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In an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris explains how Mauricio Pochettino changed the course of his career at Spurs.

Ahead of the Champions League final in Madrid, Stewart Robson picks whether he’d prefer Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino or Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp as his manager.

Hugo Lloris reflected on Spurs’ historic comeback against Ajax and said that all the credit belongs to Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff.
Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has said his side’s run to the Champions League final has been the “craziest ever” and there were several moments he thought Spurs were on the verge of exiting the competition.
Lucas Moura’s last-minute winner in the semifinal second leg against Ajax had followed a stoppage-time goal by Manchester City which had been overturned by the video assistant referee in the return match of the quarterfinals. Mauricio Pochettino’s team also faced the prospect of elimination…

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The FC’s crew agree that an off-the-pace midfield was a bigger worry for Tottenham than missing key players in their loss to Ajax. Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen did not suffer concussion during Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal first leg loss against Ajax Amsterdam, the north London club said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Belgium international collided with team mate Toby Alderweireld while challenging Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana for the ball.
After speaking to the Spurs medical staff, referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz allowed Vertonghen to return to the pitch but he soon had to be substituted.
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The FC’s crew agree that an off-the-pace midfield was a bigger worry for Tottenham than missing key players in their loss to Ajax.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has defended his medical staff for controversially allowing Jan Vertonghen to play on despite suffering a head injury in his side’s 1-0 Champions League semifinal first-leg loss to Ajax on Tuesday.
Pochettino said the Dutch defender had passed initial concussion tests administered by doctors, but moments after re-entering the field of play he walked to the touchline and seemed to pass out before being helped away down the tunnel.
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Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen had to be helped off the field shortly after trying to continue to play following a clash of heads in the Champions League semifinal against Ajax on Tuesday.
Vertonghen challenged for a header in the Ajax area but slammed his face into the back of teammate Toby Alderweireld’s head, leaving him with blood pouring from a cut on his nose. Vertonghen received treatment on the field and went to change his bloodied white jersey before returning to the game.
He didn’t…

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Alexis Nunes and Craig Burley weigh up their predictions for the week’s Champions League round of 16 matches.
Jan Vertonghen is set to start at left-back when Tottenham face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday after Mauricio Pochettino confirmed Danny Rose was not fit to start.
Rose suffered a shin wound at the end of Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Leicester, being withdrawn in the 88th minute, and the club are assessing whether he will even make the squad.
“Tomorrow it’s impossible for him to start from the beginning,” Pochettino told a news conference. “Tomorrow we’re going to assess whether…

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