Mauricio Pochettino Witnessed a Fantastic Performance by Tottenham

Tottenham responded to Thursday’s Europa League exit with a big win over Stoke in the Premier League yesterday. A performance that pleased Mauricio Pochettino.

One way to get over a disappointing result such as a 3-2 aggregate loss to Gent in the Europa League, which knocked Tottenham out of Europe, is to record a win in the next match.

Scoring four goals by half-time against Stoke isn’t what many people would have expected, but it was great to see nonetheless.

It was a performance that Mauricio Pochettino claimed as fantastic — like he always says following a win for his side. But more so for how Spurs responded to adversity.

Not just after another European exit, but to also put the breaks on any preconceived notions of a free fall in the Premier League after dismal performances since a 4-0 win over West Brom on January 14th.

"“The performance was fantastic, I’m very pleased with the effort after Thursday,” Pochettino said. “We were all disappointed after Wembley and this was a big, big response.”“It’s for that reason we all feel very proud.”“We played very well. The first half was fantastic, the second half we controlled and managed the game and created some more.”“The three points were important for us to keep our position in the table.”"

For the time being, Spurs picking up a win over the weekend sees the north London club sitting in second place once again behind league leaders Chelsea, who are still ahead by 10 points with 12 matches remaining.

Because Spurs are going to be playing mostly at home to close out the rest of the season, these are points that they cannot drop.

Especially after going unbeaten in 13 home fixtures this season with 11 wins and two draws and scoring 30 goals while conceding just five times at White Hart Lane.