I wish someone had let the club know that.....
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is targeting a top-four finish in the Premier League this season, according to Nabil Bentaleb.
Former manager Harry Redknapp twice led Tottenham to fourth place, in 2009-10 and 2011-12, but since his departure the club have only managed sixth and fifth.
Chairman Daniel Levy is thought to be desperate to see the return of Champions League football at White Hart Lane and Pochettino has told his players that nothing less than fourth place will do.
Bentaleb also revealed that Pochettino has taken a new-found interest in the Europa League - in which Tottenham face Besiktas on Thursday evening - now that winning the second-tier competition brings qualification for the Champions League.
"We have targets, in the league it's getting top four, in the Europa League it's to go as far as we can to win it," Bentaleb said. "[Pochettino] came and he showed some great confidence. He told us that we could do something and we all think and believe we can achieve something in both.
October 2014
“We are just two points off the top four,” said Eriksen, who scored in last weekend’s 2-1 win over
Hull City.
“The route to the Champions League by winning the
Europa Leagueis shorter but more difficult.
“The top four is definitely possible. When you see the teams who should normally be in the top six nowhere near, you realise everything can change and that the league is so tight.”
Nov 2014
Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is confident that his side can finish in the top four of the Premier League this season.
Spurs are currently 10th in the league table with 21 points from 15 matches, seven points behind fourth-placed West Ham United but with a game in hand.
“I believe that is possible because so far, so good,”
The Daily Mail quotes Pochettino as saying. "I think that the team arrive in a very condition, physically and mentally. They are ready to compete now in this very, very busy period.
“It is important to arrive with all the players fit and ready to compete because maybe you play now a lot of games and you need the whole squad. Yes, we are very close but we need to be consistent. It is true.”
Dec 2014
"Making the top four is going to be difficult but we have seven games to go.
"We will try, of course we will. But it is true that it is not going to be easy. I don't know how many points we will need.
"But we need to try to win the next game. We need to win the most points that we possibly can in the next seven remaining games.
Poch April 2015