Poch looks at the positives
Mauricio Pochettino insists he is not feeling the pressure even after his Tottenham side slumped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.
The setback comes on the back of Saturday's 2-1 loss at Burnley and leaves Spurs looking over their shoulders at the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Maurizio Sarri's team as the race for a top-four finish hots up.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are just five points behind Spurs who face Arsenal, who are fourth and only four points behind, in a crunch north London derby at Wembley this weekend.
Spurs are 1/3 to finish in the top four and 1/1 to beat the Gunners, who are 9/2 to win the Europa League this season.
"I am not afraid. I have freedom in my mind, I have the same feeling I had before," Pochettino said.
"If people are scared now about the top four, that is football. It's a massive business for sure but we need to enjoy it, playing football.
"Everyone from the beginning of the season would have signed up to be in this position before playing on Saturday.
"Everyone would have signed for that eight or 10 months ago in June or July, to be, today, with the possibility of playing against Arsenal at Wembley with the gap at four points. The pressure is on them, not only us. Them too, surely."
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Mauricio Pochettino insists he is not feeling the pressure even after his Tottenham side slumped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.
The setback comes on the back of Saturday's 2-1 loss at Burnley and leaves Spurs looking over their shoulders at the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Maurizio Sarri's team as the race for a top-four finish hots up.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are just five points behind Spurs who face Arsenal, who are fourth and only four points behind, in a crunch north London derby at Wembley this weekend.
Spurs are 1/3 to finish in the top four and 1/1 to beat the Gunners, who are 9/2 to win the Europa League this season.
"I am not afraid. I have freedom in my mind, I have the same feeling I had before," Pochettino said.
"If people are scared now about the top four, that is football. It's a massive business for sure but we need to enjoy it, playing football.
"Everyone from the beginning of the season would have signed up to be in this position before playing on Saturday.
"Everyone would have signed for that eight or 10 months ago in June or July, to be, today, with the possibility of playing against Arsenal at Wembley with the gap at four points. The pressure is on them, not only us. Them too, surely."
Source: bet365.com
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