Craig Burley says Mauricio Pochettino got his tactics wrong and should shoulder the blame for Tottenham’s record-setting defeat against Bayern.

LONDON — Mauricio Pochettino called for “calm” after his Tottenham Hotspur team had just suffered the club’s biggest-ever home defeat by losing 7-2 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday.

After such a brutal humiliation, which resulted in the stadium being virtually empty but for the celebrating Bayern fans at the final whistle, Pochettino had two options, and he chose the diplomatic one rather than allowing his frustrations to boil over after perhaps the worst 90 minutes of his…

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Serge Gnabry scored four goals in the second half as Bayern Munich raced past Tottenham Hotspur 7-2 in Champions League group stage action on Tuesday night.
Gnarby’s big night was a bitter pill for Mauricio Pochettino’s side to swallow as the 24-year-old returned to north London following his exit from Arsenal in 2016.
Spurs got on the scoreboard first in the 12th minute when Son Heung-min’s low shot to the far post deflected off Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and into the net.
The German side answered…

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Oct 1 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen said media speculation about his future at the club has not been a distraction after he was left out of the team at the start of the season.The 32-year-old, whose current contract expires at the end of the season, missed the opening three matches of Tottenham’s Premier League campaign before being restored to the starting side for the next four matches.Vertonghen also played in the 2-2 draw at Olympiakos Piraeus in their Champions League…

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Wasteful Bayern Munich were made to sweat for a 3-2 win at Paderborn that sent them top of the Bundesliga on Saturday after Leipzig went down 3-1 at home to Schalke for their first loss of the season.
The Bavarians, who squandered a bagful of chances, hit the woodwork and conceded two goals in the second half, took the lead through Serge Gnabry in the 15th minute.
He set up Philippe Coutinho 10 minutes after the restart for their second but Kai Proeger’s powerful volley cut the deficit in the 68th.

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Following Man City’s simple win over Preston, Pep Guardiola praised his young defence that stepped up to shut out their hosts in the Carabao Cup.

League leaders Liverpool stay five points clear of Manchester City after the Reds held off Chelsea for a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Alejandro Moreno says Manchester City could have scored far more in their 8-0 win vs. Watford, and he wanted to see them do it.
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has said that the club could make a fresh approach for Manchester City’s Leroy Sane in January.
Bayern were linked with the Germany winger throughout the summer transfer window, but their plans were complicated when Sane suffered a knee injury during his side’s Community Shield victory over Liverpool in August.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said at the time that Sane, 23, would likely be out for “six or seven months.”
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Following Man City’s simple win over Preston, Pep Guardiola praised his young defence that stepped up to shut out their hosts in the Carabao Cup.

League leaders Liverpool stay five points clear of Manchester City after the Reds held off Chelsea for a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

Alejandro Moreno says Manchester City could have scored far more in their 8-0 win vs. Watford, and he wanted to see them do it.
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has said that the club could make a fresh approach for Manchester City’s Leroy Sane in January.
Bayern were linked with the Germany winger throughout the summer transfer window, but their plans were complicated when Sane suffered a knee injury during his side’s Community Shield victory over Liverpool in August.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said at the time that Sane,…

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