Tottenham to face Monaco at Wembley Stadium
Eric Dier and Christian Eriksen have signed new Tottenham deals recently and the club are not done yet, says Mauricio Pochettino. “Teams that build from the back, like us, have more space, more possibility to play and it’s more hard for the opponent to press you”.
Dier, 22, who joined the club from Sporting Lisbon for £4m in August 2014, has committed his future to Spurs until 2021.
The South Korea forward had been at the centre of transfer speculation over the summer after playing only a bit-part role in last season’s campaign – but manager Pochettino said after the game he was pleased the club had opted to keep him.
Tottenham will enter Champions League competition against Monaco on Wednesday without a ton of players with meaningful experience in the competition. He needed to score, he’s very important for the team because he can help us.
“We trust in us”.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that his side have had to “adapt their game” in preparation for playing their home Champions League fixtures at Wembley.
“I think obviously Wembley being filled with 80,000 or more Tottenham fans is going to be an awesome experience”, he said in a question and answer session on Twitter, when asked what was he most looking forward to playing at Wembley.
“It will be a historic moment for us”. We believe in the way we play and this is a good chance to play on a big pitch.
When Arsenal staged their Champions League ties at Wembley, between 1998 and 2000, Arsène Wenger described it as being a “nightmare”.
Harry Kane is ready to announce himself on the Champions League stage, according to Tottenham teammate Ben Davies.
What do you think of the team? “It’s hard for the opponents to press you when you have more space and more metres to run”.
“It’s going to be an unbelievable atmosphere and the lads can not wait to play (on Wednesday)”, Tottenham striker Harry Kane said, who broke a nine-match goal drought in Tottenham’s 4-0 victory over Stoke on Saturday.
“For every player, it’s a dream to play in the Champions League”, Son said. Everyone knows how iconic Wembley is, but that’s what we’ve got to be careful of.
“It will be a very good challenge for him [Kane] to show he can compete in different competitions”. I was in the first-team squad with him.