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Date of publication: Saturday 9 February 2019 1h41
Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino insists that all eyes are on Sunday's Premier League encounter with Leicester, despite an imminent Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund.
Pochettino said on Friday he was disappointed by the fact that the game against Fox has been postponed on television, leaving Spurs less time to recover before Wednesday's visit by Bundesliga leaders in the round of 32. of the Champions League.
Despite the narrow gap between two key matches, Pochettino does not intend to take Leicester – who beat Chelsea and Manchester City and drew Liverpool in recent times – slightly this weekend. end.
"No, let's select the best to try to win," replied Pochettino to the question of whether he would make any in-depth changes to his team against Leicester.
"Of course, maybe we'll make some changes but try to win. The most important match now is Sunday and when we finish Sunday it's Wednesday.
"But we will try to choose the best XI start to win (against Leicester) for sure."
Tottenham has started the weekend at five points of the standings, although he has missed Harry Kane and Dele Alli due to an injury in recent weeks.
They also had to deal with His Heung-min traveling to represent South Korea in the Asian Cup, while the uncertainty surrounding the move to their new stadium is also hovering over the club.
Faced with all these circumstances, Pochettino praised the collective character of his players before the Leicester match.
"We are so proud and with all the circumstances that the team is doing fantastically, the team's performance is incredible," he said.
"Football is a team sport. We show a lot of character and very good quality. We are fighting against big teams and we are in a position very close to the top.
"We hope to continue in the same direction, trying to get the best results to be competitive and in the end, fight for big things."
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