Mauricio Pochettino : We deserve to go to the final

“It was a very tough game, important to win and to go to Sheffield next week 1-0 up in the tie,”

“I’m happy with the performance. It was difficult to create chances, Sheffield played deep, were very aggressive and well organised."

“It was a good test in the first game and now we realise the level Sheffield United are at and that they deserve to be in the semi-final."

“They have won games against Premier League sides Southampton and QPR and we have respect for them, but we need to go to Sheffield and try to get the victory to deserve to go to the final."

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Mauricio Pochettino : About Match-Winning against Sunderland

“It was a tough game, but we’re happy at the end and I’m very pleased for the players,”
“It was a good performance, maybe we needed to wait until the end to score and win the game but we were better than Sunderland and in the end it was a fair result.“

“We’re all happy because this is one more time that the team has showed character and belief in the 95 minutes and this is a very important thing for us.“
“Now we need to focus and to be in good condition for the semi-final on Wednesday (against Sheffield United in the first leg of the Capital One Cup) ”

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Mauricio Pochettino : About Match-Winning against Burnley at FA Cup

“We showed good character,”
“It was a difficult start and important to come back into the game quickly to believe and move forward.”
"We scored to get back to 2-2 before half-time and we deserved to go to the next round, we were better than Burnley. I’m happy with the result and to go into the next round.”
“We’ve played more games than other teams in the Premier League this season and we’ve had a tough period.”
“We have a strong squad and I’m happy for the players who had the opportunity to play. It’s good to have players who are pushing the squad and make my decision hard every week.”

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Mauricio Pochettino : About Match-Loss against Crystal Palace

“We controlled possession for long periods, especially in the first half, but Palace organised with nine men behind the ball and made it tough for us to get through.“

“The game wasn’t good, it was under control but after the penalty that was the key moment and changed the energy of the game,” 

“We were in control but we made a mistake. Maybe it wasn’t a penalty but after that it was difficult to handle the game.“ 

“In the end, perhaps we didn’t deserve to lose but that’s football. I’m disappointed and we need to analyse, we need to improve and we need to avoid some mistakes that we made against Palace.”

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