Tottenham Hotspur have failed to begin their 2016/17 campaign with the same intensity as last season.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has offered an explanation for what he believes is a potential reason for his side’s slow start to the season, as quoted by BT Sport.
Despite being unbeaten during their first four Premier League games, and sitting sixth in the table, Tottenham lost their opening Champions League group game at home to Monaco on Wednesday night, and many of their top performers from last season have failed to reach the heady heights of last term.
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Pochettino explained to reporters how he feels his side are suffering from an extremely busy summer, with so many Spurs players participating in the Euros, as quoted by BT Sport:
“It was difficult because of the Euros, they come late, we were in Australia and some players started to play with only 10 days’ or 14 days’ training. It is difficult to understand why in every game we have some period in the first half that is difficult to get the pace of the game and to manage and handle the game like we normally used to do.”
The Argentine went on to say:
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino
“Maybe it is because the pre-season was difficult and all that happened in the summer, maybe now we are in a process to settle all the pieces.”
The North-London outfit’s start to their league campaign has by no means been a disastrous one, however, with an impressive 4-0 win away at Stoke City, hard fought draws against the two Merseyside clubs, and a well-deserved home win against Crystal Palace.
Tottenham host a struggling Sunderland side on Sunday, and Pochettino will be hoping to see a vast improvement in performance from Wednesday night.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino
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