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Dele Alli insists Tottenham's players are fully behind Pochettino

Tottenham attacker Dele Alli insists they're '1000 per cent' behind manager Mauricio Pochettino a...



Dele Alli insists Tottenham's...
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Dele Alli insists Tottenham's players are fully behind Pochettino

Tottenham attacker Dele Alli insists they're '1000 per cent' behind manager Mauricio Pochettino after their difficult start of the season. 

They lifted the pressure on their boss with a 5-0 rout of Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League last night.

"Yeah, 1000 per cent," Alli said when asked whether the players still support Pochettino last night.

"A lot of us would not be where we are now if it was not for him. All we can do is thank him.

"We have always trusted him 100 per cent and we are going to keep doing that. We are a team.

"When things are not going our way it is easy for people to try and get at the manager but we need to look at ourselves as players. We are doing that and we are going to keep working hard."

Spurs have won just three of their Premier League games so far this term but Alli is confident that their form is only a dip:

"It is strange because since we have been together here we probably have not been through this situation," he said.

"But I do not think it is that much of a big deal. We have just got to keep working hard and focus on ourselves, not listen to too much that is going on around the outside.

"It is a new experience for a lot of us here, that is probably why the reaction has been what it has. People are making a bigger deal out of it than maybe what it actually is.

"Ever since we have been together with the manager we have got and the players we have got we need to be winning every game.

"Every club has it where they have a little bit of a dip. When we are so used to winning, it is important we show our character and how strong we really are as a team and a club."

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