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Tottenham's left-back Ben Davies said midfielder Moussa Sissoko was all-important after being a "scapegoat" for his poor performance in his first two seasons at the club.
Sissoko has often amused Spurs fans, having taken a long time to make an impact after his £ 30m transfer from Newcastle in 2016.
But the French international has continued to flourish during his campaign, starting the last six Premier League matches – five of which were won by Tottenham – and playing a vital role in Saturday's 3-1 win against Chelsea.
"I thought it was excellent again," Davies said. "It really shows the quality that he has, but we have never doubted what he could bring to this team.
"He had a little flak, sometimes maybe unfairly, and he became a bit of a scapegoat when we did not play at our best.But I thought that Saturday, and this season He has been great for us, so we are happy for him.
"Has the criticism reached him? Maybe it's hard to say. It's hard to get in the heads of the players and see what they're thinking about. That time, if you are told that you are not playing well, it will go into your head, but if you can come back and return it from that, you can do anything.
"He really showed his importance to this team.It is an incredibly hard worker and that's what we have throughout this team."
Dele Alli was also a key figure on Saturday, having carefully scored Jorginho, limited his influence and scored the first goal.
"He [Jorginho] Davies has been really ticking this year, he said. When he climbs into the ball and plays one or two touches, he is a very good player.
"But when you're against someone like Dele, who continually harbades you and also puts stress on the defensive, you can see the space created for Sonny [Son Heung-Min] and Harry [Kane] as soon as we recovered it.
"I watched [Chelsea’s goalless draw against Everton] but it was not something we thought too much – to see how Everton was playing. The manager appointed the team on Friday and told us how he wanted us to play. We must pay tribute to him for the way he organized us – it really canceled their threat.
"We had a game plan and everything worked perfectly, we think the top boys could have scored five or six, and another day, the chances that we could have easily gone."
Tottenham's four previous wins in the last flight had all been one goal against teams from the last half – Cardiff, West Ham, Wolves and Crystal Palace. But they took the habit of moving up a gear in early December under Pochettino.
"We hope," Davies said to the question whether the victory over Chelsea was a sign that they were doing it again. "As a team, we are confident we can do it again.
"This gives you a lot of confidence in beating a good side like Chelsea, especially since it was their first loss this year."
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