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Spurs’ Mauricio Pochettino remains positive despite injuries setback
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is “optimistic” his team can beat Chelsea to reach the League Cup final despite injuries to Harry Kane and Dele Alli. The Argentine remains focused and upbeat even though Kane is likely to be missing until March while Alli is being assessed after going off in the 2-1 win over Fulham on Sunday with a hamstring problem. Pochettino is also without South Korean forward Son Heung-min, who is away on Asian Cup duty. Pressure is growing on the manager and his talented young Spurs side to translate attractive football into silverware — a loss in the 2015 League Cup final and two FA Cup semifinal defeats have led to questions over their mental strength. Spurs take a 1-0 lead into Thursday’s second leg at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, who beat them in the League Cup final and the 2017 FA Cup semifinal. “I am so optimistic,” Pochettino was quoted as saying in the Daily Mirror. “We are going to prepare for Chelsea, try to find solutions. Try to be solid,...
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