Mauricio Pochettino is playing it cool, but Tottenham Hotspur has a real chance of winning its first-ever Premier League title.
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Following Spurs’ 1-0 win over Watford at White Hart Lane on Saturday -- the scoreline doesn’t reflect how dominant Tottenham were -- optimism levels were high.
Four Premier League wins on the spin and six in all competitions will do that.
With Tottenham now second in the PL table and five points behind surprise leaders Leicester City, are they genuine title contenders?“I feel very proud of the players,” Pochettino said. “We need to be calm. We are in a very good position in the league but the philosophy from the beginning of the season has been to go step by step. We are a very young squad so it is important to keep going and take every game and competition and be ready to compete.
“We need to be careful and always work in the same way. In football you can never stop. You always need to improve and fix a different situation. We still need to be more clinical, we created a lot of chances today but need to score more.We have a good idea of how we want to build the squad for the future and it is important to take this philosophy and deliver it.”
More tellingly Pochettino was also quoted as saying: “In football belief is the most important. If we believe, it can happen.”
But, Poch: "In football, belief is the most important. If we believe, it can happen.
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) February 6, 2016
In a season where Leicester City top the Premier League, why can’t Spurs launch a serious title challenge of their own with 13 games to go?
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As Pochettino mentioned, scoring more goals should be the main aim for Spurs as they had 26 shots against Watford and 66 percent of the ball but only scored once. But with the best defensive record in the PL and the best goal differential, Spurs are right in this title race.