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Jan Vertonghen said it would be a "big shame" if the current generation of Tottenham players did not win a trophy.
The Spurs will be heading to Crystal Palace on Sunday for a draw in the fourth round of the FA Cup, which took on particular significance after their loss in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea. The FA Cup is by far the most realistic way to end a trophy drought that dates back eleven years.
"It's very important," Vertonghen said of the tournament. "This team deserves so much more, so many trophies. In the last five years we have not been very lucky. We have been so good. It would be a shame not to reward us. Everyone in the club deserves this award. "
Mauricio Pochettino is probably in agreement with the defender, but the manager announced before Tottenham's victory on the third round against Tranmere that he was concentrating on the other competitions. "If you do not finish as we finished [in the league] in the last three seasons but winning the FA Cup, I do not know if Daniel [Levy, the Spurs chairman] would have too much patience, "he said." My ambition is to win the Champions League or Premier League, which puts you on a different level. "
Tottenham beat Palace 1-0 at the two-team meeting at Selhurst Park in the Premier League two months ago, but on that occasion Pochettino was able to call in Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Son Heung-min, three players unavailable for him. around. The Argentine should present a team similar to the one that started Thursday at Stamford Bridge. That would mean a place for Eric Dier who, with substitute Lucas Moura, missed a penalty in the shootout.
"Eric and Lucas may be a little more disappointed than the others, but they have been so responsible," said Vertonghen. "Eric was the hero of the World Cup and [against Chelsea] he missed. This is enough. Lucas the same thing. "
Meanwhile, Roy Hodgson has described as "naive" those who criticized the lack of trophies for Pochettino and praised the impact of his opponent over the past five years Spurs. The palace manager dealt a lot with Pochettino when his English team trained in Tottenham's premises, and the couple is still close.
"People should understand what football is all about today and stop talking about trophies," Hodgson said. "They should take into account the fact that he has taken over a Tottenham team that really has its longest run as a candidate for the Champions League title, while bringing in a lot of local players. does a trophy have to do with that?
"Mauricio is good. Anyone looking at Tottenham should be an admirer of the way he plays and deals. The manager is an integral part of that.
"If you only call the managers who have won a trophy, you basically have four or five. When was the last time a Bayern Munich manager did not win a trophy? When was the last time a Barcelona manager did not win a trophy? How to win a trophy in front of Barcelona or Bayern Munich? Or Malmö in '85 [with whom he won the Swedish league]?
"If it all depends on your ability to know if you have a trophy in your name, I have trouble understanding. It's so naive when it comes to football coaching. You are just failing 97 to 98% of footballers who may not have the chance to win a trophy. What about the Rotherham manager? He could do a great job. Is there going to be a hopeless manager all his life because he never wins a trophy? I do not see it. "
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