Mauricio Pochettino: Spurs can do everything this season

Sunday 18 September 2016 21:09, UK

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Mauricio Pochettino says his side "can do everything" this season after Sunday's 1-0 win over Sunderland saw them go third in the Premier League.

Striker Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game just before the hour-mark at White Hart Lane, before the England international was stretchered off late on with what looked a serious ankle injury.

However, despite that potential setback, the Argentine was still delighted with how his players bounced back from their midweek defeat to Monaco at Wembley in the Champions League.

"Today the passion and attitude was fantastic and I am a little bit disappointed as we created a lot of chances, but we only scored at the end and it was only 1-0," Pochettino said.

"We deserved more, but it was an important three points for us. We stay near the top and we believe we can do everything this season."

The home side had to contend with the effects of playing in the Premier League just days after turning out in Europe's premier club competition, but Pochettino made just three changes from Wednesday's match against Monaco.

"From the beginning of the last two seasons when we played in the Europa League we rotated nearly 11 players and today the Premier League is completely different," he said.

"I told you that we needed to learn and feel that it is a different competition the Premier League and to share the Champions League, and we need to improve."

As a result of beating Sunderland, Spurs moved above rivals Arsenal in the table after not losing any of their first five Premier League games of the season for the first time in 12 years.

"It was fantastic, our supporters were fantastic, I am happy for the result and for them as we all felt really disappointed after Wednesday's result," said Pochettino.

However, it was not all good news for the Tottenham boss, who now faces an anxious wait before discovering the full extent of Kane's ankle injury.

"We will assess him tomorrow. It was tough, he twisted the ankle," Pochettino said.

"Now he feels pain and we see tomorrow. It's painful and we need to wait.

"I'm sure there may be a problem with his ligaments but it's difficult to assess today. We need to wait."

Kane would most likely have been rested anyway for the League Cup match against Gillingham on Wednesday, but Spurs travel to CSKA Moscow in the Champions League next week between Premier League games against Middlesbrough and Manchester City.

A longer lay-off could also mean the forward misses England's World Cup qualifying fixtures against Malta on October 8 and Slovenia three days later.

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