Mauricio Pochettino has said he is not worried about Tottenham’s struggles at Wembley despite them being held to a goalless draw by Swansea.
After an inspiring victory against BvB in the Champions League on Wednesday, Spurs looked to have ended the Wembley curse at their new home. But another two points dropped on Saturday evening means the doubts will come back in.
Pochettino, however, remains adamant that Wembley is not the problem.
“The reality is that we dropped a lot of points after three games but I am not worried,” he said. “We could spend one season talking about that and maybe at the end then you can see it or everyone can say, ‘Yes, Wembley was a problem’.
“It’s true that last season was a fantastic season at White Hart Lane. But today we are at Wembley and White Hart Lane is in the history.
“We are building a new stadium which will be fantastic and then I believe that every single season is completely different. We cannot compare last season with this season.”
“On the decision I have full respect for the referee,” Pochettino said. “Only I was disappointed with Mike [Dean] because he tried to justify the last decision in the action that Aurier touched the ball with his chest.
“I think it was a penalty. He tried to justify by telling the players it was handball, it was handball, it was handball, shouting.
“When you take a decision as a referee you stay calm and say it was handball. You don’t try to justify the decision.”
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