And that’s it from us!
Pochettino came back to haunt former club Tottenham again as Chelsea sealed a 2-0 win against them at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues won a chaotic reverse fixture 4-1 earlier in the season, Spurs’ first Premier League defeat of the campaign, and completed the double in relative comfort on Thursday night.
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Top four ‘will be difficult’
Van de Ven speaking to Sky Sports: “Today was not a good performance from us. We can do much better.
“First half we didn’t try to play. We didn’t push forward when we come out. We tried to play in the second half but there was not that confidence today.
“We have to take a look back a this game and bounce back better at the weekend.”
“[Top-four] will be difficult. I don’t want to look up to the Champions League after this game, it was not a good performance from us and it is important we play a good game on Sunday.”
Pochettino: First time this season that I feel so happy
Pochettino to Sky Sports: “We trust in our players and even with the circumstances we were in today (14 injuries) we really believe it’s an opportunity to show we believe in what we’re doing, our philosophy.
“Full credit to the players. In the way they approached the game, the first half, the way we defend and the way we try to play.
“I think it’s my first time in the season that I feel so happy because it’s the moment that after 10 months the team start to realise that we need to compete. And today we competed really well.
“I don’t know if it’s the best performance [of his tenure] but the most important thing is the feeling. With all the negative circumstances that showed we’re doing things well, but not only the click we need to compete better but how? Be connected with the game, the whole team in both phases was connected.
“A few weeks ago we were talking ‘what happened here?’ The standard was so, so, so low. In that process we were talking about time.”
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