Tottenham need to do what's needed in January, admits Mauricio Pochettino
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Mauricio Pochettino has revealed that the club need to bring in new players in January but also insisted that he is happy with his current squad. The North London side have not had a good start to their season despite spending big on Ryan Sessegnon, Tanguay Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso.
Mauricio Pochettino had admitted that the club might have to spend in the January transfer window to acquire players reported Sky Sports. Spurs were only able to squander a draw in yesterday’s home game against last-placed Watford after Dele Alli cancelled out Abdoulaye Doucoure’s opener with a late goal. The North London side were couldn’t see to get a handle on the game adding to Pochettino’s problems.
To make matters worse, the likes of Christian Eriksen, Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen’s futures still remains unsettled. However, when Pochettino was asked whether they will be active in the January window, the Argentinian went on to say that the club must be prepared and ready to add players if needed. He also added that while he cannot guess what will happen in the winter window, the club needs to take responsibility.
“We are not going to get any benefit to talk about January, it is too far away, we have got a lot of games to play. That is the structure of the club that is working and thinking and they need to be ready if we need to do something, if not we keep going, but I am happy with the squad, I am happy with the players. Like always, what is going to happen in January I cannot guess today, what happens will happen. We need to take responsibility. But if we win all of the games why will we need to do anything? But if we need something we need to act. But we need to act and stay calm,” he told Sky Sports.
Even on the European front, last season’s UEFA Champions League finalists have failed to impress and grind out wins. Their 7-2 beating to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich is still fresh in everyone’s minds and has caused a lot of problems mentally for the squad. The former Southampton boss also added that the players need to rest and concentrate ahead of their Champions League clash against Crvena Zvezda.
“The most important thing now is to provide calm to the players, they need to recover for Tuesday [against Crvena Zvezda] because it is going to be important to win and build again our confidence. It is going to be tough because the Champions League is always tough. It is not the moment to talk, when the time arrives we are going to take that decision in one way or another. Now is the time to stay all together, all of the squad, with the staff and the fans and try and change the atmosphere,” concluded Pochettino.
