‘Poch’ hails massive win
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MAURICIO Pochettino described Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 victory over English Premier League leader Chelsea on Wednesday as “massive” as he maintained his record of never having lost a home derby since taking charge of the north London club.
The Argentine, whose side faltered at the death last season when a first league title since 1961 was a possibility, has won eight and drawn four of his 12 derbies at White Hart Lane but the latest was arguably the most impressive.
Chelsea had won 13 matches in a row — a joint record in a single EPL season — and one more would have matched Arsenal’s all-time sequence of 14 set over two campaigns.
Antonio Conte’s side has been impregnable since the start of October and victory would have put it eight points clear at the top. Yet two Dele Alli headers either side of halftime, both from Christian Eriksen crosses, earned Tottenham a deserved victory that lifted it to third place, seven points behind Chelsea.
“It is a massive victory, a very important three points to reduce the gap at the top of the table,” Pochettino, more concerned with his own team’s title chances than ending Chelsea’s long winning run, said.
“It was a very tough game, we were playing one of the best teams in Europe, so the value of the victory is massive. It makes us very proud and we showed character and were competitive.”
Tottenham has now won five matches in a row, has the best defensive record in the EPL and, in Alli, has one of the most in-form midfielders in England.
The 20-year-old has scored two goals in each of Tottenham’s last three matches and seven in his last four.
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