Pochettino Angered By Spurs Attitude In Olympiakos Stalemate
19th September 2019
Despite a slow start, two goals in four first-half minutes from Harry Kane and Lucas Moura put last season's Champions League finalists on course for what would have been a vital win in Group B
- Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino questioned his side's attitude after letting a two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 away to Olympiakos in their Champions League opener on Wednesday
- However, Olympiakos and are now unbeaten in their last 18 games in all competitions stretching back to February and showed why as Daniel Podence and Mathieu Valbuena struck either side of half-time to secure a well-deserved point.
- A point away in front of a passionate crowd in Piraeus is not a disastrous start for Pochettino's men, who took just one point from their opening three group games last season before an improbable run to the final
PIRAEUS, Greece- Tottenham
manager Mauricio Pochettino questioned his side's attitude after letting a
two-goal lead slip to draw 2-2 away to Olympiakos in their Champions League
opener on Wednesday.
Despite a slow start, two goals in four first-half minutes
from Harry Kane and Lucas Moura put last season's Champions League finalists on
course for what would have been a vital win in Group B.
However, Olympiakos and are now unbeaten in their last 18
games in all competitions stretching back to February and showed why as Daniel
Podence and Mathieu Valbuena struck either side of half-time to secure a
well-deserved point.
A point away in front of a passionate crowd in Piraeus is
not a disastrous start for Pochettino's men, who took just one point from their
opening three group games last season before an improbable run to the final.
However, Pochettino is concerned that Spurs have won just
two of their opening six games this season and face the might of Bayern Munich
next in the Champions League.
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"I think it's easy to explain. When we are not
showing that intensity that the competition demands, we struggle," said
the Argentine.
"It's not about tactics, it's not about quality
players, it's about the quality of preparing yourself to be ready to fight.
"At this type of level you need to match the opponent
in terms of intensity, aggression, in excitement and motivation and then is
going to appear your quality when you are connected with the game."
Olympiakos started brightly and were inches away from the
opener when Miguel Angel Guerrero struck the inside of the post and Guilherme's
follow-up effort bounced over the bar.
But the hosts gifted Spurs the lead when Kane was needlessly
taken out by Yassine Meriah.
Kane saw a rare penalty saved on international duty last
week, but the England captain made no mistake from the spot for his 15th goal
in 20 Champions League appearances.