Spurs boss Pochettino picks out two players for special praise
Mauricio Pochettino hailed his side after their 2-1 win against Borussia Dortmund – and selected two of his players for special praise.
Son Heung-min scored the winner at the Westfalenstadion, and his eighth goal in 10 games against the German outfit, as Spurs came from behind to seal an impressive 2-1 victory and top their group.
Pochettino, who spoke about how it feels to top their group, could have opted to rest players given a win over Apoel next month would also have secured first place and Tottenham also host West Brom on Saturday.
But he started Harry Kane and Dele Alli, both recently injured, as well as Danny Rose, who was left out of the squad completely for Saturday’s defeat to Arsenal.
Rose certainly justified his place with a dynamic display down the left while Alli set up Son’s winner, having danced between two Dortmund defenders out wide and then provided the cut-back.
“I am so happy about him, of course,” Pochettino said about Alli.
“For me the position he played today he can play easy because of the characteristics of him. He can play behind striker or like a number eight because he has the quality and talent and capacity to cope with different positions, he has that.
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“But I’m not only proud of him but the whole team. Danny Rose was fantastic too. We must recognise that. In the second half, and the whole game, after 10 months injury it’s difficult.
“The performance was great. I think the whole team was very good, fantastic performance.”