Mauricio Pochettino praised the way his Tottenham team has responded to last month’s one-sided defeat at Manchester City after they thrashed Everton 4-0 on Saturday.
“Manchester City was a tough defeat,” Pochettino said. “They were so clinical. The game wasn’t bad [for us], only that they were and are in an amazing moment. It was so important to work hard, try to keep going and show we can win games and fight for big things.
“Always the character is so important when you receive this type of defeat — you have to stand up and start to win games. I’m so pleased with the character [of the squad].”
“If you want to win big things — the Premier League, the Champions League — that is our challenge [too]. All that we showed today, we must [show] in every game we play, every week. That is our challenge, our objective. It’s tough to be at this type of level for a long period.”
Harry Kane scored two second-half goals to surpass Teddy Sheringham as Spurs’ all-time leading Premier League marksmen on 98 and Pochettino said 2017’s top goal scorer in elite European football would only continue to break records.
“He’s fantastic. He deserves all the credit and a lot of praise — I congratulate him one more time,” Pochettino said of Kane, who needs 15 goals in 15 games to finish as the top-scorer ever in a Premier League season.
“Wow, a lot of numbers in my head! He can do everything because of his mentality, how he is as a professional. He can achieve all he wishes and wants.
“He’s unbelievable, the way he’s able to work, his willingness. He’s always trying to improve, improve, improve, and score goals for the team. His mentality is collective and that’s so important. He scores but his mentality is to help and to work for the team.
“That makes him a special player. Not only talented but in his mind he tries to help ad playing collectively. His effort is for the team.”
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