Tottenham loses another star, but Mauricio Pochettino does not make the glass half empty – Darren Lewis

You would expect Mauricio Pochettino to swear after Dele Alli joined the street wounded this weekend.

However, after Fulham's Sunday, a victory that allowed the English striker to score a goal before being injured, the boss of Tottenham was a reflection of confidence.

The guy just does not make the glbad half empty.

He does not allow his players to throw the sponge.

"We always have Lucas Moura training with us and we have Moussa Sissoko coming back," he smiled.

No wonder the Spurs do not panic at this latest failure.

Yes, Alli will not be back until early March with her hamstring injury. Yes, Harry Kane will be away for about the same time after he has damaged his ankle ligaments.

Yes, his Heung-min might not be back from the Asian Cup before early February.

But the Spurs do not panic these days.

Pochettino has managed to manage supporters and players to such an extent that they now know that there is no point in spending in the niche of mid-season transfers. Even if they did, who would you bring a capacity comparable to that of the men who served the club so well for so long?

It remains no less than despite all the negativity on the lack of recruits last summer, the panic generated by the absence of home and the many injuries of the first half of the season, the Spurs are still enjoying their best start to the season in the Premier League.

They still have one of the best defenses of the English Premier League.

They are still in all four competitions after sailing through a difficult phase of the Champions League group.

They still have a foot in the finals of the Carabao Cup, before Chelsea by a goal before the return match disputed Thursday.

And they are still a force to be reckoned with in the FA Cup, where no team will want to draw them – especially to Wembley.

Moura will trouble a chiseled back line from Chelsea to Stamford Bridge. Sissoko looked like he was losing 30 million pounds at the start of a nightmare for his career in North London. But now you would not choose your best Tottenham camp without him.

Pochettino also has confidence in the young Oliver Skipp, the midfielder who has so far justified his promotion to the ranks of the academy.

No wonder President Daniel Levy trusts his manager.

The pressure is strong for Chelsea to start his fight on Thursday.