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da 888： Mauricio Pochettino labelled his Tottenham Hotspur players “heroes” despite their 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, per Sky Sports, attracting the ire of many fans.
Spurs fell behind to an early Roberto Firmino header but enjoyed a much better second half, with Lucas Moura equalising and Moussa Sissoko missing a golden chance to hand his side the lead.
However, a terrible error from Hugo Lloris, as he parried a tame Mohamed Salah header against Toby Alderweireld, leading the ball to trickle over the line, cost his side a point and left them in dire jeopardy of falling out of the top four.
Indeed, Spurs are just one point clear of sixth-placed Chelsea with seven games of the season remaining and have to play Manchester City – once in the Premier League, twice in the Champions League – and bitter London rivals West Ham United before the end of the campaign.
Nevertheless, Pochettino was proud of his team and told Sky Sports after the game that he believes they have gone above and beyond this season.
He said: “I think we were talking with the players in the changing room, now we start a mini league. Seven games ahead, we are in the top four, we need to keep our position, it’s in our hands.
“With all the circumstance that has happened this season, they are more than heroes, and we need to keep the trust and the confidence and, for sure, we are going to fight to be in the next Champions League.
“We are still in the Champions League, in the quarter-finals, but it’s going to be so important for the club to keep in the top four at the end of the season.”
Fans, however, were left angry at his comment after seeing their side extend a run of five Premier League games without a win. Take a look at the best of the reaction below!