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Mauricio Pochettino praises Michel Vorm, but Tottenham fans don’t

Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur gives instruction to Kieran Trippier of Tottenham Hotspur during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final m...
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Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Michel Vorm during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium on April 21, 2018 in London, England.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has suggested to The London Evening Standard that Michel Vorm played well against Manchester United.

Vorm featured for Tottenham in their FA Cup semi-final tie against Premier League rivals United at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday evening.

Although Spurs lost the game 2-1, manager Pochettino was pleased with the performance of 34-year-old Dutch goalkeeper Vorm, who earns £22,000 per week as salary according to The Daily Star.

Tottenham fans, though, were not impressed with the display produced by the former Swansea City goalkeeper and have criticised him on social networking site Twitter.

Pochettino told The London Evening Standard about Vorm: “Michel Vorm today deserved to play and I am so happy because I thought he was good.”

Romelu Lukaku of Manchester United is challenged by Michel Vorm of Tottenham Hotspur during The Emirates FA Cup Semi Final match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley...

Manchester United's Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku (R) vies with Tottenham Hotspur's Dutch goalkeeper Michel Vorm during the English FA Cup semi-final football match between Tottenham...

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Wembley on Saturday evening, Tottenham had 64% of the possession, took 13 shots of which two were on target, and earned five corners, according to BBC Sport.

Vorm’s performance against United could have been better, but Tottenham should have also done more in creating chances and making the United defence work harder during the 90 minutes.