Tottenham Hotspur did it the hard way (or the Spurs way) against Southampton at the weekend, eventually securing a 2-1 win at the new White Hart Lane stadium.
Spurs started off sluggishly but eventually felt their way into the game, scoring the opening goal through a well-worked move that was finished off by club record signing Tanguy Ndombele.
However, Tottenham then hit the self-destruct button after Serge Aurier was sent off following two yellow card offences within just under a five minute period.
Hugo Lloris then tried to perform a Cruyff turn on his own goal line which backfired and suddenly it was 1-1 and looking like a long afternoon for the home supporters.
Spurs managed to grab another goal with a superb break which was finished by Harry Kane and then went about defending for their lives in the second half for all three points.
A huge part of this defensive effort came in the form of Moussa Sissoko, who was asked to play out of position at right-back to cover for the missing Serge Aurier.
Pochettino has now revealed that Moussa could well play there again in the future (Football London): “Yes. If you remember last season at Barcelona in Champions League game he played in that position. It’s not new.”
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Pochettino is also set to be boosted by having another option to play at right-back after Juan Foyth was spotted training with the first team today following his pre-season ankle injury.
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