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Mauricio Pochettino praises Fernando Llorente impact

Mauricio Pochettino, manager of Tottenham Hotspur looks on during a Tottenham Hotspur training session ahead of their UEFA Champions League Group H...
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Fernando Llorente came on as a substitute during Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League game against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

Mamadou Sakho of Crystal Palace and Fernando Llorente of Tottenham Hotspur battle for possession during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace at Wembley...

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has told Football.London that Fernando Llorente made a good impact against West Bromwich Albion.

Llorente featured for Tottenham in the Premier League game against West Brom at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday afternoon.

The Spain international striker did not start the match, but the 32-year-old came on as a substitute on the hour mark.

Spurs manager Pochettino believes that the summer signing from Swansea City made a good impact on the match after coming on as a substitute, but as following comments from fans on social networking site Twitter suggest, they do not agree with him.

Pochettino told Football.London when asked if he misses an impact player off the bench: “No, I think Fernando and Mousa made a very good impact from the bench. In the end we achieved what we want.”

Fernando Llorente of Tottenham Hotspur and Phil Jones of Manchester United battle for possession during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old...

Mauricio Pochettino the Spurs manager celebrates his team's goal during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur at Boleyn Ground on August 16, 2014...

Llorente has struggled to make an impact for Tottenham so far this season, and one can understand why the fans are frustrated.

West Brom are struggling for survival in the Premier League and are without a permanent manager at the moment, and Spurs should have won against the Baggies.

The draw against West Brom means that Tottenham are now probably out of the race for the Premier League title this season.