blues have conceded 23 goals so far this term, compared to just 32 for the entire 2014/2015 Premier League campaign.

We face arguably our biggest game of the season against struggling Chelsea: a team whose difficulties have gifted us a real opportunity to get back into the top four. We are all focused on doing our job the best we can.

“Nobody had to give a speech to get us up for that”. “In the end, we can feel happy and maybe a bit disappointed because we always try to win”.